Some Park Ridge neighbors oppose dispensary opening after aldermen vote to reconsider
Another day, another fight against a pot dispensary in someone's backyard.
Mental Health First Aid helps adults identify and assist children experiencing mental health crisis
Even children are learning to speak up about their struggles but sometimes grown-ups don't know how to help.
'COVID didn't make it any easier': Latinos undercounted in the census with Illinois losing millions
"Latino populations are, in fact, one of several historically hard to count populations."
Business built on shared office space pivots with new model born from the pandemic
How does a company famous for its sharing find success in a now germophobic society used to being safe at home?
ComEd hiring 500 to power up workforce amid increased demand as more electric vehicles hit the roads
Electricity. It powers the device you're using to read this story right now, but will the juice be in low supply as more and more electric vehicles charge up?
Residents in Clarendon Hills protest against Dunkin Drive thru; concerns of noise and road safety
Residents in Claredon Hills express their concerns about a new Dunkin drive-thru.
A special show is bringing high-performing Chicago artists to low-income areas
PARA.MAR Dance Theatre was born while COVID-19 was raging. It was a time when many dancers and their careers were sidelined.
Misericordia's new Hearts and Flour Bakery and Cafe opens in West Ridge
The amount of caffeine it took to create the Hearts and Flour Bakery and Cafe in the West Ridge neighborhood is immeasurable.
Man shot and critically wounded in Lincoln Park robbery on heels of seven other attacks
A man was shot twice in the back and once in the head after struggling with an armed robber near Wayne and Webster avenues.
Unexpected piece of mail had north suburban man's private information printed for anyone to see
"I couldn't fathom why in the world I'd gotten this and how this had happened," said a man named Mike, holding a piece of mystery mail.
Man raises questions about Amazon's ban on paid reviews after getting $20 offer for 5-star review
"I know a lot of sellers who are legitimate who follow the rules who are kind of angry," said Lonny Stark.
At Jesse White Learning Academy, students design sneakers representing history or the future
Instead of drawing anything, Salus asked students to draw something that "tells us the history you care about and/or the future you want to make."
West suburban gym's bodybuilders very intentionally say no to drugs
"No pain, no gain" is the age-old motto of fitness, but the goal of the grimacing at B Fitness in Oswego isn't just to look trim and pretty.
Up close behind the scenes with firefighters as they train for rescuing crash victims
In the middle of a Romeoville industrial park this week, it looked like a multi-car pileup. Glass littered the ground. Bumpers hanging off vehicles. Doors scattered across the pavement.
Harbour House, suburban homeless shelter for teens once in danger of closing, opens new chapter
The $1.6 million refuge for homeless young women is not weeks nor months, but five years in the making.