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A 22-Year-Old’s Ears Never Popped After a Flight to Chicago, But Then Came the Bleeding, the Weight Loss, and a Rare Diagnosis

By Anshu Thakur Aug 31st
Chicago Woman’s Routine Wendy’s Delivery Turns Into a $93,000 Medical Nightmare After She Allegedly Contracts a Rare Bacterial Infection

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 25th
After Surviving Iraq and Burning Buildings, a Veteran Is Now Permanently Bedridden Following a Single Meal at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 11th
Woman on Chicago Flight Buys Drink for a Man After Talking for Hours, Then He Tells Her That He Has a Girlfriend: ‘Isn’t That Messed Up?’

By Sanchari Ghosh Aug 10th
New York City Woman Flies United to Chicago To Meet a Man. Then He Locks Her out of Their Shared Marriott Room

By Rachel Thomas Aug 2nd
Chicago just secured the nation’s worst title for the sixth year in a row, leaving residents and tourists wary of a silent hitchhiker

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 25th
Chicago Tourists Escape Ski-Masked Men, Then Return to Find Their Car Stolen. Police Tells Them To Just Call Insurance: ‘The Car Was Two Blocks Away’

By Kopal Jul 23rd
Six Belugas Finally Escaped Marineland’s Death Threat, but Their Move to US Tanks Is Sparking a New War Over Their Future

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 23rd
Woman Catches Public Proposal in Chicago. Except It Doesn’t Go at All How She Expected: ‘Yall Better Than Me I Would Have Been Screaming’

By Tiffanie Drayton Jul 17th
Chicago Woman Goes to a Nude Beach Alone for ‘Exposure Therapy’. Within Minutes, Old Folks Warn Her: ‘Watch Out for Those Guys’

By Will Kennedy Jul 10th
Delta Pilot Reports Mid-Air Collision on Final Approach Into Midway, but the Object That Hit Them Wasn’t a Bird

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 7th
Chicago Therapist Warns That Gen Z and Alpha Are Missing a Critical Developmental Stage That Will Haunt Their Adult Lives

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 29th
Chicago Reels From a Surge of Weekend Violence, Prompting an Aggressive New Ultimatum From Trump

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 23rd
The First 100 Visitors at the New Obama Presidential Center Got an Unexpected Face-To-Face Encounter That Wasn’t on the Program

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 22nd
California Woman Ordered a Slice of Carrot Cake From Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse through DoorDash. In a Twist, She Got a ‘Centerpiece’ for $24

By Vanessa Esguerra Jun 22nd
Stephen Colbert and the Obama Foundation Chair Just Reignited a Decade-Old Political Firestorm With a Calculated Wardrobe Choice

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 22nd
After Vanishing From the Spotlight for Six Years, Joan Cusack Returns for Toy Story 5 and Explains the Secret Life She Chose Over Fame

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 12th
Chicago Woman Got Cornered by a Man. Then, Maple & Ash Employees Noticed: ‘I Don’t Even Want to Know What Would’ve Happened to Me’

By Vanessa Esguerra Jun 2nd
Chicago woman tries to order bagel and cream cheese at PopUp Bagels. Then the worker says she can’t because of a bizarre policy

By Melody Heald May 30th
ICE Just Dropped $25 Million on Iris Scanners and the Way They’re Using Them Is Already Haunting Immigrants in Chicago

By Terrina Jairaj May 28th