Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Expected rounds of snow have prompted Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation to deploy salt trucks across the city.

Visit Miller Beach is partnering with NWI Thrive and the Legacy Foundation to seek to turn the new bike trail along Lake ...

There is a new warning from Chicago police about a string of restaurant burglaries on the North and Northwest sides.

The initial store closing list for crafting retailer Joann includes at least one location in all 50 states, except Hawaii.

From amphibians to reptiles to all the creatures living under the sea, Kelly Geck takes care of them all at the Cook Museum of Natural Science, and the Ohio native said she finds the ecosystem in ...

Gas station and convenience store chain Sheetz is on track to have a Middletown store along the booming Interstate 75 corridor in the city's East End. The city's planning commission approved the final ...

The initial store closing list for crafting retailer Joann includes at least one location in all 50 states, except Hawaii.

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