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Find out how to create candy chutes and distanced trick-or-treating delivery devices! Like most events this year, Halloween in 2020 is going to be a little different from years gone by. COVID 19 has forced us to cancel...
New Chicago restrictions begin on Friday, October 30. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, that the City of Chicago will follow in the foots...
New mitigation measures hit the Metro East area and Suburban Cook Country. Mayor Lightfoot's announcement on Thursday, October 22 brought in new regulations and in an effort to halt the second wave of Coronavirus. Alo...
The first traces of snowfall in Chicagoland! Snowbirds will have been happy on Monday morning as winter hinted at its imminent approach. While most of Chicago experienced rainfall, O'Hare Airport, Mount Prospect, and B...
Lightfoot imposes a 10 pm curfew on bars and restaurants. On Thursday, October 22 Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a series of new restrictions in an attempt to clamp down on a surge of Coronavirus cases across Chicago c...
The microphone cut-offs are intended to prevent interruptions during Thursday's final presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee J...
An inspirational and educational mural of revered Black Panther Party icon Fred Hampton has been revamped. A new mural has been painted in Garfield Park honoring the legacy of activist and revolutionary Fred Hampton. T...
Christkindlemarket canceled but 36 vendors will ensure a virtual experience filled with the usual German classics! There will be no sipping Glühwein in Daley Plaza this winter. The German-inspired annual Christmas mark...
Great news for all the stargazers out there! A ‘harvest moon’ is rolling into town and hitting up Chicago skies. The moon is reaching its peak fullness tonight, at 4 pm CDT technically before the sun sets, but it will...
All outdoor spaces are required to have Expanded Outdoor Dining Permit, Sidewalk Café Permit, or Outdoor Patio License. On Monday, the City of Chicago released its updated for bars and restaurants for the coming fall...