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Bally's temporary casino at Medinah Temple could open as early as Saturday. First, it has to pass a dry run with state officials and pre-selected guests this week.

The new Choose Chicago program awards points (and prizes) to hopheads who visit two dozen area brewpubs.

The city will begin moving migrants to the Parthenon Guest House on Friday. A community meeting about the plan is set for Wednesday.

A lottery will give a select few fans the chance to buy tickets for only $10.

The new book “Country & Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival” sheds light on the city's history as an "incubator community" for country and folk music.

Taste of Chicago 2023 features 35 food vendors, 15 food trucks and live music from Slick Rick, Whitney and Lupita Infante.

Over the past four years, Star Events and the West Loop Community Organization have teamed up to stage the fest. But they've cut ties as both face criticism for how organizers collected donations at Taste of Randolph.

In a twist on the classic board game, players search for clues at various iconic locations to find the weapon, room and culprit involved in the murder of Mr. Boddy.

The Chicago Jazz Festival, Taste Of Polonia, Fiesta Boricua and rescheduled Queer Fam Pride Jam are also on tap.

From Narcan vending machines to possible "safe consumption sights," city leaders and harm reduction efforts say Chicago needs to do more to tackle drug overdoses.

More than half of neighbors surveyed by Ald. Brendan Reilly don't want the street race to return, but the city and NASCAR have a three-year deal to keep the race in Chicago unless either side opts out.

A female student detailed several incidents in an anonymous Instagram account, then came forward publicly after reporting her claims to the Title IX office at Roosevelt.

The West Loop group said a charity for kids with craniofacial anomalies would benefit from Taste of Randolph donations. But the charity was never involved in planning or given an explanation of how it would benefit.

The free concert in Millennium Park will feature renowned conductors Sergio Cárdenas and Roselin Pabón and a host of Chicago-based music and dance ensembles.

Cannabis vendors and food trucks will be present, along with more than 20 artists performing throughout the weekend.

Chefs and owners say the hit FX series has been good for business and great for the city’s reputation as a food town that has it all, from Michelin-star menus to Italian beef.

The holiday ride is recreation of the classic The Polar Express Christmas film led by a cast of actors on board a real train out of Union Station.

A summer of NASCAR and Lollapalooza closures, rising rents and competition from unlicensed vendors has some Grant Park concessionaires at their breaking point. "Nothing's equal and fair," one complained.

Celebrate the end of August with Pizza City Fest at the Salt Shed, the Thalia Hall Block party, Cultivate Festival, a Hyde Park flea market, a Humboldt Park salsa band concert and more.

City officials said migrants can stay inside police stations throughout the day for heat relief, but migrants and volunteers were told they had to remain outside the building 8 a.m.-8 p.m. per normal protocol.