Bang! Salon Chicago will mark a decade of community service with its 10th Annual Cuts for Coats on Sunday, November 16, 2025, ...

Offer for SNAP recipients: Pregnant women and children can head to Penelope’s Vegan Taqueria for a free meal until SNAP and ...

In the West Loop, Art/Work Coworking is a creative lab that draws in the city’s creatives, techies, and freelancers. Open ...

With its parks and lakes plus great dining and shopping options, this Chicago suburb was ranked by U.S. News as the 4th best ...

As SNAP benefits lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown, these food banks, mutual aid groups, community organizations and more are working to make sure Illinoisans can still feed their families.

Multiple Chicago schools were reportedly on soft lockdowns on Friday after there were reports of ICE activity in the area. Tear gas was also used in another neighborhood, where an alderman said ...

K-9 units with the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System keep watch during a standoff with protesters outside the U.S.

Chicago gets a reputation for being expensive, and sure, it’s not exactly cheap—but it’s also not New York or San Francisco ...

Wake up to Illinois mornings where legendary diners, sweet stacks, and endless coffee make breakfast worth the wait ...

Funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is frozen. Reduced benefits are expected to restart later ...

Maintaining properties has become unsustainable for many religious institutions. Turning the buildings into housing has become an attractive option.

The government shutdown has impacted the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Area restaurants are stepping up ...