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Katie Kather

A card game on Metra that’s lasted at least three decades is building community on the morning commute.
A video profile of a West Side zoo comes together with help from a historian and the ghost of an urban bear.
One of Chicago’s more violent West Side neighborhoods is getting its first yoga studio, and it’s being opened by a man who spent nearly half his life in prison for murder.
The late Chicago mayor’s personal and political life is portrayed in a large collection of documents and memorabilia.
Buildings will feature Gang’s eco-friendly design and top-floor reading room with a lake view.
About a dozen parishioners stood outside in the rain Wednesday and watched as crews with sledgehammers started tearing down the roof of St. James Catholic Church.
Local lawmakers are calling out Illinois U.S. Senator Mark Kirk for voting not to debate immigration reform at a federal level.
The Hull House Theater in Uptown could close by the end of the month.
Erendira Rendon is an undocumented immigrant, but deferred action status allows the 27-year-old to remain in the US.
The Chicago Latino Film Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with an award-winning documentary by María Fernanda Restrepo.