Across the U.S., various regions and sub-regions speak in local accents and dialects that determine vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, the Smithsonian Magazine notes. "There’s never ...

CHICAGO – Cubs rookie Matt Shaw rounded first base, watched the baseball bouncing through the right-field grass and then ...

Hong Kong's first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De.

Discover how the Chicago pronunciation of Pope Leo XIV illuminates 'chain shifts', particularly the Northern Cities Vowel ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the area. It came after thousands woke up without power on ...

Chicago posts 7th largest population increase in nation, part of a growth spurt that also lifted many suburbs Suburban Cook County biggest area population loser in recent years, census estimates ...

The National Football League unveiled the complete 2025 regular-season schedule on Wednesday. This season, the Chicago Bears are scheduled to play games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the ...

The Chicago Bears will kick off their 2025 NFL season on a national stage against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football, according to multiple schedule leaks on social media. It's a ...

The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now. The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now.

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