Happening soon: North Shore Artisan Market - Winnetka (This Sat-Sun, May 30-31) on the Chicago Patch calendar ...

The Park District says the new automated gate system at beach lots streamlines parking and payment, but residents report affordability and accessibility issues for disabled users, delays and confusion ...

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From California to New Jersey and Minnesota to Texas, advocates across the country are figuring out ways to get released detainees back home.

RE:PUBLIC reports the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota opens July 4, sparking controversy over Roosevelt's views on Indigenous people and current leadership’s conservation ...

Today’s newsletter takes a look at two contentious Evanston issues: the repeatedly delayed plan for an accessible ramp at the city’s Dog Beach and the perennial problem of downtown parking. Our Spring ...

Shipwrecks and fossils and giant Legos—oh my! You'll never guess the odd and incredible things these people found on the beach.

Alphonso Davies was named to Canada's World Cup squad on Friday night although it's too soon to tell whether he'll be ready for the team's opener because of a hamstring injury. The defender, who plays ...

Evanston’s Environment Board voted to recommend to City Council Thursday night a proposed ordinance that would add more environmental protections and limit sale of public land along the city’s ...