It's not an ideal start to festivals across the city. As the first beers poured at Ravenswood on Tap, showers poured at the Colombian Fest in Humboldt Park. However, it doesn't stop the music or the ...

Major League Soccer fans face bans for protesting ICE, and are boycotting teams like LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire staying silent on immigration issues.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

Behind an unassuming brick façade in Mentor, Ohio, Scooter’s World Famous Dawg House is quietly serving up ice cream creations that might just make you believe in culinary magic again. The modest ...

When temperatures rise in Chicago, for some, it brings back difficult memories and prompts a call for action to prevent heat-related deaths.

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

This weekend marks three decades since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 people over a five-day stretch of extreme temperatures.

Jessica Tcholakov and husband Ivan are launching their own Kona Ice business in Round Lake Beach Saturday. Courtesy of Jessica Tcholakov ...

Chicago faces its 17th day of a heat wave, with temperatures soaring near 90 degrees and mostly dry conditions forecasted.