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Taste Of Chicago Will Feature Common, Beach Bunny And Babyface " Plus 100 Food Vendors
14+ min ago (128+ words) GRANT PARK " Rapper Common, indie band Beach Bunny and R&B artist Babyface are among the acts set to headline Taste of Chicago, July 8-12 in Grant Park, the city of Chicago announced Thursday. The annual free festival returns to a…...
This Week In Photos: Cyclists' Ride Of Silence, Major Shakeups In Midway Blitz Court Cases And More
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (71+ words) Block Club Chicago Real Chicago stories start in your neighborhood CHICAGO " The city is gearing up for the long Memorial Day weekend after an eventful week in Chicago. Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast: Enter the code sent to…...
Ford City Mall's Final Weeks Draw Shoppers " And Neighbors Ready To Fight Plans For Industrial Park
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (1419+ words) WEST LAWN " Marea Salas stopped by the city's last JCPenney to buy sundresses for her granddaughter this week. Salas lives minutes away from the department store within Ford City Mall, 7601 S. Cicero Ave. Shopping at the store has become routine, she…...
At Pilsen Barber Shop's Ponte Tus Mo'os Event, Elaborate Braids Are A Symbol Of Resistance
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (427+ words) Organizers of Sunday's event will raise funds for local immigrant groups by making braids, or trenzas, a symbol of cultural pride....
This Gun Shop Stayed Open Despite Repeated Violations. Then A Chicago Cop Was Killed With One Of Its Guns
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (1654+ words) MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA " Launched as a new kind of gun retailer in 2012, the Range USA chain was built to look and feel different from the smaller, unwelcoming shops and gun ranges often associated with the industry. Its founder and president, Tom…...
Braids As Resistance" Comes To Chicago, Bringing Lace, Ribbons And Latina Pride
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (762+ words) PILSEN " More than 3, 000 braids and 50, 000 yards of lace ribbon have become markers of a movement to resist the federal government's crackdown on Latino immigrants. This weekend, that movement is coming to Chicago. For months, Ponte Your Mo'os has hosted pop-up…...
Feather & Tail Opens Inside Burning Bush Brewery, Offering Craft Cocktails And Digital Darts
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (511+ words) While the North Center brewery is pet- and kid-friendly, the speakeasy is meant for date nights, owners said. Patrons enter it via a tufted door at the back of the brewery....
Avondale Townhome, Apartment Development Approved By Plan Commission
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (440+ words) AVONDALE " A plan to replace a California Avenue vacant lot with over 100 housing units is one step closer to happening. The proposal for 3231-65 N. California Ave. in Avondale was approved by the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday. The approval comes after two…...
Chicago Cyclists Honor Fellow Riders Killed By Drivers With 'Ride Of Silence"
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (344+ words) CHICAGO " As a group of bicyclists navigated Wednesday evening traffic around they city, they remained silent. Their only communication was via hand symbols " signaling a turn or a stop, or pointing out a hazard on the road. The annual gathering,…...
Feds Accuse Chicago Man Of Assaulting ICE Agent Using His SUV
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (460+ words) BRIGHTON PARK " Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictment of a 21-year-old Chicago man who they say "rammed" an immigration agent's vehicle during last fall's Operation Midway Blitz. A federal grand jury has charged Diego Emmanuel Reyes with one count…...