Planning a first birthday in Chicago? From cozy play cafés to spacious parks and kid-friendly venues, the city and ...

Phe Coffee, a Vietnamese cafe in Lowertown, and Karol Coffee, a rustic shop in Como Park, are among the places worth visiting ...

“DAZZLING DAHLIAS,” July 31 at 6 p.m., Trafalgar Library, 424 S. Tower Drive. Free and open to the public. Peggy Bryan will talk about the colorful world of dahlias and how best to grow them.