Chicago named top destination for winter travel in new report

Chicago has been ranked as the top destination in WalletHub's 2025 Best Winter Destinations report for its low travel costs and attractions for winter travelers.

Chicago’s most hauntingly fascinating museum: The International Museum of Surgical Science
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This spooky season, we’re stepping inside Chicago’s International Museum of Surgical Science, where medicine meets mystery in the city’s Gold Coast. The museum blends science, history, and spookiness, showcasing medical relics from the past — including an X-ray shoe size fitter, an iron lung, and other fascinating (and eerie) artifacts that reveal how far medicine has come.

Anti-ICE protest in Chicago after Border Patrol chief appears in court
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Demonstrators marched in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood after Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino testified in front of a federal judge Tuesday morning.

Chicago celebrates 50 years of “Siskel & Ebert”
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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Chicago Film Office is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Siskel & Ebert, the iconic TV program that changed the way America talks about movies.

The Gallagher Cup: Ireland vs All Blacks rematch at Soldier Field this weekend
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All Blacks legend Dane Coles and former Scotland international rugby player Nathan Hines join live in studio to tease this weekend's highly anticipated rugby rematch between Ireland and the All Blacks.

Gravity and our bodies | ChicagoNOW
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The difference between feeling strong and feeling exhausted might come down to one thing: how well your body manages gravity. Brennan Spiegel, MD, director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai explains the effects that gravity has on the body.

Documentary highlights Skokie woman's self-ran orchard and farm
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Oriana Kruszewski has been a staple at the Logan Square and Green City farmers markets for about two decades selling fruit you don’t necessarily see at the grocery store. Krista Kane, founder of new Chicago-based production company Shrimp Studio, is telling Oriana's story in a new documentary. Oriana and Krista join ChicagoNOW in studio.

Chicago alderman questions CDOT over timing of multiple bridge closures across the river
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With four major Chicago River bridges shut down for repairs, Ald. Bill Conway joins to discuss commuter frustrations, CDOT’s budget hearing, and why all the projects are happening at once.

Chicago hit-and-run: Driver sought after pedestrian seriously injured

Chicago police say they're looking for the driver of a silver minivan tied to a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian last week.

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino to testify in federal court about Chicago tear-gassing
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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is scheduled to testify in federal court on Tuesday about immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and the deployment of tear gas in city streets.