Chicago Public Schools employees spent $23.6 million in tax dollars on lavish vacations at 5-star hotels and overseas trips.

Of course you can't actually take unlimited vacation (or so we've been told), but offering ample time off is still a great way to make sure your best people get a chance to recharge. These Chicago ...

Planning a vacation can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially when your destination is a city as vibrant and diverse as Chicago. Known for its stunning architecture, rich cultural scene, and ...

Chicago has taken home the 2025 Travel Noire Award for Best Stateside Vacation, reinforcing its reputation as one of America’s great urban destinations. Members of our team praised the city’s striking ...

Where do you think you're going? Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas...unless its to see Chevy Chase at the Chicago Theatre. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

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Summer heat (the sticky, disgusting, humid, and oppressive kind) reached Chicago as we were putting this issue together, each day of the week more on fire than the last. It’s hard not to have parallel ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is just a few weeks left of school, which means it's time to start making summer plans. Vacation does not have to include traveling to faraway places. The Illinois Office of ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — One of the many special parts ...