North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new ...

You can kayak on the Chicago River, go to an EcoFest, bike in the Juneteenth Freedom Ride, rock climb with a drag queen and more.

For those interested in viticulture, Baxter’s Vineyards and Winery – Illinois’ oldest winery – offers tastings of locally produced wines. Their specialty fruit wines, particularly those made from ...

1923: Chicago’s first aquarium opened at Lincoln Park Zoo. The 150,000-square-foot building was designed to house 86 tanks ...

A deadly practice row by a women's crew team on the North Branch on May 14 through Canada geese left dead goslings in its ...

The iconic red and gold sign beckons like a lighthouse for steak lovers. Chicago’s culinary history hangs right there on Franklin Street. Photo Credit: Steve A. In a city famous for its steakhouses, ...

An exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists highlights links between environmental and climate injustice and the ...

High caution readings were found on 23 days last summer with only four corresponding with sewer system overflows, water ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot and critically injured in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning, police said. Officers responded to a call about a shooting in the River North neighborhood's 300 ...

Now, the Trump administration is scrubbing thousands of government websites of history, legal records and data it finds disagreeable. It has sought to expand the executive branch’s power to shield ...