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I took this photograph way back in May of 1987. We are facing north / northeast from on top of the South Cicero Avenue overpass near Bedford Park Illinois.

Probably the big event for the closing weekend is today, and it's downtown. Let's start with that one.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrates his mid-point year in office he also faces a number of controversies that have forced both pundits and citizens to reevaluate, not only his leadership, but also his ability to take the city from deficit to surplus, and to attract, and retain a base of support.

Back in February rap geeks around the world mourned the passing of Tim Dog, a Bronx-based MC who caused a stir back in 1991 when he released "Fuck Compton," an inflammatory single that helped set off the East Coast/West Coast feud that would eventually result in Biggie and Tupac's murders.

Chicago designer Jenna Zielbauer of Cotton Candy Couture and her husband Patrick Zielbauer are bringing a contemporary womenswear boutique to Damen on June 27, adding new flair to an already bustling shopping street.

In 1980, the Chicago Tribune 's Richard C. Longworth wrote this city's epitaph. The steel mills were closing.

Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.

This Memorial Day weekend, two separate family-friendly events upend the conventional wisdom about some of history's most fearsome and fascinating creatures.

Little Joe's in suburban Countryside serves its Italian beef and hot dogs topped with singular giardiniera, one packed with shaved, pickled celery.

"For the past few years Mavado has been in the same predicament that's afflicted so many other dancehall superstars: he's practically a demigod in Jamaica, but barely anyone in the U.S. knows who he is," writes Miles Raymer in Soundboard .

This week I toured the mansion for sale at 4801 S Ellis Ave in Chicago's Hyde Park - Kenwood Historic District .

Construction is underway on 216 new apartments on the northwest corner of Madison and Racine in the West Loop .

This firkin is always unique, and can only be enjoyed in the tap room here on Lincoln Avenue.

Sunday's morning church session: How the Spirit speaks to you. The spirit speaks to you all the time through your thoughts and feelings.

The south end of the Red Line is now officially closed for rebuilding. The project is supposed to take five months.

And I'm only talking about the specials here. It might take another century and a half to detail full menus.

In the aftermath of the devastating tornados that struck Oklahoma this week, Chicagoans cast a watchful eye at the sky this morning.

Avondale's LeaderBar Drafthouse & Eatery celebrates National Burger Day, Tuesday, May 28, by offering $1 Leader Burgers with the purchase of any craft beer.

As it stands now, Chicago's Navy Pier is a cluttered, over-commercialized tourist trap that juts out into Lake Michigan.