In just a couple of weeks, the Art Institute of Chicago will unveil with great fanfare its new $300 million Modern Wing designed by architect Renzo Piano. Here are the ... Read More

Mom and Beyond I like thinking about May right before a forecasted 80-degree April weekend. It's like summer is sitting right there in front of us, and all we have to ... Read More

Running short on time this Earth Day, but have the best of intentions? Here are five quick ways you can help Mother Earth's Midwest patch: Take the online Chicago Earth Day ... Read More

Remember the Oath of Office Do-Over? The end of April marks President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. Reflect on how he has spent them with this Photo Timeline ... Read More

The Chicago Park District, which, I think, offers some of the best and most affordable summer programming for kids and adults, opens its online registration on Monday, April 20 at ... Read More

"Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House." --Barack Obama, Election Night Speech The puppy ... Read More

My continuing search for good outlet stores during the Great Recession brought me to the Gap Outlet in Logan Square. My quick take? Think of it as "Gap Light." Gap ... Read More

Author Sandra Cisneros will appear tonight, Tuesday, April 14 at the Harold Washington Library (400 S. State Street) at 6 p.m. to discuss her work and life. As you may ... Read More

My conversation with the woman at the check-out counter of the Vienna Beef Factory Store went something like this: Me: What’s the difference was between the individual jumbo hot dogs ... Read More

The Obamas spent Easter Day welcoming their new dog, Bo. He was a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy and his wife, and he's a Portuguese Water Dog. As you'll recall, ... Read More

Crook your ear and listen for summer: The Chicago Blues Fest 2009 schedule of performers has been announced so you can begin imagining it in all its free vibe glory. ... Read More

Of course, a lot is still tentative, but here is what we know so far about the Chicago Blackhawks' bid for the Stanley Cup. You diehards might also want to peruse ... Read More

Sometimes, when Earth Day rolls around, I feel like all of us are on one side of the rope in a game of tug of war. We're pitted against an ... Read More

Is your Fido a fatto? If he is, he's not alone. Dr. Scott Rovner, of the Roscoe Village Animal Hospital, recently named the top three health concerns he sees in dogs ... Read More

With a flat as a flapjack course and timing just six months apart from the Chicago Marathon, the inaugural Illinois Marathon in Champaign-Urbana is poised to become an easy off-season ... Read More

It's not every day I get an e-mail from a rabbi with a subject line that reads, "Hilarious 1-min video worth your time." So, I bit. And, I'm glad I ... Read More