One of the great signs of summer is seeing all the boats come out of hibernation and return to their harbors and docks on beautiful Lake Michigan. This begins on May 1 every year.
Northwestern University is officially preparing to open the doors to its brand-new football stadium, Ryan Field, with the Wildcats set to play their first game at the $875 million facility on Friday, Oct. 2, against Penn State.
Amazon plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service into the Chicago suburbs as part of a national rollout that could reach nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. According to the company’s announcement, the expansion would increase the company’s current reach more than…
Two new residents are drawing visitors to the Lincoln Park Zoo, where a male and female trumpeter swan pair are now on view at the Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond.
It has been five years since any major league team from Chicago won a championship. The Sky won the WNBA title in 2021, bringing the city its first major honor since the Chicago Cubs won their third World Series five years earlier. A flurry of triumphs followed, but some of our best-loved te…
While not all fraternities and sororities misbehave and threaten student safety, there is much controversy that has developed over the years around Greek life on college campuses. Colleges across the country have taken different approaches to Greek life, as concerns about hazing, alcohol abu…
After trailing Walter Payton College Prep for years, Northside College Prep has finally taken home the title of No. 1 public high school in Illinois.
Two Chicago hotels have once again earned bragging rights among the city’s luxury hospitality elite, retaining their coveted two-key designation in the 2026 Michelin Guide hotel selection.
The Chicago Bears rebound in the spotlight with a commanding 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. The game, hosted at Soldier Field, moves the team to 2-1 on the season and leaves them tied for second in the NFC North.
NVIDIA announced in a press release Monday that its board approved an extra $150 billion for the company’s share repurchase program, bringing the remaining authorization to $235 billion. The company called it the largest increase of its kind in history, and said it expects to use the full am…
Holiday travelers may face fewer choices and higher prices as airlines respond to surging fuel costs, according to Business Insider. Oil prices have climbed above $100 a barrel, jet fuel is around $4.53 a gallon, and airfares rose more than 23% year over year in August, the report said.
People taking popular GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are facing new questions about a rare eye condition called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, according to ABC News. Dozens of lawsuits claim the drugs were not properly warned as researc…
Los Angeles athleisure brand Set opened its first Midwest store at 946 W. Randolph St. in Chicago’s West Loop, giving the company its third brick-and-mortar location overall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Founded in 2018 by Lindsey Carter, Set is built for the fashion-focused “girl on …
Google now expects its remodeled Thompson Center headquarters in Chicago to open in 2028, a later date than the company once planned, according to the Chicago Business Journal. The building at 100 W. Randolph St. is being turned into a new home for the tech giant’s Midwest operations, while …
Lincoln Park Zoo has a new primate resident: Tacama, a 14-year-old female Bolivian gray titi monkey who has joined longtime male monkey Ocho at Helen Brach Primate House. According to the zoo’s press release, the pair has already shown a strong bond, with keepers watching them sit close toge…
Amazon Prime customers may get more money from the company’s $2.5 billion settlement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Amazon will “accelerate and expand payments” to eligible consumers, according to the FTC website. The revised order follows a federal court approval this week an…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found a giant new Moon crater that scientists say formed in a rare impact sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, NASA confirmed. According to the website, the crater, named McGetchin, is about 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep, making it the largest…
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have welcomed a daughter named Rose Bean Polansky, according to reports that cite a birth certificate obtained by TMZ. The document says the baby was born on June 9, 2026, in Los Angeles.
Oprah Winfrey is set to host “Oprah Winfrey’s AHA,” a two-hour immersive live show at the Las Vegas Sphere on April 2, 3, and 4, 2027. The event will mix storytelling, music, and visual art in the venue’s high-tech setting, the Sphere confirmed.
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Chicago has become the center of the manufacturing universe as thousands of industry leaders, engineers, innovators and technology companies descend on McCormick Place for IMTS 2026, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, now through Sept. 19.
Iran may have scored more than a propaganda victory after claiming it captured a sophisticated U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle near the Strait of Hormuz. The bigger concern for U.S. officials and defense experts is what Tehran might learn from the machine itself.
Kraft Heinz Co. will move its common stock listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Sept. 14, the company said, per its press release. According to the Chicago Business Journal, the change follows the company’s July 2015 merger of H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft, after which th…
Chicago has officially opened a new Buddy Guy exhibit in the Main Hall of Terminal 2 at O'Hare International Airport, honoring the blues icon and the city’s musical roots. The display was unveiled ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend by the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Department…
For a deaf student sitting in science class, the isolation can start before the lesson even does: no textbook, no app, no teacher's aide fully built for a language that isn't spoken out loud. Ayesha Kazi has spent the last five years trying to close that gap. This fall, the co-founder and CO…
The artificial intelligence industry just got a very public wake-up call from someone who was on the inside. Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old AI researcher who has worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned from Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI chatbot. His reason for leaving is …
LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey on Tuesday as it seeks to restructure its finances and keep operating while it works toward a return in 2027, according to Golf Digest. The league said the court-supervised process is meant to handle past obligations, preserve…
