Two Stabbed During Punk Concert At Northerly Island; Suspect In Custody
A man and a woman got into an argument with another male about 9:30 p.m. at a bar inside Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island.
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A man and a woman got into an argument with another male about 9:30 p.m. at a bar inside Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island.
Waves crashing over the east side of the park damaged several hundred feet of the path.
The new $9 million trail opened to great fanfare just one year ago. But Monday, bicyclists and joggers were met by concrete barricades. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
'Campfire Horrors' begins Friday at Northerly Island, hosted by The Chicago Park District.
The commodore-elect of the Burnham Park Yacht Club says this past Saturday night, it was like a meteorite shower - as fiery ashes from the Redmoon Theater's Great Chicago Fire Festival rained down on the club.
The Chicago Park District has asked one of the designers of the proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to help with discussions about a long-term vision for the entire lakefront Museum Campus where it is planned to be built.
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and China's Ma Yansong have been picked to design the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which has been planned as an addition to the Museum Campus just south of Grant Park.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy had high praise for Mayor Rahm Emanuel as she walked along the hills and wetlands areas being created on the manmade peninsula that was once the Meigs Field airport.
Why wait until New Year's Day to start your resolution to volunteer? Consider checking out the following five Chicago-area organizations that can use volunteers this holiday season.
Fans of the Backstreet Boys were upset Friday night when their concert was shut down, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
He sings about cheeseburgers in paradise, but some Jimmy Buffett fans say they got mud baths in hell at a weekend concert in Chicago.
Chicago shows that the best gift for Father's Day 2013 is partaking in a family-friendly event.
Ten years ago Saturday, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley had backhoes dig giant X's into the lone runway at Meigs Field in the middle of the night, setting the stage to turn the peninsula into a lakefront park.
The concert venue at Northerly Island could take on a "Ravinia-type feel" if Chicago Park District plans are approved this week to create lawn seating that would accommodate 22,000 people.
Northerly Island Center Director Teish Daniel said, "we wanted to take advantage of the snow, and not have it melt away before Saturday got here."
Chicago might be known for its summer festivals but fall can be just as exciting for family fun. Check out the great fall family getaways in Chicago and make the most of the changing season.
If this winter is anything like the snowbound, blizzard bonanza we've had in year's past, we may all need to travel by Siberian Husky powered dog sleds before spring! Our family has had four huskies/husky mixes over the years and they are wonderful family dogs. There's something to be said for curling up by the fire with a pack of big, furry dogs, to keep warm on those three-dog nights.
Is all this snowy weather giving you cabin fever – but don't feel like packing the car to hit the slopes? Well, snowshoeing is the perfect excuse to don your cold-weather gear and get outside this winter. You'll burn calories and maybe even spot some snow-loving animals along the way. There really is nothing quite like exploring a pristine forest, covered with a white blanket of snow. Here are some tips.
Winter 2012 is forecast to be a wicked one. You can hunker down indoors or embrace the white stuff and have some wild, wintery, family fun. Chi-town may lack mountains and ski slopes, but Northerly Island, 1400 S. Lynn White Dr., is an ideal place to cross country ski and snowshoe. Come out for some northerly adventures in this urban, wilderness oasis.
Continuing his farewell tour, Mayor Daley points with pride to an airplane-free Northerly Island--once known as Meigs Field.
Supporters of the old Meigs Field--and they still exist--say the Chicago Park District's framework plan for Northerly Island steals liberally from their vision of a reopened airport.
Officials now envision a wetland haven for migratory birds, with a huge lagoon where people can swim and kayak and canoe. The lagoon would be made safe by a chain of reefs just off shore.
Changes are coming again to Chicago's lakefront, with additions planned for Northerly Island.
