And what if individuals, business owners or foundations could go to a website, look at an interactive map of a Chicago ward and see what was needed — for example, volunteers, donations or services?

Portions of west-central Chicago experienced localized flash flooding on July 8. Find out how to stay safe in flooded areas.

Sara Paretsky in 2012. Also shown is the cover of her new book. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune) Sara Paretsky sends V.I. Warshawski back to her South Side roots in her latest murder mystery, “… ...

The Map of Now, a digital festival presented by Lucky Plush, is a tour of Chicago cultural venues designed to be experienced over Gather.Town, a platform that graphically mimics an 8-bit video ...

An interactive map of Chicago’s murals and mosaics Chicago and the suburbs are home to hundreds of murals and mosaics. Take a virtual tour of the best of them here.

Find the best restaurants, events, attractions and more in Chicago with this handy map, curated by Time Out editors.

CHICAGO – The holidays are finally here, and in Chicago that means so are the season’s pop-up bars. Check out this list and interactive map of the most festive bars centered around Christmas ...

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer.

A chilling interactive map created by nuclearsecrecy.com shows the catastrophic damage that would be inflicted on Chicago if a nuclear bomb were to be detonated within its metropolitan area.

Chicago aldermen voted to set new boundaries for the city's wards, effective in 2015. Check out the interactive map here.

Smith emphasized that the Crime Lab’s interactive map, which includes the locations of Chicago Public Schools and libraries, is meant to spur solutions to violence.