Chicagoans Set MalΓΆrt Record For Most People To Down A Shot At Same Time
The obscure world record was set around 7:50 p.m. Sunday at Recess bar in the West Loop with Gov. JB Pritzer serving up shots β…
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$5,000 To Park At Rate Field? Scammers Strike Unsuspecting Credit Card Users In Ballpark Lot
Nearly a dozen fans report being duped by fake parking attendants, who made fraudulent charges to credit cards of up to $5,000. The scam has…
Read full article βLong-Vacant Fulton Market Building Could Be Redeveloped Into 20 Apartments, Retail Space
Hubbard Street Group is proposing to add two stories to the historically protected vacant building and rebuild its landmarked front facade.
Read full article βBronzevilleβs Classic Cobbler To Reopen This Week
DOUGLAS β After almost closing for good this summer, Classic Cobbler is getting a fresh start. The beloved Bronzeville bakery, 3453 S. Prairie Ave., will…
Read full article βNew City Program Aims To Boost Small Grocers In The Wake Of Save A Lot Closures
The Neighborhood Market Grant Program will provide $10,000 grants for small businesses and farmers markets to expand access to groceries in areas that struggle with…
Read full article βChanges to Medicaid are coming. Are users ready?Β
A new online tool created by Minnesotaβs Department of Human Services aims to help Medicaid users and service providers understand the new rules and how…
Read full article βA Northfield farmer hopes to add a rare rural voice to the Minnesota Senateβs DFL caucus
Mark Legvold is challenging GOP Sen. Bill Lieske in what a national Democratic fundraising arm calls one of the βmost consequentialβ state-level races in the…
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Your daily news roundup starts β¦ NOW. Attorneys for Vance Boelter, who was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years in federal court…
Read full article βIt Could Feel Like 100 Degrees This Week As September Ushered In By Heat Wave
A heat dome will trap warm air over the city this week, when high temperatures and muggy conditions could make it feel like 105 degrees…
Read full article β10 Shot, 1 Fatally, At Washington Park Gathering, Police Say
The Saturday incident was at least the fourth mass shooting tied to a large outdoor gathering this summer in Chicago.
Read full article βWest Ridge Daycare Workers Allege Wage Theft, Demand Their Former Boss Pay Up: βI Felt Betrayedβ
Seven former workers from Little Angels Day Care Center in West Ridge say the center owes them more than $24,000 in unpaid wages.Β
Read full article βBack In Chicago, Former Loretto Hospital Executive Faces Embezzlement Charges
CHICAGO β Anosh Ahmed is back in Chicago. The former chief financial officer of Loretto Hospital is being detained at the federal correctional facility Downtown…
Read full article βChicago Teensβ Trip To D.C. For March On Washington Anniversary Canceled At Last Minute
ARMOUR SQUARE β As thousands gathered in the nationβs capital to mark the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington on Friday, six young men…
Read full article βAnd the blue ribbon for best tap water in Minnesota goes toβ¦
In a totally subjective and definitely not scientific contest, State Fair goers judged the Minnesota community with the best tap water.Β The post And the…
Read full article βAppleton debate needs to recognize sexual assault is common in ICE detention
The rural Minnesota facility will create jobs, but Minnesota needs to come to terms with the costs. The post Appleton debate needs to recognize sexual…
Read full article βFare compliance is real, but the bigger goal is to change the transit vibe
Using a variety of staffing strategies, Metro Transit is making progress with safety initiatives on light rail trains. The post Fare compliance is real, but…
Read full article βMinneapolis Council asks, βHey Detroit, got any ideas?β
With the cityβs annual budget process underway, Council looks to other cities for possible tweaks and improvements. The post Minneapolis Council asks, βHey Detroit, got…
Read full article βD.C. Memo: Canada goes elbows up in trade war
Hockey sticks have become a totem of the U.S.-Canada trade war, but most will remain unscathed. Plus, Minnesota farmers to be hit again by U.S.…
Read full article βCops Defeat Chicago Alders In Softball Game At Rate Field: βWeβre Going To Remember CPD Whooping Usβ
After alderpeople won a questionable 16-inch softball victory last year over the Chicago Police Department Knights, the cops returned this summer with a vengeance. Ozzie…
Read full article βThis American city perfected clean water for beer β now itβs fighting to keep cancer-causing nitrates out of the tap
Farm pollution goes largely unaddressed despite grievous risks. The post This American city perfected clean water for beer β now itβs fighting to keep cancer-causing…
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