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The city will reopen some businesses June 3. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced last week that the city would not enter Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan on May 29 with the rest of Illinois, instead eyeing a date in ea...
After 21 years, the California Clipper is permanently closing. California Clipper owner, Brendan Sodikoff confirms that the bar and its correlate coffee shop, C. C. Ferns, in Humboldt Park have closed for good. Back...
The NHL has revised their playoff series for 24 competing clubs in their return-to-play plan. Great news, Chicago. Just when you thought the Hawks didn't have a chance for the 2020 playoff series, a little pandemic put...
Watch this space tonight. Sorry, that space. This afternoon, you’ll be able to catch a very special sight indeed. The historic Demo-2 manned mission from SpaceX and NASA is sending passengers from America to the Int...
One of the best things you’ll see over lockdown. While most mosques around the world are currently shut off, that didn’t stop hundreds of Muslim worshippers partaking in this mass prayer in Frankfurt, Germany. (Feature...
Chicago will have to move on the new law once Pritzker signs it. Since the beginning of the stay-at-home order, bars and restaurants have been struggling to stay afloat. While the state passed a law that would permit t...
The city has created a "whole new class of jobs that didn't exist before." In efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as well as how to minimize like viral infections, the City of Chicago is hiring 600 contac...
Black Mirror meets Ratatouille. First there was the pandemic, then there was the record flooding, and now 2020 is throwing cannibal rats at us? And to think that we're not even halfway through the year yet... Last w...
Violations could result in fines between $75 — $2500. While Chicagoans may be slightly dismayed at Lightfoot's recent statement that the city will not move into Phase 3 May 29 — after having been granted permission by...
Present walkways in Chicago do not permit sufficient social distancing, Ald. Matt Martin says. As the city gradually begins to reopen, certain safety measures and requirements will remain in place. According to Gov. JB...
