Ice skating? An alien party? A brunch cruise? Here are some creative ideas for how to spend New Year’s Eve in Chicago.

Restaurants throughout Chicago are celebrating by hosting dinners filled with luxurious items like seafood, steak and caviar.

Manuel Rojas, co-owner of Foam Party Hats, said the company woke up Sunday morning with 500 orders and had no idea why.

Bars with televisions are no longer just a place to catch the latest football or baseball game. Businesses from New York to Los Angeles to Chicago are tapping into other programs to view during their ...

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on: Forty Acres Fresh Market Opens In ...

Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150,000 for ALS research and swim education programs. Reading time 2 minutes ...

Taylor Swift is hosting a release party at movie theaters in the Chicago area and around the country for the music video for a track off her new album "The Life of a Showgirl," along with showing ...

Chicago Democrat Raymond Lopez tore into his own party for turning a blind eye to crime, accusing leaders like Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson of whitewashing the issue while standing in ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago’s legendary Sundays on State is back for its fifth year, transforming State Street into a vibrant, free block party celebrating art, culture, community and more. “There’s music ...

The Maryland Democratic Party condemned a derogatory comment made by Ali Rak, Maryland state director for the State Freedom Caucus Network, on Aug. 21. At the ceremonial demolition of the Pimlico Race ...

The Chicago Public Schools employee who admits he threw the party in the Austin neighborhood that lead to a deadly shooting earlier this month says he’s been suspended from his job. Party promoter ...

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