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The city of Chicago estimates that 1.2 million people attended this year's Taste of Chicago, and those people did their share of eating.The crowds at the 32nd annual food fest consumed 17,600 slices of Lou Malnati's pizza, 18,720 slices of Eli's Cheesecake and 15,000 funnel cakes from th

25-year-old Davonte Johnson has had a career many would envy for someone so young. But he's made a change that reflects a realism about the possibility of actual success in Chicago for artists, the sacrifices involved in doing what you love, and what it means to step away.

When even a "regular" job is hard to find, what is it really like to be young and figuring it all out?

Lee Bey had forgotten all about the McCormick Inn, a high-rise convention center hotel that was demolished after only 20 years of use. That is until he saw a YouTube video documenting a 1976 two-alarm fire at the hotel.

Why do strangers feel compelled to attack women over their parenting choices? Claire Zulkey argues because it’s easy — thanks to the Internet.

After months of private meetings and public town halls, Chicago today unveils its new cultural plan. Ready for a "museum campus south?" Or a neighborhood cultural council?