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North Branch Trail Extension Joins A Growing Northwest Side Bike Network

City and county leaders cut the ribbon on the 1.2-mile path extension Saturday.

Forest Glen Garden Walk Returns On Saturday: 'Just Vibrancy All Around'

The annual Forest Glen Garden Walk features 20 gardens. It runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

Really Stinky Corpse Flower Blooms At Chicago Botanic Garden

Java emits a smell like a combination of "limburger cheese, garlic, rotting fish and smelly feet."

Huge Corpse Flowers Could Smell Twice As Bad — If They Bloom

The Botanic Garden hopes the twin flowers preparing to bloom don't fail to do so, like Spike in 2015.

Museums, Zoos Saw 15 Million Visitors in 2015

Attendance jumped among the city's museums and zoos last year.

Corpse Flower Spike on Display Through Tuesday at Noon; Has 'Slight Scent'

Spike failed to bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Huge Corpse Flower's 'Water Broke', But It Still Hasn't Bloomed

Twelve years in the making, "Spike" will bloom for a brief, awful-smelling time at the Botanic Garden.

Botanic Garden's 'Corpse Flower' Will See Rare, Smelly Bloom Soon

The enormous flowering plant blooms once every seven to 10 years, and the smell is "nauseating."

New Program Aims to Turn City Teens into Urban Farmers

Slots are still open for the Chicago Botanic Garden-led class that teaches hydroponics and more.

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North Branch Bike Trail Extensions Pick Up Where Protected Lanes Leave Off

Federal funding has been earmarked for a pedestrian bridge near the Lincoln Village shopping center.

Top Stories

Downtown Twins Born At Roosevelt Red Line Station Have Names, Are Doing Well

And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.

Humboldt Park Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Evacuee Welcome Center Opens Today

For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.

Roseland Police Hiring Process Discriminates Against Blacks, Latinos: Ald. Beale

Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.

Wicker Park Trek Bike Shop Coming To Milwaukee Avenue's 'Hipster Highway,' Bid Shows

The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Downtown Ald. Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing

Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.

Chinatown Pistol Whipping of Sisters In Chinatown Part Of Larger Crime Spree: Police

The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.

The Loop 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago

We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.

Dunning Drunken-Driving Victim Hopes Cop Charged With DUI Gets Probation: Court

Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.

West Pullman Man Shoots Himself In Penis During West Pullman Robbery, Prosecutors Say

Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.

Logan Square Landlord M. Fishman's Move To Evict Logan Square Tenants Sparks Protest

The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.

Noble Square Million Dollar Town Houses On Wicker, Noble Square Border Launch Pre-Sales

"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.

O'Hare Traveling For Thanksgiving? Midway, O'Hare Among Most Delayed Busy Airports

About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.