Columbia College Chicago

Yarn bombing is typically a form of street art. But for the next month, Chicagoans can see it displayed exhibition style while walking in the 600 block of South Michigan Avenue. “We’re calling it cozy in the city,” said yarn bomber Valerie Sherman.  Normally, Columbia College uses the outdoor art gallery for fashion-related exhibitions with works by students and...

Here’s a look at places that have announced closures so far:

Several schools, businesses and buildings are closed this week as life-threatening cold pushes its way into the Chicago area.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast update as the Chicago area battles record-breaking cold. 

Several businesses and buildings will be closed this week as dangerously cold air descends on the Chicago area, bringing life-threatening conditions to the city.

Michelle Duster is a woman on a mission. And it runs in her family. In Duster’s case, that mission involves a campaign to erect a memorial to her great-grandmother— journalist and civil rights crusader Ida B. Wells, whose own missions included a successful campaign to expose the horrors of lynching in 19th century America.

A man charged with robbing two Columbia College Chicago students early Wednesday at Grant Skate Park in the South Loop has been ordered held without bond.