Pet oxygen masks that help revive pets suffering from fire-related smoke inhalation were given to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters will be trained to use the cone-shaped masks that can be used on dogs, cats and even some birds.

Last hired, first fired earns African Americans the dubious distinction of having the highest Chicago unemployment rate. Will this financial recession need another economic stimulus, fellow Windy Citizens?

a very depressing story about an undocumented immigrant: “There has to be somebody in the world that cares about him, that knows him,” he said. “He needs every opportunity to integrate, every opportunity to live.”

Genderqueer Chicago is asking the Chicago masses to use the wrong restroom tomorrow, in a show of solidarity for the transgender community.

Operator assistance, texting & e-mails will become more popular with plans to require all Chicago callers to dial eleven digits--even across the street. Shouldn't there be an easier way, Windy Citizens?

This is Travis. He rides a bike with a roll-bar welded to the frame which allows it to do a complete flip when he hits the brake.

First hand testimony of students who contracted Swine Flu, plus how the university is responding by instituting "quarantine zones" in certain dorms. Because we all know that college is just one giant petri dish anyway...

With the mercury beginning its precipitous fall, some of us will alter our lifestyle in very significant ways. For one Chicagoan however, it will be business as usual. Dottie Brackett, famed blogger behind Let’s Go Ride A Bike, will continue cycling around the city in rain, shine, sleet, and snow.