This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

University of Chicago researchers asked Chicagoans to draw their neighborhood boundaries for a new map. Block Club reporters ...

Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

"Sub-areas" within neighborhoods like Chatham inspire a strong sense of pride, while in Englewood, neighbors are working to ...

The result of the Chicago Neighborhood Project is an unofficial map of the city's geographical makeup that feels more official than the one drawn in the 1920s. After all, what could be more ...

Millions of travelers visit Chicago, a city of neighborhoods, each year thanks to its iconic attractions. Think bold architecture flanking a river, a massive lake fringed by a pedestrian-friendly ...

A “repetitive and compulsive” sex offender who busted loose while being transported to a New Jersey hospital has been nabbed at a Brooklyn homeless shelter, according to reports. Nicholas ...

But people who live there are just as likely to tell you that they live in "Summit" or "Hope Village." To make matters even worse, all of these names already refer to other locations in ...

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man in connection with a bank robbery in Manchester, NH. On February 4, around 11:30 a.m. Manchester Police responded to a robbery at Granite ...

Feb. 5—WILKES-BARRE — A Scranton man who identified himself as a "police officer in Wilkes-Barre" to a woman whose vehicle became disabled in the Back Mountain area was sentenced in Luzerne ...

These sections surround the city's compact downtown area – the Loop. For help navigating the city's various neighborhoods, sign up for one of the best Chicago walking tours. Accessible via all L ...