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Just south of Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, there’s a lovely promenade of trees in a noisy, busy part of the part. It seems like an unlikely spot to find a species endangered in Illinois.

The Chicago Park District will create habitat for migratory songbirds along a 2.2-mile strip of land sandwiched by railroad tracks and Lake Shore Drive between 31st and 47th Streets

In 1960 a Chicago park was renamed to honor a distinguished citizen. But what about the man whose name was dropped?

Chicago's lakefront is busy with pedestrians, cyclists and enthusiasts. Now more than 50 large sculptures have been added to the mix. Do they improve or detract from the scenery?

An almost-end-of-the-year press release from the Chicago Park District—the kind that often is lost or buried—has announced a most interesting change in the artistic structure of Theater on the Lake, the annual Lincoln Park summer theater program which will be 60 years old in 2012.For quite a few yea

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is heading to court against a Millennium Park restaurant that gets a bargain deal for a prime location.In 2003, the Chicago Park District signed the 20-year deal that gave the Park Grill free utilities and freedom from property taxes.

The Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago’s West Side is continuing cleanup efforts and unveiling a fundraising campaign Wednesday night following severe hail damage.The June 30 hailstorm pounded the conservatory and damaged about 40,000 panes of glass.Eunita Rushing, president of the Garfield Park