Every year as part of the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew ...

In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...

A spontaneous midnight boat ride along the North Branch featured Chicago’s latest famed fauna. Local Lens is a series where ...

On the day of the 2024 St. Patrick’s parade, none of the tagged fish rushed to find shelter from their suddenly green ...

The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.

Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and ...

As beaver sightings become more common along the Chicago River, one possibly pregnant beaver captivated Chicagoans. Her name is now Ida Beav Wells — and she has two kits.

A widespread and dangerous severe weather outbreak is expected to develop Friday and into the weekend as a powerful storm ...

By Tim Ruzek Just before the iron-truss bridge, a pickup stopped in December 1952 to allow a bus to go through the narrow ...

Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans are some of the best U.S. cities to explore on a kayak, according to a seasoned guide ...

Severe weather threatens the mid-Mississippi Valley and Southeast this weekend, with possible hail, and isolated tornadoes. Newsweek's live blog is closed.