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A Chicago music and culture writer wants to bring better resources to city freelancers. And no, he doesn't mean ping pong.
Music and culture writer Ernest Wilkins wants to bring better resources to city freelancers. And no, he doesn't mean ping pong.
The Bloomberg campaign also opened offices Downtown and in Chatham.
The Bloomberg campaign also opened offices Downtown and in Chatham.
A new podcast is amplifying the voices of Englewood neighbors normally excluded from the conversation.
Working out of a makeshift studio in Moran Park field house, Sylvia Joy Smith is amplifying the voices of Englewood neighbors normally excluded from the conversation.
CPS is now conducting FIVE investigations into recent incidents at the school.
CPS is now conducting five investigations into recent incidents at the school.
The landlord said squatters took over one of his Albany Park apartments and police wouldn't help him evict them until a firefighter was shot nearby.
Gary R. Carlson said squatters took over one of his Albany Park apartments and police wouldn't help him evict them until a firefighter was shot nearby.
The drug rehab center's leaders are worried about the "triggering effect" it could have on addicts.
Operators of a weed dispensary want to open near Haymarket, the city's biggest and best-known drug rehab center. Haymarket leaders are worried about the "triggering effect" it could have on addicts.
Avondale will be able to get its cake shake and hot dog fix later this year.
The restaurant, coming to 3357 W. Addison St., will have a Roaring '20s theme.
After years of asking the Chicago Park District to change the name of Douglas Park to honor Frederick Douglass — not notorious slavery advocate Stephen Douglas — someone went rogue and fixed the signs.
After years of asking the Park District to rename Douglas Park to no avail, someone took matters into their own hands.
The home is hitting the market for the first time since the mid-1970s.
The home is hitting the market for the first time since the mid-1970s.
"We are very smart, competent folks," Ald. Jeanette Taylor said. "We can come up with our own plan for our own community.”
The Daily Line reports.
"I’m going to fight [the Mayor] and everybody else on making sure that this doesn’t pass," Ald. Jeanette Taylor said. "It is either get right, or get right out of office.”
A new public access TV show is opening up a candid conversation about drugs on the West Side and the people who use them.
"When you tell a story, I think that it gives people an option to relate," said host Vee L. Harrison.
At the cafe, opening in the Margie's Candies building, patrons will be able to choose games from the cafe's massive board game vault to play over dinner and drinks.
At the cafe, opening in the Margie's Candies building, patrons will be able to choose games from the cafe's massive board game vault to play over dinner and drinks.
Owner Tony Fernandez partnered with Adidas to open a pop-up shop, which opens Friday.
Tony's Sports once featured two Hyde Park locations. Owner Tony Fernandez partnered with Adidas to open a pop-up shop, which debuts Feb. 7 at 1658 E. 53rd St.
After the city said it wouldn't repaint the lanes until spring, cyclists took matters into their own hands.
Months after cyclist Carla Aiello has hit and killed by a truck at Milwaukee and Kilbourn avenues, someone repainted the faded bike lanes this week.
Too cold for Rainbow Cone? NEVER.
Rainbow Cone returns on Feb. 12.
The National Weather Service said the storm should start between 5-7 p.m.
The snow will continue into Thursday morning — and then more snow is possible Thursday night.
They didn't miss a rent payment or break the rules, but families in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods are getting the boot as landlords look to cash in — with little notice or recourse.
They didn't miss a rent payment or break the rules, but families in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods are getting the boot as landlords look to cash in — with little notice or recourse.
"So many of us were in tears or on the floor. Then they said Chance the Rapper, and people were doing backflips and rolling on the floor.”
✨Congrats South Shore Drill Team !!✨
The drill team, now in its 40th year, will perform Feb. 14 during the Rising Stars Challenge and Feb. 16 with Chance the Rapper at halftime of the All-Star Game.
Get your ice skating in while you can.
Skaters can cover the ice with paint to mark an end to the season during a Feb. 16 event.
Instead of making the street a one way, the alderman has proposed having people park with two wheels on the curb.
The alderman is instead following CDOT's recommendation to install carriage walks on the stretch, which the residents say will make the narrow street even more dangerous.
The Houndstooth Saloon will be decorated to look like a parade float and will serve up specialty cocktails and food.
The Houndstooth Saloon will be decorated to look like a parade float and will serve up specialty cocktails and food
“I would rather not have hollowpoints coming through my window from across the street,” one neighbor said.
Those living near Wilson and Kimball avenues say their block has become a scary place — and they want answers from police and their alderman.
Genie Kwon and Tim Flores both worked at the two-Michelin-starred Oriole in the West Loop and left to open a neighborhood spot.
Genie Kwon and Tim Flores both worked at the two-Michelin-starred Oriole in the West Loop and left to open a neighborhood spot.
What on earth is happening at Lincoln Park High School?
A LOT.
The school's principal and assistant principal have been "removed," officials said. Three coaches and a dean have been suspended.
The driver of a loud, souped-up sedan is tormenting the neighborhood.
The driver of a loud, souped-sedan is tormenting the neighborhood.
The National Park Service, which is leading the project, hopes to complete the visitors center by Spring 2021.
The National Park Service, which is leading the project, hopes to complete the visitors center by Spring 2021. It just awarded a $5.8 million contract for the work.
A $4,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information about the driver of the white Dodge Ram that struck the community activist's sister.
A $4,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information about the driver of the white Dodge Ram that struck the community activist's sister.
“We are sensitive to the issue of gentrification and do not want to be disrupters, but rather a community-focused business," said Khepri Cafe's owner.
“We are sensitive to the issue of gentrification and do not want to be disrupters, but rather a community-focused business," said Khepri Cafe's owner.
Hats Plus closed its Six Corners shop in February 2018 but had stayed alive by selling its remaining inventory online.
Hats Plus closed its Six Corners shop in February 2018 but had stayed alive by selling its remaining inventory online.
Panaderia La Central closed in 2018 after calling the California Avenue storefront home for 35 years.
Panaderia La Central closed in 2018 after calling the California Avenue storefront home for 35 years.
“We talk about what we don’t have, but we need to start bragging about what we do have, and that is a new smokehouse in the 9th Ward," Ald. Anthony Beale said.
“We talk about what we don’t have, but we need to start bragging about what we do have, and that is a new smokehouse in the 9th Ward," Ald. Anthony Beale said.
Some marching in the parade showed the Chinese community’s solidarity by shouting, “Wuhan, be strong.”
Sunday's parade brought around 18,000 people to Chinatown, including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
The new North Center restaurant serves dishes like sweet potato waffles with fried chicken, and shrimp and grits with a brown butter Creole gravy and andouille sausage.
The new North Center restaurant serves dishes like sweet potato waffles with fried chicken, and shrimp and grits with a brown butter Creole gravy and andouille sausage.
Three Chicago rap acts appear on the new album: Ajani Jones, ShowYouSuck and duo Mother Nature.
The new album, recorded at a Ukrainian Village studio by Hermosa-based producer BoatHouse, highlights the talents of Chicago rappers Ajani Jones, ShowYouSuck and duo Mother Nature.
The community hub will host hospital programs for primary care, mental health, early career learning, trauma-informed teaching and social-emotional learning.
The community hub will host hospital programs for primary care, mental health, early career learning, trauma-informed teaching and social-emotional learning.
The man chased the girl but she escaped, police said.
The man chased the girl but she escaped, police said.
And, of course, there will be burgers.
And, of course, there will be burgers, food exclusive to the fest, beer and cocktails, according to Kuma's.
“We know who it was. We got him on surveillance video,” a Sheffield’s employee said.
At 4 a.m. Saturday, someone with a hammer smashed 16 windows and two glass doors at the popular bar at Sheffield and School in Lakeview.
Video captured by one neighbor shows the car attempting to "drift" the curve at Leland and Lincoln avenues over and over again. And loudly.
Video captured by one neighbor shows the car attempting to "drift" the curve at Leland and Lincoln avenues over and over again. And loudly.
The show, set to run on HBO Max, filmed along streets in Hyde Park and South Shore this month.
The show, set to run on HBO Max, filmed along streets in Hyde Park and South Shore this month. It's unclear whether "Station Eleven" is behind the closure of the Local Market on Jan. 14.
The sun will come out, TOMORROW!
Here are some great ways to bask in it.
Take advantage of the mild winter weather this weekend and explore one of the many wetland habitats in the Chicagoland area.
Legendary campus bar Hamilton's closed in 2012. A permanent replacement has yet to be found.
Legendary campus bar Hamilton's closed in 2012. A permanent replacement has yet to be found.
"The authorities need to know that there are people watching that see injustices and we want to see them take action," a Little Village resident said.
"The authorities need to know that there are people watching that see injustices and we want to see them take action," a Little Village resident said.
Bucktown is saying farewell to a corner store that neighbors depended on for more than 40 years.
"Bucktown was [once] full of corner stores," a neighborhood leader said. "It's probably a sign of the times."
Is there anything more romantic than FREE?
Navy Pier is giving away 2,020 tickets to people who want to take a ride on the Ferris wheel on Feb. 14.
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We’re live at the Humboldt Park Boathouse where officials are talking about the capture of the alligator found in the lagoon. Chance the Snapper is here! 🐊
Some would say that an ice cream sandwich made with doughnuts is excessive. We are not among those people.
Young performers from the Chicago Mariachi Project gave new meaning to in-flight entertainment on Tuesday by playing in the aisles of a Southwest flight. Read more --> https://bit.ly/2N5wt4O
Chicago outdoes itself yet again. This time, with an ice cream cone made out of churros (with edible glitter on top). Read more about it here --> https://bit.ly/2MZOG3O
The defense attorney for a man accused of pushing a stranger onto the Blue Line tracks said his client is a young professional with a PhD, and that he has "serious doubts" about the state's case against him. FULL STORY: http://dnain.fo/2yWyTfb
Eight officers were injured when trying to break up a "large gathering" — possibly linked to a gang funeral — in Little Village on Tuesday night, sources said. DETAILS: http://dnain.fo/2g6iTTv
If you want free gelato, be prepared to wait in line! Fortunately, it's glorious outside right now. http://dnain.fo/2u6wiQc
Alliance Bakery's Chance The Rapper cookies help raise money for CPS — and they're almost too gorgeous to eat.
After beating cancer, 8-year-old Sam got a big surprise from Make-A-Wish America — and the FBI. READ MORE: http://dnain.fo/2mHZsCY
There has been rash of burglaries in Pilsen this month. Don Churro Inc. caught the latest one on video: http://dnain.fo/2hSNpwH
When you think you're being helpful by letting the delivery guy in... http://dnain.fo/2hjmfBo
Chicago lights up the 2016 Christmas tree in Millennium Park
Feeling anxious? Your pup might be sensing your distress. Here's one way to help them cope (and watching this is so cute, it'll probably help you as well): http://dnain.fo/2fAxSRn via Doggy Paddle
"You voted Trump?" FULL VIDEO HERE: http://dnain.fo/2fF8kD0
This guy REALLY trusts his fellow fans. (DO NOT DO THIS) http://dnain.fo/2fCOKup 📹 : @baytay13 / Twitter
The brick walls facing Sheffield and Waveland avenues have become an impromptu memorial site for all the Cubs fans who didn't live long enough to see the curse broken: http://dnain.fo/2e664qK
Babs, 82, is getting her first tattoo in honor of her favorite team, the Cubs. http://dnain.fo/2dN2bXE
Babs, 82, and her daughter, Karen, are getting Cubs tattoo to honor their favorite team, a first tattoo for both of the fans: http://dnain.fo/2dN2bXE
CTU on contract agreement review
CTU/CPS announcement: "There will be class in the morning" http://dnain.fo/2e9YcVu
Starbucks is joining Whole Foods and opening its first cafe in Englewood. http://dnain.fo/2dpWivB
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. http://dnain.fo/2cM0Rl9
The tech. The tunes. THE FASHION. This vintage DePaul promo video is perfection. http://dnain.fo/2bLEjTu
For 40 years, the "Banjo Man" has been serenading Lincoln Park. http://dnain.fo/2bDDoo7
These could really, truly be coming to Chicago. http://dnain.fo/2b61rvC
How much work goes into headlining a stage at Lollapalooza? DNAinfo spent time with Chicago rapper Vic Mensa and his team as they prepared for his headlining set at the festival: http://dnain.fo/2aVrWkD
If these burglars hadn't smashed a car window to steal a laptop, the dog locked inside might be dead. http://dnain.fo/2aafmwT
4-year-old Mary Cate, who has a rare disorder that led her to start the anti-bullying group "Choose Kind," got an early birthday present that will warm your heart. http://dnain.fo/2a6EDrS
An activist asked Rahm about mayoral term limits. Watch him say "no." http://dnain.fo/29n86Nc
Chicago didn't come close to getting the 2016 Olympics ...but here's what it would've looked like if we did: http://dnain.fo/29tQr9P
If you never rode the CTA in the 1950s, 60s, or 70s, here's what it would have been like. http://dnain.fo/29fgCkT
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