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Today in Chicago History: Comiskey Park hosts major league baseball’s 1st All-Star Game
1933: Comiskey Park hosted baseball’s first All-Star Game, conceived by Tribune sports editor Arch Ward. Vintage Chicago ...
NASCAR Chicago Street Race hits the gas for 2nd day, Shane van Gisbergen wins again in Cup Series
Fans were back in and around Grant Park on Sunday for another high-octane day of racing. This now marks an end to the final ...
Chicago outdoors: Bass on pike, Grant Park redtail, a velvet buck & a working spider
A largemouth bass trying to engulf a northern pike, a suburban velvet buck, the surprise of a Grant Park red-tailed hawk and ...
Volunteers make sure Chicago’s Winnemac Park is a blast — even without fireworks
The “Fourth for All” party at Chicago’s Winnemac Park was born as an alternative to the illegal firework demonstrations that ...
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A once-resplendent bandstand in Garfield Park is getting the $2 million restoration it deserves
Built in 1897, the venue for musical performances features a showstopping copper dome and marble-clad base designed by ...
Chicago-area priest accused of sexually abusing a minor at Melrose Park church, archdiocese says
The Rev. Curtis Lambert — who has “strenuously denied” the allegations, per a letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich — was pulled ...
Fourth of July fireworks shows in the Chicago area: Full schedule
Those looking to watch Fourth of July fireworks displays in the Chicago area will have plenty of options, but not as many as ...
North Lawndale group demands answers, changes from Chicago Park District after lifeguard charged with shooting teens
The North Lawndale Chamber of Commerce is demanding an apology and accountability from the Chicago Park District, after a ...