After spending weeks putting together the perfect costume, you better show it off on Halloween weekend. Chicago's costume parties embrace just about e...

Take advantage of the beautiful fall weather with a trip to one of these area apple orchards and pumpkin patches. There are plenty of farms just a sho...

A political, cultural and racial dialogue bounced all over the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater on Sunday evening. It arose among a panel of artistic ...

In a 34-year-old Chicago tradition, tens of thousands of people will pack onto Columbus Drive in Grant Park on Sunday and spend the next several hours...

If you were not completely traumatized by them as a child, 'tis the season to bring your brave, grown up self to some local haunted houses. Most of th...

On the top floor of a Hyde Park apartment building, four University of Chicago students sat together on a couch, unfazed by the snacks that lay before...

Now that fall is full-on upon us, there's much to celebrate -- and to distract us from the shivering we feel while stepping out into increasingly chil...

Name: Erikka Wang Age: 34 Lives in: West Loop Grew Up in: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Gig: Co-founder and co-owner of AKIRA, the Chicago-based clothin...

Tucked just below the Lake Street El tracks in Garfield Park, Inspiration Kitchens stands out from the pizza places, sub shops and Chinese takeout spo...

If anyone knows sandwiches in Chicago, it would be the animated, self-proclaimed “sandwich king," Jeff Mauro. The 33 year-old Elmwood Park reside...

Logan Square resident and Chicago favorite Andrew Bird has always loved the Hideout, and after some time on the farm recording his new album, he’s g...

Food trucks have been hitting the streets of Chicago in record numbers. While some chefs wait for the food truck ordinance to pass (the city health de...

It’s that time again. Every Saturday and Sunday, many of us will be glued to the tube watching our favorite teams battle it out on the football fiel...

The 9th Annual Renegade Craft Fair will once again take over Division Street in Wicker Park this Saturday and Sunday, displaying do-it-yourself crafts...

Chicago's beach season is pretty much over, but you might still be carrying souvenirs from laying for hours in the sand, like a nice coppery skin tone...

Pearl Jam celebrated its 20th anniversary over Labor Day weekend at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wis., with a pair of setlists that showed how they hav...

Age: 47 Neighborhood: Ukrainian Village Years in Chicago: 47 (with a hiatus living in Los Angeles and Bueno Aires following a divorce a few year...

If you don't want to deal with snarls on the Interstate and crowded airports this Labor Day weekend, stay in Chicago. The city has a multitude of ecle...

While the Cubs’ may be struggling to rack up some wins, Cubs’ pitcher Kerry Wood has certainly scored one for Chicagoland kids thanks to the creat...

More than 3,000 softball players have descended upon Chicago this week from all over the continent for the for the 35th Annual North American Gay Amat...

As the city’s neighborhood street fests wind down and the threat of colder air looms, Chicagoans can celebrate the last days of warm temperatures ov...

Although Chicago has some amazing local breweries, residents who’ve come to the Windy City from other states may be a little homesick for their favo...

Chicagoans love their meat. Whether it's thick-cut steak, hot dogs or dripping Italian beef, locals are loyal to the cow. So what happens when you tak...

The sun shone on Beth White and Ben Helphand on an August Sunday as they stood on a North Side viaduct, each with their feet planted in the middle of ...

It’s happened to us all: You flag down a cab and hop in, only to find the driver chatting it up on his Bluetooth. But that hasn't stopped Lakeview r...