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Saint Patrick's Day is being celebrated throughout the Chicago area on the weekend of March 15, 2014.

Pileups on the Ohio Turnpike involving at least 50 vehicles killed two people and seriously injured a state trooper on Wednesday as a late-winter storm swept through the Midwest and the Northeast, ending a fleeting spring-like thaw.

Jayson "JC" Brooks, Harmony France, Sydney Charles and Steven Perkins with the cast of Bailiwick Chicago's production of DESSA ROSE, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, directed by Lili-Anne Brown with music direction by James Morehead.

Tragedy struck the family of a longtime Chicago chef late last month. On February 13, Dean Zanella-who's best known for his years as chef of 312 Chicago in the Loop-and his wife, Mary Bridget Reidy Zanella, welcomed twin girls, Anna Grace and Nora Joan.

Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N Southport Ave., announces that The Hypocrites' production INTO THE WOODS, directed by Geoff Button * with Musical Direction by Matt Deitchman , has been extended through Saturday, April 5. The production was selected as a Critics' Pick by Time Out Chicago and has hailed as "Beautiful" and "A wonder! Terrific! ... (more)

The annual Polar Plunge into Lake Michigan has broken its fundraising goals by raising more than $1 million for Special Olympics Chicago.

Another year, another Saturday-before-St.-Patrick's-Day of donning green from head to toe and drinking Jameson until the wee hours of the afternoon, when you pass out for a nap, wake up, and order pizza.

Until I moved to Chicago, St. Patrick's Day wasn't a big event for me. But that first year, I was stunned by the site of what locals took for granted -- a boat slowly traveling the Chicago River depositing a rich green dye into the water.

Elizabeth Dozier, center, principal of Fenger High School, appears in a scene from the CNN documentary 'Chicagoland.'

Commuters wait on a snow-covered platform for a train in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, on February 5, 2014.

Ken Adair, of Homer Glen, knew he was taking a risk when he invested in a franchise startup business repairing hydraulic hoses - but it's one that paid off.

Five Chicago City Council members stand to be outed as gay next month by Chicago Dispatcher, a monthly newspaper that focuses on issues relating to the taxi industry.

With snow still piled high and more promised, it's hard to believe that spring is near.

Soho House, a London-based hotel and private club, is opening up a Chicago location this summer The swanky property will have a rooftop pool, a pizza place, and a cocktail lounge.

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Laurence Steinberg says for My Brother's Keeper to succeed, we can't just focus on "fixing" young black men.

In January, a Racked tipster noted that shops were closing-and eateries were opening-on Armitage Avenue .

A man was killed and at least nine other people - including a retired Chicago police sergeant - were shot across Chicago since Monday night.

In an effort to support hunger relief, jazz musicians donate performances at classic venues around the city for the fifth annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival.

The Tribune 's John Kass writes of CNN documentary Chicagoland : "It's good TV, good drama.