The Chicago Park District’s new master plan for Grant Park threatens to overlook the city’s rich 16-inch softball history, pushing the remaining fields into obscurity as ‘festival grounds.’ Aug. 11, ...

By Don DeBat Aug. 4, 2025 – Fueled by a shortage of for-sale listings, prices of existing homes and condominiums skyrocketed to record levels this spring on Chicago’s North Side, reports a ...

Jul. 30, 2025 – It’s hard to imagine a Florida vacation without high-rise condos and theme parks, but then there’s Gulf County: The heart of the panhandle known as the “Forgotten Coast.” Engulfed in ...

By Don DeBat Jul. 28, 2025 – As the decades fly by, one fact is constant in the history of 16-inch slow-pitch Chicago-style softball: the game is more like playing chess than baseball. The biggest and ...

Led by rising office occupancy and more people attending art/cultural events, downtown Chicago caught a 'significant rebound' in the second quarter of 2025, according to the organization working to ...

Jul. 28, 2025 – As the decades fly by, one fact is constant in the history of 16-inch slow-pitch Chicago-style softball: the game is more like playing chess than baseball. The biggest and best ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is under fire as the Democratic Machine endorses Patrick Hynes to challenge him in the 2026 primary.

Jul. 29, 2025 – Rising demand, particularly from an aging population, is behind an estimated $1 billion expansion of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Streeterville campus. A new tower along Huron ...