Portilloβs Opening 1st Wrigleyville Location A Block From The Ballpark
The chainβs fifth Chicago location is expected to open on Clark Street in 2027 and will feature a walk-up window, a first for the company.
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James Beard Awards Launch National Search For New Host City
Chicago has hosted the culinary awards since 2015 and will continue to do so through 2028. The process to find a new location opened Wednesday.
Read full article βRiverfront Data Center In McKinley Park Revives Expansion Plans But Faces Delay
QTS Data Center, located at the former Sun-Times printing plant, planned to add a building to its existing campus, as approved by the city in…
Read full article βLincoln Square Alderperson βBeyond Frustratedβ As Welles Park Grub Infestation Continues
Despite attempts to rid the park of the bugs, the beetles continue to make themselves at home. It may take years before the bugs are…
Read full article βPrinters Row Sports Bar Reserv Faces Eviction Amid Noise Complaints, Wage Theft Allegations
Since February, neighbors have decried noise and rowdiness at Reserv. The business owner is due at a Thursday Business Affairs and Consumer Protection hearing over…
Read full article βLogan Square Renters Sue Landlord Over Tenant Right Of 1st Refusal Act Violation
The lawsuit is the first legal challenge involving the contentious renters-forward pilot program.
Read full article βLogan Square Neighbors Mourn Death Of Beloved Dance Teacher: βShe Meant The World To Meβ
Deborah Byczkowski, owner of VOLTA Performing Arts in Logan Square, died June 22. She was 37.
Read full article βSouthside Summer Festival At Marist High School To Feature Big Head Todd And The Monsters
Tickets are available for the Mount Greenwood schoolβs fifth annual fundraiser Saturday.
Read full article βLogan Squareβs Foodsmart On ArmitageΒ Avenue Closed For Remodeling
The 24-hour market will reopen at the end of July or early August, a manager said.
Read full article β40 Apartments, Including Rental Townhomes, Pitched For Vacant Logan Square Lot
The proposal for the lot at Diversey Avenue and Mozart Street is at least the third redevelopment plan since 2019 but the first under this…
Read full article βEx-Loretto Exec Gets Deal That Could Keep Her Out Of Jail
Similar deals are expected for two other people charged in the case. Prosecutors have said the defendants were part of a scheme that led to…
Read full article βSprawling Woodlawn Central Development, Daily News Building Landmarking Get Zoning Approval
The City Council's zoning committee also advanced a community center plan in Altgeld Gardens, a large mixed-use project in North Lawndale and various North Side…
Read full article ββOctet,β Raven Theatreβs Musical About 8 Internet-Addicted Adults, Is Headed To The Goodman
The Edgewater theater's popular a cappella musical opens Wednesday on the Goodman's Owen Stage Downtown.
Read full article βAfter Saving Ash Trees, Horner Park Beer Fest Has New Goal: Turn Park Into Tree Sanctuary
Proceeds from the festival will help protect the parkβs ash trees from invasive beetles and create a database of the parkβs tree canopy species as…
Read full article βPlan For Loopβs 2nd Weed Dispensary Could Go Up In Smoke
Contra LLC's plans to open in the Loop is facing obstacles, including a missed community meeting requirement and a court ruling over the stateβs 1,500-foot…
Read full article βIt Could Feel Like 105 Degrees In Chicago This Week
The weather won't be as "oppressive" as what Chicagoans saw earlier in July, but people should still take precautions, according to the National Weather Service.
Read full article βCould The City Still Buy Back Control Of Its Parking Meters?
As the City Council's finance committee delayed a vote on a sale of the meter rights to private equity, Ald. Jason Ervin β a mayoral…
Read full article βCPS Lays Off 162 Employees As It Works To Close Budget Deficit For 2026-27 School Year
Half of those let go work for central office departments, and the other half support individual schools. The layoffs will save the district $18 million,…
Read full article βOfficials Mourn βBeloved Neighborβ Found Dead In South Side Garbage Can, Call For Full Investigation
Police found the body of Zenobia Weatherspoon in a garbage can in a Back of the Yards alley Saturday. Weatherspoon was a "beautiful individual," local…
Read full article βBeetle Infestation Returns To Welles Park Fields
Adult insects were seen swarming the parkβs eastern fields despite previous attempts to reduce their population.
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