The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry will close on June 18 to support opening-day operations for the Obama Presidential Center. One of Chicago's most beloved museums is taking an unusual day off ...

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Oak Park and its neighboring areas are taking part in celebrating the freedom of enslaved Black people with flag raisings and ...

Pushback to a planned data center in Grayslake has intensified with a lawsuit in the works amid a steady stream of social ...

Happening soon: Orphans of the Storm Pet Adoption Event at BHHS Chicago in Glenview on the Evanston Patch calendar ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

The two most popular politicians in New York right now are — wait for it — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former ...

John Lithgow's quip, Lynn Ahrens' cut-off speech, Alden Ehrenreich's audacious ideas for theater's future and more.

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Award winning author and entrepreneur Petronely Grindea expands the impact of her memoir through international recognition, ...