Leave it to 11-year-old Sebastien de la Cruz to make lemonade out of the very acid and racist lemons thrown at him on Twitter last... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolina-moreno/

The Michelin-starred chef Graham Elliot has released the lineup for Lollapalooza's Chow Town. For the fourth year in a row, Mr. Elliot has selected the... Crain's Chicago Business http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

June is Torture Awareness Month, and this year the National Religious Campaign Against Torture has declared its theme to be "healing a culture of torture."... G. Flint Taylor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/g-flint-taylor/

The anticipation was palpable on Monday as Judge Maura Slattery Boyle ascended to the bench. Two prisoners had waited 20 years for this moment: a showdown with the Chicago cop they claimed had framed them, and the jailhouse snitch he had allegedly recruited for the job. David Protess http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-protess/

Bill Ayers, former University of Illinois professor and co-founder of the violent anti-war group Weather Underground, said Tuesday that President Barack Obama should be put... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

The second Chicago location of controversial chicken chain Chick-fil-A is set to open Thursday in the heart of the city's Loop. Registration will begin at... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

With more than three dozen people shot and seven dead, this past weekend marked the most violent in Chicago this year. Despite a decline in... Danielle Cadet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

FAIRPORT, Mich. — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-visser/

Bernie Sahlins died Sunday at home in Chicago. He was 90 years old. And if there was a flicker of darkness on every single stage across the world, the scope of the tribute would be justified. Roger Wright http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-wright/

Saturday, March 16 was a rainy, chilly and windy day in Chicago. Though unpleasant, the weather didn't stop Michael Bucci and hundreds of others from competing in the Annual St. Paddy's Day 5K Run in Lincoln Park. Gary Arnold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-arnold/

It's not our proudest moment when we realize we've forgotten our keys. That terrible sinking sensation in the stomach as you fumble in your pockets... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brie-dyas/

Los Angeles's restaurants excite me more than those in New York -- or any other city in this country, for that matter. Joe Satran http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-satran/

The Chicago City Council on Tuesday morning heard testimony on a proposed citywide ban on plastic bags in stores, an ordinance not expected to gain... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

On what would have been Roger Ebert's 71st birthday, Chicago's Millennium Park is opening the park's latest installment with a tribute to the beloved film... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

In what some see as a tacit recognition of the Obama administration's overreach into nitty-gritty management of America's schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan... Joy Resmovits http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joy-resmovits/

Boston is an intensely personal story for us, too. There were more than a dozen Runner's World and Running Times staffers and freelancers near the finish line when the bombs went off. Four editors were running the race. David Willey http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-willey/

For as much wealth as the United States has, there are millions who struggle to get enough to eat. Feeding America, a nonprofit that combats... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

Aside from packing those boxes, of course. The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brie-dyas/

At least eight people were injured in shootings around Chicago on Monday, capping off a weekend that was the city's most violent of the year... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

It was an incredible scene seen nearly citywide in Chicago early Monday evening. And all Chicagoans could be left to ponder was: What does this... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/