(Above) Swimmers, including Don Macdonald of Barrington, Illinois, at a 2015 open water marathon in Noblesville, Indiana.
12-Apr-24 – Responding to complaints from an alderman that a planned swim race in the Chicago River later this year…
The wrecking ball is looming over a historic Chicago building, despite preservationists’ best efforts to grant a landmark status and protect its legacy.
The 152-year-old building at 720 North Wells Street in River North is slated for demolition in…
Preservationists are seeking an eleventh-hour reprieve for a historic 152-year-old River North building facing imminent demolition.
The three-and-a-half story brick and cast-iron building at 720 N. Wells St., which rose from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire with…
In 2020, Chicago — like many other parts of the country — began pedestrianizing select streets to make room for outdoor dining. This was positioned as a lifeline to keep restaurants open while COVID-19 policies prohibited…
Lincoln Park
“Relax, exhale, calm, karma.” The website for this indie boutique, one of the newer entries in the city, looks more like a spa than a typical dispensary, and shopping here feels downright nourishing for the soul….
Whether you work remotely, need a weekend to catch up on emails, or got banned from your coworking space after the staff discovered you’d been stealing the kitchen hot sauce for the last six months—sometimes you…
