Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.

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Chicago Bears’ 1985 “Super Bowl Shuffle” documentary will explore the Grammy-nominated hit that reached #41 on Billboard charts. Chicago Bears players are getting their moment in the spotlight once ...

British electric drive specialist Helix builds some of the most power-dense electric motors in the world. Now it's working to springboard that compact, power-packed design into a marine drive ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the shutdown pausing payouts for people using SNAP benefits local businesses are helping out. Jewel Osco is having a cruise for a cause Wednesday. A giant gravy boat will be ...

A Chicago restaurant owner is opening his doors to serve free hot meals to help people impacted by SNAP benefit cuts in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Quentin Love spent Tuesday morning ...

Jeffy Mai is the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. As the government shutdown stretches on into its second month, restaurants ...

STRANDED ON THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN FOR MONTHS? IT BECAME AN EYESORE AND A LANDMARK ALL AT ONCE. TONIGHT YOU COULD OWN A PIECE FOR FREE. 12 NEWS’S DUKE CARTER EXPLAINS HOW THE WRECKAGE IS NOW ...

One of the most popular Chicago attractions will soon come to an end for the 2025 season. The Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise, which takes tours on the Chicago River will run its final ...

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A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans lost to gun violence. "You need to tell the story of your child," said one ...