Photos from the game between the Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 ..read more

According to international research, between 150 million and 190 million tons of single-use plastic products were produced globally in 2021. That number is expected to triple by 2060, with half ending up in landfills. Chicago-area artists, volunteers and designers are trying creative ways to change that course. Triveni Institute founded by Jordan Parker recently hosted a fashion show in downtown Chicago where local designers created outfits exclusively using single-use plastic, thrifted clothes and “found objects.” Artist Donna Castellanos works with just about any material to create collages ..read more

Chicago Public Schools students from about a dozen city high schools held walkouts on Jan. 30, 2024, to demand that aldermen vote the next day in favor of a cease-fire resolution scheduled for City Council ..read more

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's busy 2024 European tour spans 14 concerts in 11 cities in 19 days ..read more

Crab fisherman Lance Nacio’s family has made its living fishing along the coast of Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish for three generations. He’s continuing the family business, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult. Nitrogen and phosphorus are flowing from the Mississippi River Basin into the Gulf of Mexico, creating an oxygen-void area along southern Louisiana and eastern Texas over 18 times larger than Chicago. Fish, shrimp and other commercial species swim farther from the coast to escape, and those that can’t move fast enough die. Fishermen must follow, spending more time and money to sail ..read more

Officials are monitoring the Kankakee River in the Wilmington area, but conditions have already spurred evacuations on Jan. 26, 2024 ..read more

Photos from the NCAA men's basketball game between No. 10 Illinois and Northwestern in Evanston on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 ..read more

Martin Sorge, once a regular at the now-closed Swedish Bakery in Andersonville neighborhood, has been trying to re-create bakery's famous Andersonville Coffee Cake since the business closed its doors in 2017. With yeasted dough and warm spices in its fillings, Sorge defines it to be more like a "sweet bread than a cake." His homemade version of the coffee cake does not look like the original but tastes as good ..read more

A man wanted in the fatal shootings of eight people in the Joliet area was found dead late Jan. 22, 2024, by U.S. Marshals in Texas after he took his own life, according to the Joliet Police Department ..read more

During a night of alcohol-free imbibing, voting and judging, Vanilla Sex took home the top prize for best spirit-free drink, followed by Time to Ketch Up and Don’t Look Down, all drinks crafted by local bartenders for a special “No ID” competition and tasting event on the night of Jan. 18, 2024, in Lakeview ..read more