How to see the northern lights tonight in Chicago and Illinois on 2nd night of spectacular aurora borealis display
Following a dazzling display of the northern lights across much of the U.S. Tuesday night, another spectacular show is expected late Wednesday. Submit your pictures of the northern lights here Tuesday night’s geomagnetic activity reached severe levels according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. The Planetary K-index, a measure of how disturbed the Earth’s […]
JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump
One of the most consistent themes of Donald Trump’s rise to power has been the utter fecklessness of his opposition. The Republican establishment’s pick of nominee in 2016, Jeb Bush, turned out to be a helpless buffoon. Then the Democrats picked Hillary Clinton as Trump’s opponent, who turned out to be the second-most unpopular nominee […]
How To Make A Billion Dollars Selling Hot Dogs
Dick Portillo opened a hot dog stand in Chicago with $1,100 and built it into a billion-dollar regional chain, Portillo’s. After cashing out in 2014, he bought back some stores and built a new real estate and restaurant empire—now, he sits back and collects the rent. It’s been 11 years since Richard “Dick” Portillo sold […]
How to watch the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game: Lineups, streaming, odds and all-time record book
The Athletic has live coverage of the WNBA All-Star Game. A record-setting season gets its well-deserved midsummer break, as the best of the WNBA shows out for a Saturday night scrimmage on broadcast television. Even with local lionheart Caitlin Clark iced up on the sidelines, Indianapolis will still be packed and hyped for a stacked […]
How to Coexist With Coyotes – Chicago Magazine
It’s a rule of nature: When animals give birth, their babies are almost always cute. It’s certainly true for coyotes. And that helps explain why my social media posts showing coyote pups in the North Side’s Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum went viral, racking up 19,000 likes on BlueSky and more than 2 million views on […]
2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: How to watch the second round, full schedule and more
The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are under way and Round 1 proved to be an exciting start to the post-season. This year, the playoffs are showcasing the slightly smaller markets (New York, Boston and Chicago are out). The teams who have made it to the second round in the Eastern Conference are the Toronto […]
The DNC is here. Here’s how to watch it
The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks that saw the party switch out its nominee, upending what had already been an unprecedented campaign year. With the departure of President Joe Biden from the campaign, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ swift ascension to the […]