While spring officially started at 4:01 a.m. Thursday in the Chicago area, winter isn't giving up without a fight as a wind advisory and a winter weather advisory with snowy, blustery conditions ...

As the weather transitions from these cold winter months into warmer spring days our wardrobes need to be updated as well. Fashion designer and founder of Niczka Design House, Tania Mackey showed ...

Saturday’s spring opener at the Lyric Opera of Chicago took place as a fool’s spring gave way to the reality of the calendar, as a green sea of St. Patrick’s Day revelers, clad for the hopes ...

With the start of the regular season for the Chicago Cubs right around the corner in Japan, the offseason has nearly come to an end. It was a busy winter for the Cubs this year. After winning 83 ...

The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced ...

Even though Chicago chefs have worked wonders to change what the world thinks of its culinary offerings, Chicago’s steakhouses still thrive — they’re even featured in Eater’s Guide to Chicago.

A popular route drivers take to Chicago O'Hare International Airport won't be available once construction related to the massive, multi-million dollar Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) rehabilitation ...

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago museums have announced free-entry days for some groups. The museums involved include the Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Griffin Museum of Science ...

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Carrie inside the sauna and Fire and Ice's Matt Obal keeping the area nice and neat. Photo: Courtesy of Matt Planer.