3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (263+ words) DOWNTOWN — Want to jump in the Chicago River? Now is your chance. The Big Jump, part of the upcoming Chicago River Swim weekend, will give participants a “rare” sanctioned opportunity to leap into the Chicago River. The cost to participate…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (581+ words) CHICAGO — Chicago faces lower risks from climate change — and is better prepared to handle hostile impacts from changing weather patterns — than any other city, a report assessing the resiliency of the world’s major cities found. AlphaGeo, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (884+ words) CHINATOWN — Residents are fighting against a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility they say could have significant environmental consequences for their communities. More than 100 neighbors packed into Pui Tak Center, 2216 S. Wentworth Ave., for a meeting hosted by the Coalition for a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (896+ words) CHICAGO — Roughly half of the 45 candidates running for the Chicago school board have signed a pledge to adopt a three-year ban on artificial intelligence use by CPS students and educators. Crafted by a local nonprofit, the pledge also calls for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) DOWNTOWN — The second annual Tall Ball, billed as a “gathering of all sizes” but clearly aimed at individuals of more than average height, convened hundreds of tall men and women Saturday on the 23rd floor of the Warwick Allerton Hotel. For…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) PORTAGE PARK — Dennis Wolkowicz dedicated his life to silent film, music and his love for the Far Northwest Side. The sign reads “Jay Warren Way” and stands at Milwaukee and Cuyler avenues, right outside the Portage Theater, the historic movie…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (470+ words) NEAR WEST SIDE — A group of West Side students are getting ready to run their first triathlon this weekend, with many in the group learning to swim in the process after growing up with limited access to pools and swimming…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1416+ words) ROSELAND — A Chicago woman is suing two private security firms — including a company contracted by the CTA in a nearly $90 million deal — following an incident at a Red Line Train station that left her with a broken leg and other…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (482+ words) LOGAN SQUARE — Three local fashion designers are hoping their new retail space and studio will ignite curiosity and conversations among passing neighbors, the same way a new restaurant or cafe can catch eyeballs and spark a perspective shift. Jacob Victorine,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (921+ words) CHICAGO — Frozen yogurt is back — again — in Chicago, but this time around, it looks and tastes different. Gone, for the most part, are the neon cups and self-serve machines. In their place: tart Greek yogurt, premium toppings and a health-conscious…...