When Jordan Nickel painted his mural in Union Station in 2024, he thought it would be a temporary installation in the Amtrak waiting area.Now, Amtrak representatives say they have no plans to take it down.Thats fine with Nickel, who as a child rode trains as a low-cost way to explore Chicago and the nation and remembers sleeping overnight in train stations. ...

LAS VEGAS John Phillips Sr. barnstormed around the country, playing first base and pitching for the Hernando Black Giants, loosely affiliated with the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues.He befriended Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and even played 20 games for the Grays. In 1955, his athletic days over, Phillips and wife Verna left ...

We asked readers what kind of museum is missing from Chicago? Heres some of what you told us, lightly edited for clarity."Retail museum dedicated to Sears, Montgomery Ward, Marshall Field, Spiegel, etc. All the big old Chicago stores." Bonnie Richardson"A Chicago Blues Museum, preferably at the former Chess Records location on South Michigan Avenue." ...

It’s customary and commonplace for upperclassmen, especially seniors, to take on leadership roles and help younger players along.

NEW YORK — CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, blaming a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times.

The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed four more NFL Draft prospects on Friday including the Chuck Bednarik Award winner.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon.

WASHINGTON — Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of black specs and other contaminants, according to federal regulators.

The Chicago skyline may look darker than usual as a seasonal “lights out” guideline now in effect, with people encouraged to turn their lights off after 11 p.m. each evening through the summer. And it all has to do with birds. The guidelines are part of an annual program called “Lights Out Chicago,” which encourages residents and the ...

Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk's xAI this week, claiming the company's image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.

A suspect has been arrested for the assault of a crossing guard in Pennsylvania.

On the staff of The New Yorker for more than 60 years, he wrote about Duchamp, Rauschenberg and many others. His books include Living Well Is the Best Revenge.

The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.

The actor plays a molecular biologist trying to help save the world in this upbeat science-fiction fantasy from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the Spider-Verse films, took lessons from Solo: A Star Wars Story, a project from which they were dismissed.

Obsessed with proving his innocence, Quentin Lewis devoted years in isolation to learning the law. Now he is taking on his captors in prison tribunals.

A tourist has been spotted breaking one of Balis most sacred rules as the holiday hotspot prepared to go dark for 24 hours.

Could an Instant Noodles for Dummies culinary class be in your future?

The hearing was over an otherwise mundane affordable housing plan.

"My heart is with everyone ever going through it," the star penned in an update shared with fans.

"New York has always shown me so much love," the "RHONJ" star tells "Virtual Reali-Tea," expressing her enthusiasm over bringing her business to the Big Apple.

Tennessee and Miami (OH) meet in a Round of 64 matchup where the Vols should have a good chance to set the tone early.

Utah State is favored over Villanova in Friday's 8-9 matchup.

First William inexplicably fell for his secret niece and now he's flirting with his cousin's widow???