CHICAGO — Whether you’re into fireworks, parades, concerts, family-focused fun, or food — well, everyone’s into food — Chicagoland provides something for everyone during the Fourth of July holiday.

Halloween may still be over a month away, but haunted house season is already getting started around Chicagoland. While many area haunted houses don’t start operating until late September or October, ...

Chicago’s architectural and cultural history is being reimagined through powerful digital mapping projects. From georeferenced historic maps to interactive preservation databases, these tools make the ...

Once again, we asked and you answered! And now it’s time to show off all those awesome Halloween Houses around Chicagoland that you sent us. From the spooky to the silly, from the family-friendly to ...

Fire insurance maps are an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand how cities have changed over the past century. The challenge has always been unlocking what's inside them—that is, until ...