Patricia Jackson, 34, has always valued the presence of her family. The middle of 14 children, she said her home was made up of love, laughter, and good memories. “It was a lot of us – not just my ...

In the new special Riding the Rails, Geoffrey Baer explores Chicago’s past and present trains and railroad lines and explains ...

Having escaped from prison, Edmond uses the Abbé Faria's map to find treasure and then turns it towards seeking revenge.

Micah Siva, a Highland Park-based cookbook author, makes kreplach in memory of her grandmother, from whom she learned them, ...

"When a restaurant is flowing it’s a kind of symphony," says Eric Shin, who is simultaneously CEO and co-founder of ...

Geoffrey Baer rides the rails, Lucy Worsley investigates the American Revolution, and we celebrate Jewish heritage and Earth ...

Chicago has three nominees for this year's James Beard Awards, one of the food industry's highest honors. The awards ceremony ...

Two sisters-in-law newly arrived from Ireland grapple with pregnancies as the midwives face a modernizing world, while a ...

The Illinois primaries made for a busy news month. Did you keep up with the news? Test your knowledge with our monthly news quiz.

The writer of Walden has been flattened into a caricature, but Henry David Thoreau was much more than a "prophetic hermit," the directors of the documentary say.

Fly With Me is a story about new frontiers for working women and the constraints of traditional notions of femininity. It's about both exploitation and activism, and pitched battles within the ...