Chicago family-owned restaurants continue to fight for COVID-19 funding

The Chicago Restaurants Coalition says that only 36 percent of restaurants that applied for COVID grants received money last summer.

Child collides with sloth on zip line in Costa Rican rainforest

A child zooming on a zip line through a rainforest in La Fortuna, Costa Rica collided into a sloth clinging to the cable on March 13.

Suburban Chicago company making barbecue sauce to benefit veterans

An Army veteran from Chicago's Northwest suburbs is turning his passion for barbecue into a fundraising machine for fellow vets.

Happy Pi Day 2022: Celebrate March 14 with $3.14 pizza, other deals

March 14 is National Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (3.14), and you can score some related deals.

Time change fatigue? National Napping Day 2022 aims to help you recuperate

The start of daylight saving time has many of us struggling to adjust our body clocks to the hour difference, which is why the day after is National Napping Day.

Growing movement to make daylight saving time permanent

An idea that originated in the 18th century and was adopted more than a hundred years later in an effort to conserve energy could be on its last legs if the majority of Americans have their way.

Online registration for some Chicago Park District spring programs opens on March 14

The Chicago Park District offers free programs like spring break camp at Loyola, Bogan and Abbott Parks, and all-day camps like a nature camp at Northerly Island from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $120.

Daylight saving time 2022: Time ‘springs forward’ this Saturday night

The time has come again for daylight saving time, the one-hour clock adjustment observed by most of the United States that leaves many Americans feeling, well, tired.

Catalytic converter thefts spike nationwide

The National Insurance Crime Bureau is warning consumers about a nationwide spike in thefts of catalytic converters.

Banana Republic features baby with Down syndrome in new collection

“We were thrilled to give this beautiful, loving human his first modeling job,” Banana Republic told FOX Television Stations Group.

Canned pet food shortage continues amid supply chain woes

The canned pet food industry continues to feel the burn as supply chain woes and increases in price leave many pet owners improvising their dog or cat’s next meal.

Couple married for 30 years claim they've never argued

With more than 30 years of marriage under their belt, one Virginia couple claims they’ve never had a single argument.

Here are the 10 best places to live in the US if you have seasonal allergies

Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks most- and least-challenging cities in America for those who have pollen allergies.