Monarch Community Cafe Debuts In Rogers Park By Handing Out 5,000 Free Cups Of Coffee
Rogers Park couple John and Lynn Marshall own the cafe, which has a kids play section and specializes in decaf coffee drinks for the evening…
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Watch Any Game You Want At Victory & Vice Sports Bar, Coming To The West Loop
The upscale bar from Machine Hospitality aims to open in late August with screens customers can request to stream specific games, plus tableside martinis and…
Read full article βEdgewater Neighbors Help Venezuelan Family Make Ends Meet After Dadβs ICE Arrest
The family fled Venezuela and made a life in Chicago, but they've been struggling since their father was detained. Edgewater neighbors have raised nearly $30,000…
Read full article β27 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Pride Parade, Ida B. Wells Festival And More
The Roscoe Village Porch Fest, Black LGBTQ+ Beach Day and Lincoln Park Zoo Fiesta are also on deck.
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Voting machine company settles defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell
Dominion Voting Systems, which was later renamed Liberty Vote, has reached a settlement over defamation allegations against Mike Lindell and dropped its $1.3 billion lawsuit,…
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Hereβs what communities can do when data centers arrive
We interviewed more than 50 experts to create a community toolkit. It lays out how ordinary people can respond β and how communities can prepare…
Read full article βKennedy Park Pool Opens Thursday After Faulty Liner Fixed
The pool's opening for the summer was delayed by a week.
Read full article β2 Latino Independents Fight To Stay On November Ballot In Coveted 4th District Race
Independents Mayra Macias and Byron Sigcho-Lopez must prove that hundreds of disputed signatures are valid for a chance to run for "Chuy" Garcia's seat this…
Read full article βGet A Taste Of NYC At H&H Bagelsβ 1st Chicago Store
The famous bagel chain opens 6 a.m. Thursday in Fulton Market. The first 250 customers will get a tote bag and gift card.
Read full article βAustinβs Frank Lloyd Wright House, Among Cityβs Most Endangered Buildings, Bought By Nonprofit
Austin Coming Together is taking over the landmarked J.J. Walser House, which has sat in disrepair and fell into foreclosure in recent years.
Read full article βMuseum Of Science And Industry Plans To Open Original South Entrance For 1st Time In A CenturyΒ
The $22 million renovation will add a wheelchair accessible entrance and an indoor cafΓ© with a terrace overlooking Jackson Park.
Read full article βAddicted To Gambling In Illinois: βSomeone Has Decided They Can Make Money Off Youβ
People in Illinois lost more than $7.7 billion gambling last year. As lawmakers increasingly bet on gambling to pay the stateβs bills, they have only…
Read full article βHenry Darger Paper Dolls Brought To Life In New Intuit Exhibit
With βCutting and Pasting a World,β the art museum examines how a once-popular craft influenced the famous, untrained Chicago artist.
Read full article βGraceβs Furniture Building Developers Get $3 Million To Revive Logan Square Gym Plan
The building, which has been vacant for 20 years, could finally see new life as a gym with a ground-floor restaurant, thanks to a city…
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Donβt ignore the caregivers who built Minnesotaβs disability services system
Too often the Minnesota Legislature makes decisions without input from the providers, caregivers, families and people receiving disability care. The post Donβt ignore the caregivers…
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Immigrants fleeing gang violence see door to asylum closing at Fort SnellingΒ
Mounting legal precedents under the Trump administration have lowered the odds and heightened the risks for asylum seekers. The post Immigrants fleeing gang violence see…
Read full article βFormer Feed Restaurant Eyed By New Hospitality Group After Ex-Warlord Chef Fallout
The Humboldt Park space is on the market after Trevor Fleming pulled out of the lease intended for his new venture, Lords, amid public pressure…
Read full article βObama Center Releasing More Tickets In July After Selling Out Through November
Tickets will be available to the general public on July 8 for visits from September through January.
Read full article βAfter Lincoln Park Shooting, Ald. Knudsen Eyes New Restrictions On Late-Night Bars
Ald. Timmy Knudsen said he's exploring stricter parking enforcement and limits on late-night licenses after a June shooting near the Lincoln and Belden intersection.
Read full article βWhy Is Mayor Johnson Keeping Secrets About The Parking Meter Deal?
Seventeen years after Daley's disastrous parking meter deal, a new meter sale is in the works. But Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city signed a…
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