Andrew Meriwether

From kayaking to scuba diving, here are ways you can get out on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River this summer.

Go for the headliners, but stay for these local up-and-comers worthy of their own spotlight.

The film captures the community’s effort to create a memorial near the site of the mass shooting in honor of lost loved ones.

Within days of the shooting, survivors and community members looked into ways to turn their grief into action.

A longtime traffic reporter took us inside the studio and showed us what goes into creating reports heard by thousands of drivers.

The story behind the show “Lust in the Dust” starts with photographer Joe Gallo, the Beat Kitchen and an 8-foot snake.

Major construction projects from more than 50 years ago left behind large pits in the ground. Many have since been converted into beloved fishing lakes.

Behind the Chicago Transit Authority's massive Skokie facility stand several dozen of the agency's best bus drivers.

The Tom and Jerry didn't originate in Chicago, but it's now a holiday tradition. Try the classic cocktail or update it with a torched top.

The cocktail didn’t originate in Chicago, but it’s now a holiday tradition. Try the classic or update it with a torched top.