Note: This story is the second in a four-part series. Jewel Jackson was worried her favorite sweater was a goner. Then she ...

The exterior of Johnnie’s presents a humble façade that has become iconic in its simplicity. The illuminated sign proudly announcing “Italian Sausage & Beef” serves as a beacon to hungry patrons, ...

For visitors to Chicago, a hot dog at Al’s should rank alongside architectural boat tours and Millennium Park on the must-do ...

Illinois is packed with famous landmarks that draw millions of visitors every year, but not all of them live up to the hype.

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They were sick of the incessant school closings. They were sick of seeing charter schools open that get wildly uneven results yet are praised to the skies by Arne Duncan and now Rahm Emanuel. They ...

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It was around 6 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, when he successfully landed his plane in the northbound lanes of Lake Shore ...

Two people of interest are in custody after gunfire Downtown on Fountain Square injured two people on Monday evening. Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said a disagreement between two parties "at ...

THE FRONT PAGE, although it is a crazy and ridiculous scenario, still resonates with audiences today. Fountain Hill Theater’s ...

Fountain surrounded by trees in a riverside park path - Norm ... Oakhurst Forest Preserve is as wild as it gets in this ...