It’s December in Chicago and it’s time to celebrate. Not Christmas, it’s time for the annual First Ward Ball — the most raucous, hedonistic, booze-soaked party...
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Garfield Park Conservatory is a tropical resort that you can escape to whenever the winter weather in Chicago turns nasty....
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Through the years there have been a number of innovative candy manufacturers that have called Chicago “sweet home.” ...
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Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is just around the corner and the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen is one of the best spots to commemorate it....
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We’ve compiled a list of our favorite neighborhood parks that are also easily accessible via the L...
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The invention of baseball is murky. There is no debate about the invention of softball, however. The game was invented in 1887 on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago....
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