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Halloweek Oct. 22-31 will feature Halloween events across the city for kids and families — including 10,000 bags of Blommer's Chocolate candy and thousands of free costumes.

This ceremony will be held Oct. 11 at the Chicago History Museum. It's the organization's first in-person induction ceremony since 2017.

Chicagoan Ruperto Vergara spotted the characteristic bright blue bike parked outside a Mexican grocery store. A lost or stolen bike can cost a user $1,200.

"(A) Part: A Recipe Guidebook to Chicago" features more than 20 local creators taking you to their favorite places and sharing recipes that remind them of Chicago.

The festival runs Oct. 12-23. It will screen 92 features and 56 shorts, including programs centered around LGBTQ-, Black- and women-themed stories.

Wagyu beef is being served with a side of hardware at Fixin' Franks, the hot dog stands inside Chicago Home Depot stores.

Lightfoot's 2023 spending plan also includes more pension contributions and increased funding for the police department, homelessness prevention, abortion care and more.

The new 988 suicide prevention line shows promise in Illinois, but questions remain.

Some aldermen, including one who supported it, said the curfew change was a "waste of time." Now, activists want the curfew repealed — and they might sue over it.

Mold spores grow especially in wet areas and can cause allergy symptoms similar to pollen.

The city previously gave birthing parents up to four or six weeks of paid leave and non-birthing parents two weeks of paid leave. The new policy goes into effect Jan. 1.

PHOTOS: From a groundbreaking in Englewood to a woman giving away bouquets in Lincoln Park, Chicagoans were busy this week.

Here's a roundup of orchards near Chicago where you can stock up on apples for the fall.

The film explores Black, queer love through the lens of a '40s poet. Viewers can watch "The Funnel" virtually Friday at the Reeling Film Festival.

After 11 years of declining enrollment, Chicago Public Schools now serves 322,106 children, making it the nation’s fourth largest district after Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which serves 324,961 students.

The first stop of the filmmaker's U.S. tour will feature the Chicago premiere of his short film, an artist lecture and more.

The new investigative team will work closely with Block Club's neighborhood reporters to root out corruption, wrongdoing and inequality, particularly on the South and West sides.

The highest-paid alderpeople will make $142,772 next year, thanks to a nearly 10 percent raise. The lowest-paid alderperson makes $115,560, by comparison.

City Council hasn’t seen this level of turnover in decades, experts said. To find a similar situation, one would have to look back to the post-World War II era, when returning servicemen ran for office.