The summer season of music festivals and arena shows has begun. Here are 100 concerts around the area between now and the ...

Somewhere, Daniel Burnham weeps. In 1909, the 19th-century architect first floated the idea of a manmade park off the coast of Chicago, stretching seven miles between Grant Park and Jackson Park. The ...

Camping at Northerly Island is closer than we thought. In just a couple of weeks, a group of campers will get the chance to camp at the man-made island this summer. The event will begin on the evening ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Construction will begin this fall to turn Northerly Island – the onetime site of Meigs Field – into a new hub for urban camping. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General ...

Parts of the Northerly Island park that opened just last fall are now blocked off, closed to the public because of lake erosion. Pounding waves and gusty winds have taken their toll on the sea wall ...

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Millions of public dollars and lots of planning have been poured into Northerly Island, but the nature preserve was nearly desolate on a sunny Saturday afternoon in late August. Meanwhile, North Side ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicagoans and tourists are invited to explore Northerly Island and engage in exciting winter activities during Polar Adventure Days Saturday. Northerly Island is located at 1521 S.

CHICAGO (AP) — What was once an airport on Chicago’s lakefront is now a park featuring nature trails, rolling hills, migratory birds and native plantings. The 40-acre expanse of green space officially ...

Just eight months after Northerly Island Park opened, the foundation beneath a path on the east side of the park is crumbling. The Chicago Park District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said ...