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A boat travels along the Chicago River near State Street on April 22, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The Chicago River Swim is still on — but it’s been moved to Lake Michigan

August 20, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

The city denied a permit for the open-water river event because of safety concerns related to the proposed route and number of swimmers.

A super blue moon rises behind a Chicago building as a gull flies past on Aug. 19, 2024. A blue moon refers to the presence of a second full moon in a calendar or a third full moon in a season containing four, and super because of its closer distance to earth compared to other times of year. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

A super blue moon can be seen through Wednesday. How rare is it?

August 20, 2024 at 12:59 p.m.

According to NASA, about 25% of all full moons are big or "super" moons, but only 3% of full moons are blue moons.

Activists march on North Michigan Avenue on Aug. 18, 2024, in Chicago, host city for the Democratic National Convention. The protest was organized by CODEPINK, a women-led anti-war nonprofit that seeks to redirect tax dollars into health care, education and green jobs. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Pro-abortion rights and LGBTQ+ protesters rally ahead of the start of the DNC

August 18, 2024 at 10:43 p.m.

The coalition won a permit for a route on Michigan Avenue following a long legal battle with the city.

Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 21, 2018. In the Senate, Kamala Harris co-sponsored the Green New Deal. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Climate change is a defining issue for young voters. Neither Harris nor Trump are doing enough, they say.

August 29, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

Polling shows Gen Z and Millennials are more concerned with climate change and more likely to have it sway their votes than older generations.

A Perseid meteor is seen shooting across a sky brightened by the Northern Lights near Walnut, Illinois, in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (Landon Moeller)

Best viewing of Perseids meteor shower is early Monday. Here’s how to watch.

August 11, 2024 at 7:33 p.m.

Viewers might see five meteors within a few seconds and then go several minutes without seeing any.

Chappell Roan performs on the T-Mobile stage during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza opens on Day 1 with gray skies and pink for Chappell Roan

August 2, 2024 at 11:24 a.m.

Chicago's largest annual music festival opened in Grant Park on Thursday with one name seemingly eclipsing even the night's headliners.

A teenager uses a decorative umbrella to shield himself from the sun at Fiesta del Sol on West Cermak Road on July 27, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Sticky air and hot nights: How climate change is subtly shifting Midwest summers

August 2, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

Average precipitation has spiked in Illinois, and more humidity is contributing to higher nighttime lows. This exposes people to longer periods of uncomfortable heat.

Police recover body in Lake Michigan off 31st Street Beach after 1 man died, another went missing

July 29, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

The recovery comes a day after a man died, and 2 days after another man went missing when a boat with 16 people capsized near same beach.

Mark Sanes, 23, of Englewood, drums a bucket near the steps of the Art Institute in Chicago on July 21, 2024. Hearing the news that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, Sanes said, “Where I’m from it didn’t affect us. Nothing changed (under Trump or Biden).” (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Chicago-area residents worry about how a new candidate will address immigration, Gaza, environment

July 21, 2024 at 7:04 p.m.

Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, many residents are glad Biden is dropping out but are focused on local issues like crime and homelessness.

People pass a fallen tree that uprooted a sidewalk on July 16, 2024, on South Elmwood Avenue in Oak Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois has already experienced over 100 tornadoes this year, double the annual average

July 19, 2024 at 3:23 p.m.

By the end of the century, climate change will increase the frequency of supercells — the strong, rotating thunderstorms that can produce twisters.

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