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Built in 1936, this three-bedroom home in the Beverly neighborhood has an elevated pool built into a raised wooden deck.

Four Chicago police officers were injured and a squad car was damaged when a fight broke out among a large crowd that had gathered for a concert near Montrose Beach, officials said.

This driving range, which is east of Marquette Park Golf Course across Kedzie Avenue, showed a big pool of water at its entrance gate.

The birthrate for African elephants in zoos is declining, and researchers look for a link between inflammation and obesity that may be connected to the increase in infertility.

The Windy City has plenty of kid-friendly attractions to keep even the pickiest of children - and adults - pleased during your vacation.

Three people were killed and at least 22 others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.

Prominent Chicago Democrats have had an easy time with the national media for decades - as easy as shaking a ring of keys to distract an anxious child in church.

How much do you like to spend on clothes for your grandkids? Heaven knows, you can go from eight bucks for a cute summer dress for a 7-year-old to $100 for a stylish sweater with the kid's name on it - and on up to the stratosphere.

The National Weather Service declared a tornado watch for all of northern Illinois, including Chicago and surrounding areas, until 1 a.m., as strong thunderstorms rolled into the far west suburbs.

A Richton Park man was ordered held on $1 million and accused of shooting at a vehicle in the Avalon Park neighborhood, injuring a man.

Andrew Calhoun receives a lifetime achievement award at the Woodstock Folk Festival.

Downtown Sound Mondays are among my favorite Chicago summer music events. Each week brings about a new crop of bands, singer-songwriters, electronic artists, and more for complimentary enjoyment in spacious Millennium Park.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett haven't found a way to hire school librarians.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 's Producers' Guild announced today CST's inaugural Family Gala, Seussapalooza today, July 12, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at the Theater's home on Navy Pier.

In case you haven't heard, Saturday is the first Chicago Independent Bookstore Day .

A rendering of what part of the Great Chicago Fire Festival spectacle could look like when it happens on the Chicago River in October.

Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, 82 people were shot in an 84-hour window , according to the Chicago Tribune .