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A 31-year-old Calumet Park woman was ordered held on a $10 million bond Sunday after being charged with murder in connection with a police chase early Friday morning that killed an off-duty Chicago police officer, authorities said.

St. Patrick's Day festivities were in full swing Sunday with the usual merriment of bagpipes and beer, but political tensions lingered in the northeastern U.S., where city leaders will be conspicuously absent from parades over gay rights issues.

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Sunday is round two of the city's weekend-long celebration for St. Patrick's Day and the South Side Irish Parade is set to begin at noon.

By the time you read this, you'll probably be two green beers into your morning, the Chicago River is weird shade of neon and the guy across the bar is downing shots of Jamo and trying to convince everyone that Scotch is for sipping and Irish Whiskey is for shots.

Thousands of cheering onlookers clustered along downtown bridges as members of Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 began dumping containers of dye into the river from motorboats Saturday morning.

An example of work by Rest in Pieces, the business of Staci Sterenberg of Chicago, who makes mosaic jewelry and wall art from repurposed glass and ceramic dishware and metal materials.

St. Patrick's Day celebrations are in full force this weekend. The Chicago River will officially turn green at 9:30 a.m., a little earlier than usual.

There's been a lot of concern about that, with St Patrick's Day getting close and Chicagoland still in the deep-freeze.

A 31-year-old woman was in custody Friday in connection with a police chase that began in the south suburbs and ended with the death of a 10-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, officials said.

Farmers markets have doubled in the United States over the last decade. That same decade has seen the rapid growth of Chicago's Good Food Festival that happens this weekend.

The Chicago Flower & Garden Show, whose roots can be traced back to 1847, returns to Navy Pier, Saturday, March 15 - Sunday, March 23. Its annual Garden Gourmet Series features some of Chicago's most popular chefs preparing recipes with fresh-from-the-garden ingredients.

Help Hospitalized Veterans , the nation's largest provider of free therapeutic arts and craft kits to veterans who receive healthcare will be hosting a special arts & crafts clinic on March 21, 2014 in the Chicago area.

Saint Patrick's Day is on Monday, March 17, which means that there is a full weekend of Irish themed parties and food specials ahead for the entire weekend.

Here are the residences for sale at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago with its location, building and condo information.

It's a time for partying - eating and drinking special food and drinks - before the traditional penance-heavy period of Lent.

A 10-year veteran with the Chicago Police Department was killed after a police chase that started in a south suburb ended in a crash just off the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side early Friday, police said.

With the recent struggle between Russia and Ukraine in the headlines lately, sometimes we forget that there are many people affected by it in our own backyard.

Aye, it's been one tough winter and it seems as if the wind chills might always be whipping at our backs.

Buzz22 Chicago has announced that the Professional World Premiere production of Laura Jacqmin's "Ghost Bike," directed by Co-Artistic Director Sara Sawicki opens tonight, March 13 at 8 PM.