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For the ultimate gifts that keeps on giving, we opt for cookbooks and keep our fingers crossed that an invite to dinner isn't far behind.

Canadian sculptor Tim Schmalz said Pope Francis has blessed the statue, but two cathedrals have rejected his bronze image of Jesus on a park bench.

Out of Line Art Studio, the gallery that did the unique "Mad Hatter Tea Party" show this fall, is mounting "Chicago, City on the Make" Dec. 14, 2013 through Feb. 15, 2014.

If you're a Chicagoland native or just passing thru, Bang Bang Pie Shop is a great stop for a slice of pie, a biscuit and jam or a great cup of coffee.

Chicago Opera Theater will dive into the pool again for a remount of its highly successful production of Ricky Ian Gordon 's Orpheus & Euridice in partnership with the Chicago Park District in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events as part of the Classics in the Parks series.

Tonight, Chicago's WFMT 98.7 FM will broadcast a CUBE concert featuring soprano Alicia Berneche and pianist Philip Morehead, with guest artists violinist Maria Storm and cellist Elizabeth Start from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. This weekend marks the opening of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Chicago-premiere production Tribes by Nina Raine.

By Ben Feldheim and Emily Stone A former Orland Park priest was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor while serving locally.

When the media sink their teeth into a big and powerful institution, it loses control of its own narrative, in the revised script playing the part of crook or dupe or incompetent.

At a frigid Navy Pier Saturday morning, a cargo of Christmas trees brought to Chicago on the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw was distributed to needy families.

Hector Avalos was riding his bike, one of the things his family said he loved, when he was fatally struck by a van Friday night in Douglas Park.

In the animated film Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? , philosopher, linguist, and logician Noam Chomsky fields questions lobbed at him by Oscar-winning director Michael Gondry.

Chestnut Tower was completed in 2000. It was the last apartment tower built in Chicago in the 20th century and marked an end to a nearly 10-year drought of new apartment construction on Chicago's Near North Side.

Delish Diner in Wicker Park will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on New Year's Day .

Hey, Chicagoans, there is a new dog food in town for your pets to try. It was developed and launched by Jami Ippolito, a long-time animal lover and the owner of Chicago's West Loop's popular pet product boutique, Paw Naturals .

The pastor of one of Chicago's oldest Roman Catholic parishes Sunday is facing an allegation of child sex abuse and is removed from his duties, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.

Tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center, the Northwest Chicago Film Society presents Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka , screening in a new 35mm print.

Eight people were shot in a 10-hour span starting Saturday evening across Chicago, including a 26-year-old man fatally shot in the North Austin neighborhood and three men injured when gunshots were fired into an Englewood lounge.

Chicago Diner, the city's foremost purveyor of veg Reuben sandwiches and other meat-free foods, turned 30 this year, and co-owner Jo A. Kaucher released a cookbook to celebrate.

A suburban Chicago man is accused of blinding a motorist in one eye by punching him during a road rage confrontation.

Looking for new, creative ways to decorate during the holiday season? How about creating something personal and environmentally friendly that will barely crack open your wallet? Recycled-material crafts make a fun family project and give a second life to otherwise discarded objects.