CHICAGO — A Chicago family who loves the magic of nature was able to capture photos of the northern lights Wednesday night at Montrose Beach. DeJuan Shorter and his wife Ellen were tracking when the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – A Piping Plover plan has hatched at Montrose Beach. “They’re called Piping Plovers for a reason,” birder and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's lakefront was crowded again this weekend as new COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the city. Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut the lakefront down again after she ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mumford & Sons took the stage at Cricket Hill near Montrose Beach Friday night after the concert was postponed earlier this week due to weather. The concert producers said all the ...

A crowd gathered at Montrose Beach on Sunday morning for a Solar Fest, advocating clean energy. The festival was part of Sun Day — two words — the first-ever nationwide day calling for the large-scale ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. President Harry Truman, third from left ...

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