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Meet The Hardworking Beavers Of Lincoln Park’s South Pond

Meet The Hardworking Beavers Of Lincoln Park’s South Pond

Beavers have lived near the South Pond for several years, chewing trees, reshaping habitat and quietly becoming part of one of Chicago’s most vibrant urban ecosystems.

by Patrick Filbin

Why Have 2 Men Been Able To Assault North Siders For Years? Thousands Demand Answers

Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Northalsted

Why Have 2 Men Been Able To Assault North Siders For Years? Thousands Demand Answers

by Patrick Filbin

Another Possible Measles Exposure Reported At O’Hare Airport, City Says

Citywide

Another Possible Measles Exposure Reported At O’Hare Airport, City Says

by Stephen Montemayor

Chicago Sues Airbnb And One Of City’s ‘Most Active’ Hosts Over ‘Illegal Short-Term Rentals’

Citywide

Chicago Sues Airbnb And One Of City’s ‘Most Active’ Hosts Over ‘Illegal Short-Term Rentals’

by Rory Quealy

Chicago’s Bike Lanes Don’t Hurt Businesses, City Report Finds

Citywide

Chicago’s Bike Lanes Don’t Hurt Businesses, City Report Finds

by Quinn Myers and Ariel Parrella-Aureli

Latest News

Illinois’ Abortion Landscape Continues To Evolve Amid Persistent Growth In Demand

Illinois’ Abortion Landscape Continues To Evolve Amid Persistent Growth In Demand

9 hours agoJune 23, 2026

With Loud Music And Rowdy Crowds, Neighbors Say West Loop Restaurant Is More Like A Club

With Loud Music And Rowdy Crowds, Neighbors Say West Loop Restaurant Is More Like A Club

16 hours agoJune 23, 2026

Kennedy Park Pool Isn’t Open For The Summer Yet Due To Faulty Liner

Kennedy Park Pool Isn’t Open For The Summer Yet Due To Faulty Liner

16 hours agoJune 23, 2026

After Devastating Fire, Owner Of Jay’s Backyard BBQ In Austin Looks To Rebuild

After Devastating Fire, Owner Of Jay’s Backyard BBQ In Austin Looks To Rebuild

17 hours agoJune 23, 2026

Work Begins On Bronzeville Trail, The South Side’s 1st Elevated Bike Path

Work Begins On Bronzeville Trail, The South Side’s 1st Elevated Bike Path

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

Logan Square’s Traffic Circle Redesign Debuts: ‘A Transformational Investment’

Logan Square’s Traffic Circle Redesign Debuts: ‘A Transformational Investment’

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

The Watch

The City Spent Millions On A Flailing Domestic Violence Program No One Asked For, Advocates Say

The City Spent Millions On A Flailing Domestic Violence Program No One Asked For, Advocates Say

Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City

Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City

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Arts & Culture

This Popular Puppet Web Series For Adults Is Fundraising For A ‘Definitive’ 1st Season

This Popular Puppet Web Series For Adults Is Fundraising For A ‘Definitive’ 1st Season

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Restaurants & Bars

In City Of Hot Dog Stands, Jim’s Original And Express Grill Relish Roles As Side-By-Side Rivals

In City Of Hot Dog Stands, Jim’s Original And Express Grill Relish Roles As Side-By-Side Rivals

More food coverage.

Business

Ford City Mall Closes Ahead Of City-Ordered Deadline As Site’s Future Remains Uncertain

Ford City Mall Closes Ahead Of City-Ordered Deadline As Site’s Future Remains Uncertain

More business coverage.

Feds In Chicago

Street Vendor Ticketed By Police, Then Detained By ICE: ‘We Don’t Know Who We Can Trust’

Street Vendor Ticketed By Police, Then Detained By ICE: ‘We Don’t Know Who We Can Trust’

Citywide

Scenes From The Obama Center’s Opening Celebration

Scenes From The Obama Center’s Opening Celebration

by Zoey Duchene

This Week In Photos: Obama Center Opens, Joabe Barbosa Sets Running Record And More

This Week In Photos: Obama Center Opens, Joabe Barbosa Sets Running Record And More

by Colin Boyle

World Cup Events: Where To Watch And How To Celebrate In Chicago

by Francia Garcia Hernandez and Block Club Chicago Staff

How 12 Queer Americans Found Safety And Acceptance In Chicago: ‘There Is Hope’

by Kathleen Hinkel

Obama Center Opening Brings Rare Celeb Sightings To Chicago. Here’s Where They’ve Been

by Lucia Preziosi

Downtown

Chicago Children’s Museum, Museum Of Ice Cream Admission Will Be Free Thursday

Chicago Children’s Museum, Museum Of Ice Cream Admission Will Be Free Thursday

by Charlie Kolodziej

Man Who Admitted Burning Cross In Grant Park Ordered Released By Judge

Man Who Admitted Burning Cross In Grant Park Ordered Released By Judge

by Melody Mercado

28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Pride Fest, Juneteenth And Obama Center Open House

by Lucia Preziosi

Man Charged With Hate Crime, Arson After Grant Park Cross-Burning

by Melody Mercado

Trump Tower On Obama Way? Chicago Considers Honorary Designation For Downtown Street

by Melody Mercado

North Side

After Mexican Dance Students Harassed, Barber Raises $10,000 For Kids: ‘We Show Up Louder’

After Mexican Dance Students Harassed, Barber Raises $10,000 For Kids: ‘We Show Up Louder’

by Rory Quealy

Drivers Keep Running Over Warning Signs At North Side Intersection, But City Plans No Major Changes

Drivers Keep Running Over Warning Signs At North Side Intersection, But City Plans No Major Changes

by Alex V. Hernandez

Curtains Up This Month On Music Box Theatre’s Highly Anticipated 3rd Screen

by Charlie Kolodziej

Man Charged With Murder, Weapons Crimes In Fatal Shooting Of Uptown Condo Board President

by Charles Thrush

Pride Fest Returns This Weekend With Durand Bernarr, G Flip, Drag Shows And More

by Kelly Bauer

South Side

Pat Mac’s Pack Readies For Annual Bike Ride In Honor Of Late Beverly Teen

Pat Mac’s Pack Readies For Annual Bike Ride In Honor Of Late Beverly Teen

by Jim Lynch

Soul/Ramen Fuses Southern Comfort With Asian Noodles In Bronzeville

Soul/Ramen Fuses Southern Comfort With Asian Noodles In Bronzeville

by Jamie Nesbitt Golden

Check Out The Obama Center’s New Playground

by Block Club Chicago Staff

South Side Family, Football Team Mourn ‘Heartbreaking’ Loss Of Teen Slain In Auburn Gresham

by Charles Thrush

14 Wounded In ‘Horrific’ Drive-By Mass Shooting In Roseland, Police Say

by Charles Thrush

West Side

‘Candyland’ Prom In Little Village Celebrates LGBTQ+ Youth

‘Candyland’ Prom In Little Village Celebrates LGBTQ+ Youth

by Camilla Forte, Borderless

3 Families Prepare To Move Into Habitat For Humanity’s 1st West Side Homes

3 Families Prepare To Move Into Habitat For Humanity’s 1st West Side Homes

by Michael Liptrot

Jim’s Original Could Stay In Maxwell Street Area ‘For Years’ Under New Deal With UIC

by Carrie Jackson

Chicago’s Dyke March Is Back After 6-Year Hiatus

by Reema Saleh

Riot Fest Announces Daily Lineups — And Single- And 2-Day Tickets Go On Sale Thursday

by Lucia Preziosi

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