Xuandi Wang

Road salt keeps traffic moving in winter, but some of it ends up washing into lakes and streams, threatening animals and contaminating drinking water supplies, an expert said.

Nonprofit leaders want to decorate 500 homes this year. You can sign up to help, donate lights or supplies or contribute money to the annual effort.

Residents who fill out the form will be mailed two stickers that say "tracked vehicle," in hopes they can ward off would-be robbers.

The bike ride will take attendees along Ping Tom Park, Eleanor Street Boathouse, the 33rd Street viaduct and Archer Avenue Bridge. It's being organized by aldermanic candidate Ambria Taylor.

The Mayor's Office had previously not replied to requests for comment about photos of her security parking in a bike lane so she could buy doughnuts.

Photos shared by a bike advocacy group showed cars parked in a bike lane outside Roeser's Bakery and what appeared to be Lightfoot inside Roeser's. "It is just egregious," one cyclist said.

The Empty Bowl fundraiser is a reminder "some of us have empty bowls during mealtimes," according to the website. People can pick up their food-safe bowls Saturday afternoon at the University of Illinois Chicago campus.

Urban Rivers has helped reproduce more than 1,500 mussels, which improve the water quality by filter feeding and removing pollutants, an organizer said.

There are fewer bilingual judges and polling places, putting more strain on community organizers, they said: "We don't want to disorient these folks, because voters are already fickle."

The festival strives to present a celebration of independent films that tell the stories and explore the history and heritage of the global Black experience.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice is hosting the free seminars to introduce educators to Asian American-centered themes and teaching tools.

Chicago long was a hub for playing, recording and creating blues music.

The tour was intended to raise awareness of environmental racism and how some prioritize industry over marginalized people, an organizer said.

New bronze plaques will honor transgender medical researcher Dr. Alan Hart, gay AIDS activist and political cartoonist Daniel Sotomayor, and Jose Sarria, founder of the Imperial Court, one of the oldest LGBT groups.

This year's fest includes tours of All Saints' Episcopal Church, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative and more.

The group is honoring its 50th anniversary with an exhibition titled "Our Passion's Humanity," which is on display through Oct. 26.

The 88th edition of the parade on Thanksgiving morning will include marching bands, festive floats, staged performances and equestrian units.

The initiative aims to empower Black trans people, who face unique challenges to employment and transportation.

The tour celebrates the latest release of the AIA Guide to Chicago, one of the prime sources for the history and aesthetics of Chicago buildings.

Scientists don't know for sure how SUE got the holes in their jawbone. But a prevailing theory they were caused by an infection can't be true, a Field Museum researcher said.