A tree older than Chicago is about to be cut down

A 250 to 300 year old bur oak located next to the Lincoln Park Zoo will come down Monday.

Cineyouth features Chicago's rising film makers
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The Chicago International Film Festival for up and coming directors under the age of 22 kicks of this weekend at Facets in Lincoln Park. There will be 65 short films shown at the 18th annual Cineyouth Festival and they are all free and open to the public.

Man arrested for attacking women on DePaul's campus
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A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking three women on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus Wednesday.

New baby lion plays with dad at Lincoln Park Zoo
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One of three new lion cubs makes his way around the Lincoln Park Zoo exhibit for the first time Friday wrestling with his dad the whole way.

New baby lion plays with dad at Lincoln Park Zoo
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One of three new lion cubs makes his way around the Lincoln Park Zoo exhibit for the first time Friday wrestling with his dad the whole way.

Knudsen locks up full term in 43rd Ward as challenger Comer concedes a week after runoff

Lincoln Park Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) has officially parlayed his City Council appointment into election to a full term, as challenger Brian Comer on Tuesday conceded defeat a week after the polls closed in their runoff contest.

Across Chicago area, children race to gather Easter eggs

Hundreds of thousands of Easter Eggs were spread across parks, football fields and playgrounds this weekend.

Notebaert Nature Museum workers urge support for union

The drive to join AFSCME’s Council 31 follows the local’s successful organizing at the Field Museum, Newberry Library and the Art Institute of Chicago and its school.

North Side businesses hit in burglary spree

Businesses in several North Side neighborhoods were burglarized over a two-day period this week.