New TikTok dating trend: Skipping makeup on first dates
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There?s a new trend on TikTok where women are showing up makeup-free on first dates ? not just to embrace natural beauty, but to see if a potential partner will accept them as they really are. It?s about flipping old dating norms and putting authenticity front and center.

Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl: Hidden Easter eggs or just coincidence?
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Taylor Swift?s first-ever podcast appearance on New Heights with Travis and Jason Kelce is fueling fan theories that she?s hinting at performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. Before the episode dropped, Swift teased four deluxe editions of her upcoming 12th album The Life of a Showgirl?but fans think she slipped in even more Easter eggs. During the two-hour conversation, Swift talked about baking sourdough ?60% of the time,? which fans linked to Super Bowl 60 at Levi?s Stadium, home of mascot ?Sourdough Sam.?

Bristol Renaissance Fair: Everything you need to know before you go
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We?re stepping back in time where knights battle, jesters juggle and turkey legs are basically a food group! We?re joined in studio now with two friends of the show Kenzie and Roman who had quite the weekend at the Bristol Renaissance Fair!

Arts of Life marks 25 years supporting artists with disabilities
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For 25 years, Arts of Life has been building an inclusive creative community for artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities?offering not just a studio, but a platform for self-expression, and leadership in the arts.

First day of school brings excitement and nerves for CPS students, parents

Students returned to Chicago Public Schools for the first day of the 2025-26 year, with a celebratory welcome at Walter Payton College Prep.

Spray your worries away at Studio W.I.P. in Uptown
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Studio W.I.P. in Uptown lets you channel your inner artist through graffiti onto a cool interactive canvas.

Building collapses on Chicago's South Side

A building collapsed Monday morning in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

Boy, 9, dies after West Loop attack

A 9-year-old boy is reportedly brain dead after an attack caused him to fall down the stairs this month in the West Loop.

Man, 4-year-old struck on Chicago crosswalk in hit-and-run

A man and a 4-year-old boy were hospitalized after a car hit them on a crosswalk Sunday night in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.

Chicago weather: Hot & humid Monday, but a cool-down is coming

It was a busy weekend in the weather department with several rounds of storms and areas of flooding. While most of Chicagoland is expected to stay dry tonight, a few storms are impacting areas near I-39 this evening. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees.