Ice skating at Maggie Daley Park returns, Randolph Street Holiday Market is open, and Lightscape is aglow this weekend. Celebrate 10 years of this ribbon-shaped landmark named in honor of Chicago ...

I think that the Christmas season is the best time of year to visit the Midwest. There is a constant stream of events to celebrate the season. You’ll find holiday favorites like sleigh rides ...

from the grounds of the Chicago Botanic Gardens and Millennium Park to the newly opened National Public Housing Museum, the interior of the huge music venue the Salt Shed and the set of the hit ...

Many gardeners, as well as the horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden, had issues with magnolia scale last year, and it’s a pest to watch closely for in 2025. The Garden’s plant health ...

For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at the Chicago Botanic Garden at [email protected]. Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

The 2025 NFL Draft is here, and with it comes the hope that only a new class of Chicago Bears can bring. That 2025 class of Bears is currently slated to be seven players. Chicago will enter Draft ...

A man accused of committing five rapes in Chicago from 2022 to 2025 was arrested on April 4 and charged with 18 crimes, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). CPD Superintendent Larry ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Presidents of several colleges in the Chicago area were among more than 220 higher education leaders from across the country who signed a joint ...

Chicago residents spoke out Tuesday after reports indicated Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heavily weighing a potential presidential run. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this ...

Jacob Burns, a curator at the Chicago Botanic Garden, told the Sun-Times last year that with earlier springs, weather is unpredictable. If flowers open up and suddenly experience freezing temperat ...