The Shedd Aquarium is educating people on which fish to eat and which to avoid due to being over-hunted.

Check out Burgerfest at Rockit locations River North and Wrigleyville locations from Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5.

Illinois-style pay-for-play politics as usual?

Is Armagnac the new vodka? Find out at a free tasting.

A series of meaty benefits for Feeding America to take place at several local steakhouses, June 8-July 22.

Two Cook County commissioners say the state's attorney is reviewing a possible procurement deal by the Cook County Health and Hospital System to see if it violates the county's purchasing code.

This was found while poking around the 44th Ward site, This could be useful if the coppers actually showed up to crimes...

Urban homesteaders seek to apply the principles of old-fashioned self-sufficiency to their lives within a city or suburban setting.

Hear the federal wiretap of the conversation between Rob Blagojevich and (now) Senator Roland Burris.

Looks like Kanye is moving full force ahead with his new book

"Thank You and You're Welcome." He teamed with marketer/

philosopher J. Sakiya Sandifer to pen the book.

County health officials are hoping to win a $400,000 grant to build the health department's social networking presence.

Northwestern University has selected StandUp for Kids, a organization that works with homeless and at-risk youth, as their 2010 beneficiary.

Tango Sur is an Argentinian steakhouse on the north side of Chicago. It's an affordable BYOB with a patio, and it's incredibly popular. It's a spot I've recommended often.

Ten students were taken to area hospitals after emergency crews responded to a pepper spray incident at a Northwest Side high school Tuesday afternoon.

Zell's minions have also been doing more innovation than a lot of their counterparts in the industry, fiddling with everything from radical redesigns to ambitious hyperlocal networks.

Spygirls battle on the streets of Chicago. Write your own tagline in the comments & Imagination Publishing will publish winning tagline.

U.S. Senator Roland Burris promised to raise campaign cash for Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich while he was lobbying hard to be appointed to the U.S. Senate.

The multiple levels and staircases for the suggested U.S. Cellular Field Metra Station looks just like the Donkey Kong video game. $11.7 million to build a life-sized version of Donkey Kong.

Uptown’s gangbangers are reported to be fighting within their own ranks, Sgt. Mark Forrest told residents attending the CAPS Beat 2313 meeting at Clarendon Park earlier this month.

What: This is the official grand opening of the 7-Eleven in your neighborhood. Come stop by for a 25 cent hot dog grilled on our outdoor charcoal grill.

Did you know that more than 80 percent of apple juice in this country comes from China?

Not even the most ardent Cubs & Sox haters would have guessed they would be a combined 41-46 at this point in the season.

Two more days to make your bid on one of Chicago's hottest chefs -- yours for an evening.

Even though the Blackhawks haven't had a good run against the Detroit Red Wings, they sure did get a spiffy tribute on the red CNA building.

An explosion on the West Side results in four buildings burning and heroism from a couple police officers.

Andy Shaw, who retired in January as chief political reporter for WLS-Ch. 7, has joined the Better Government Association as executive director, the BGA announced today.

Gov. Quinn's "doomsday" budget calls to cut the state's Community Care program by half.

Ald. Ed Burke (14th), who flogged the Art Institute of Chicago for raising its admission price to $18, will undoubtedly be interested in checking out this post from Time's Richard Lacayo.

I'm exhausted already- as an entrant to Hyatt's Big Welcome Contest, I have a chance to win 365 free days in a hyatt and 1,000,000 Frequent flier miles.

Chicago-area transit riders may soon be using their cell phones to pay to ride buses or trains. The fare-phones would work essentially like the "smart" credit cards that are already in place.

The interior of the home made famous in the movie 'Ferris Buehler's Day Off." The Highland Park home is on the market, with an asking price of $2.3 million.

A Maine East High School teacher who told police she "loves" a former student has been charged with having sex with the 16-year-old boy.

FLORA: I think they'e making assumptions about the intelligence of audience that other news organizations don't do. That it doesn't have to be spelled out.

It was hard to leave. He teared up. He promised to return at least every couple of months. He left his car parked in the driveway. But he was moving on to bigger things.