Chicago was once the fastest growing city in the world. Daniel breaks down the Chicago Map and how the mouth of a river became the site of skyscrapers, art, and bridges.

Planning a trip? Illinois releases updated highway map with Route 66 highlights, Amtrak routes, and QR codes for travel planning.

Seminary Street Historic District offers unique shops and eateries housed in lovingly preserved buildings. Lake Storey Park provides peaceful walking trails and fishing spots perfect for unwinding in ...

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The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is just days away, returning on Sunday, Oct. 12 "for the 47th running of one of the world’s most iconic road races." The race, which winds through streets of ...

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 ...

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon course has been known as a destination for record-breaking achievements. Having been the site of world records, American records, historic firsts and more, the ...

Using the first complete dataset of more than 415 million buildings across 50 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers at the University of Chicago have created an unprecedented approach to urban ...

As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. “I would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap ...

Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. has always been a good storyteller, the kind whose friends and family say things like, “You need to write this stuff down,” but it took him many years to follow their advice.

Texas Democrats left their home state on Sunday and traveled to Chicago in an effort to prevent their state legislature from holding a vote that would approve Republican-backed redistricting maps.