But for those looking to sum up the city in a single place, an afternoon with Sam Sianis at the Billy Goat Tavern, a watering hole as rich in local character as a Saul Bellow novel, offered a master class.

Chicago beach season officially starts this weekend, but visits to 10 popular beaches will look a bit different this year. According to the Chicago Park District, Chicago beach season for 2026 begins Friday,

The Chicago Cubs, at 29-19, currently are in first place in the National League Central Division. However, the Milwaukee Brewers, who have won the division in each of the past three years, drew to within half of game of the NL Central lead by beating the Cubs 9-3 on Monday night.

The Chicago Bears dodged having an international game during the 2026 season, but that won't be a luxury the team will be able to appreciate in future seasons after latest announcement made by the NFL.

One house burned to the ground, another was also destroyed, and a third was damaged in a fire in the South Chicago community on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday.

A Chicago pastor rallied hundreds of men to declare a South Side neighborhood a violence-free zone at the 1000 Men Unity Gathering event Sunday.

On Wednesday, hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of home listings in the Midwest were slated to begin disappearing from Zillow amid a mounting legal fight between some of the biggest players in the real estate industry.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security are now screening for Ebola at five major American airports, including Chicago O'Hare International Airport.