CHICAGO (CBS) -- There have been two fires in as many months in an Uptown neighborhood tent city.

Both times, propane tanks that residents were using to keep warm exploded. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

But as CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reported Monday night, city leaders said it co

A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by cloudy and windy conditions this afternoon. High near 55F. Winds SSE at 20 to 30 mph..

Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low near 45F. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph.

A person walked i

Hi, I’m Philip Joens. At age 8 in 2001 I rode my first RAGBRAI. Now I cover public safety and RAGBRAI for the Des Moines Register.

So for the RAGBRAI Rookies out there, let me answer some basic questions about registration, camping, road etiquette, food, hygiene, entertainment and tra

Employees at Tesla’s Shanghai factory are reportedly being forced to live at work following a three-week shutdown due to a recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases in China. The company will hand out sleeping bags and mattresses to its employees, who will be made to sleep on the floor while operati

After a tiring week at work, with the weekend joyfully looming ahead of me, I often find myself fantasizing about a short sweet getaway! Just a few days away from my hectic life, and this hectic world, in a bubble of my own, where all my worries are nowhere to be seen. The pandemic may restric

Facing the vast distance of the AT versus the Colorado Trail (my longest thru-hike to date), I decided to lighten my load. The big three in terms of weight are pack, sleep system, and shelter.

My tent is the Nemo Hornet 2P and it weighs two pounds. For a 2-person tent, that is fairly l

Yuki Jiang works as a consultant at a multinational in Shanghai. But during the city’s harsh lockdown, she took on a second, more crucial job: running a chat group to bulk-order frozen dumplings, chicken wings, and fried rice for her neighbors.

Since April 1, when the government locked

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By Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:29 EDT, 16 April 2022 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 17 April 2022

The woman whose body was discovered stuffed in a blood-filled duffel bag in Queens early Saturday morning has been identified as married mother-of-two Orsolya Gaal

There was a time when I was a camping person … or at least I pretended I was. I truly loved the quiet nights, the stars, the dinner of charred hot dogs. And the best part was the reminder that I was not in charge — that none of us are — and traveling out of the city felt deeply healing.�