Fifty years ago, Anne Burke was a college dropout whose Park District special-education camp drew zero students on its first day. Newspaper ads attracted one eight-year-old with Down’s Syndrome. From there, she built an institution.
Zombie housing, the return of the Uptown Theatre, a Rohingya Muslim refugee’s journey in Chicago, and more.
Great defense at center field and shortstop have helped Milwaukee save a pile of runs. But it’s unlikely to hold up over a full season, and the final NL Central standings will probably end up identical to last year.
…and we proved it during the Fourth of July show at Navy Pier. Book your tour with Chicago Helicopter Experience.
After three years of struggling to get minutes, an offseason as an offensive force in Poland helped the flexible forward find her game, and it’s made her a team leader this year.
You won’t see these at Navy Pier.
Japanese comfort food, Black Madonnas, spectacular aerial photographs, and more.
Last Fourth of July weekend, 103 people were shot in Chicago in less than 108 hours—one of most violent stretches in city history. Here, the story of one of the 88 victims who survived.
The holiday falls on the bummerest of days this year, but there’s still time for a micro-weekend.
The “Duchess of DuPage,” who spent decades raising money for the Service Club, died today at 89.
