If you are looking for gorgeous golf courses and a small town with a charming vibe, this Chicago suburb is worth the train ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

Chicago’s iconic country music and barbecue festival the Windy City Smokeout is back, bringing with it a star-studded roster of performers and vendors. Starting Thursday, the area outside of the ...

If there’s one food Chicago takes seriously, it’s the hot dog, and this festival proves it. The Windy City Hot Dog Fest is back for its fifth year, taking over Portage Park for a full weekend of food, ...

Organizers for the Windy City Smokeout have revealed the fifth and final headliner for the popular music and barbecue festival. The event, held each year in the parking lots surrounding the United ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Tourists visit Millennium Park and "Cloud Gate," a reflective metal sculpture by British artist Anish Kapoor, on March 26, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. (George Rose/Getty Images) Chicago is often ...

Draped in multicolor string lights and blasting Christmas music, a group of over 20 skaters weaved through the streets of Chicago on a recent night to celebrate the holiday season. The group’s leader, ...