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Lightfoot is due to discuss the reopening of bars and restaurants with Governor Pritzker. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has predicted a “very close” return to indoor dining insisting that she is "very, very focused on g...
We've been treated to another penguin encounter and once again it is so very cute! It's the first field trip of the year for the aquarium's now-famous penguins. This time the Magellanic penguin chick known as "Sir Elio...
Could Trump lose Chicago's second-tallest building? When , what Trump would turn to next was up in the air. An ominous cloud of alleged unpaid taxes and substantial debt had been growing and the future of Trump's real-...
Positive Covid-19 cases have today been reported in several Chicago Public Schools. Today Chicago Public Schools have begun a phasing-in return of in-person classes a day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot confirmed that C...
Illinois passes "a tragic milestone." On Thursday, January 7, the number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic first began surpassed the 1 million mark. 8,757 new cases were reported on Thursday, taking the total count...
After President Trump incited a riot in Washington D.C. yesterday, that resulted in a lockdown of the U.S. Capitol and four deaths, he has been banned from social media platforms. Co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Z...
Change could be coming as early as Wednesday, January 15. Since Friday, November 20 every region in Illinois has been under at least Tier 3 mitigations but in a Covid-19 update on Wednesday Governor JB Pritzker announc...
More than 30 aldermen have penned a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot expressing their concerns. Chicago public schools reopened today, Monday, January 4, for the first time since they closed 9 months ago back in March 2...
It has been a year we will never forget. 2020 sure has been a year for the history books. Here we've gathered 30 of the most powerful photos from this year that sum up a turbulent year that was filled with struggle, un...
South Loop Club has a new flex. One of South Loop's most treasured haunts down on 701 S. State Street has a new look courtesy of a group of local artists. , first opened in 1988, was one of the many stars of Chicago's...