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The State of Illinois is now averaging at just above 4% of positivity rate. Back in early July, the City of Chicago experienced a welcomed drop in coronavirus cases. However, since that moment, the city has seen its ca...
The campaign will focus on counties in Illinois that are the most at risk of spiking cases. On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker introduced a new $5 million media campaign using the slogan "it only works if you wear it", to pro...
Brace yourself for the wave of scooters hitting the streets in Chicago this summer. City officials have announced the new fleet of e-scooters coming to Chicago for the summer will be available starting on Wednesday, Au...
The mayor's office ordered the "temporary" relocation of the 7-foot statue at Drake Fountain, the last remaining Columbus statue in Chicago. On Thursday, July 30, Mayor Lightfoot ordered Chicago's final monument to Ch...
Alt Space Chicago has repurposed two abandoned buildings to create pop-up markets at which the local community can get food for free. Abandoned buildings in Chicago's West Side are being transformed into pop-up markets...
The Atlanta-based airline scored top 3 across multiple categories, making it the cleanest airline to travel with during the COVID-19 era. Ever since the pandemic took flight earlier in March, all US airlines have had t...
Sports will be categorized by risk and levels of play. On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. JB Pritzker announced the state's new guidelines for youth sports for the upcoming fall season. "I know our hearts break when we he...
Fines can run violators $500 daily up to $7,000 total. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the city has begun to issue tickets to "flagrant" violators of the city's Emergency Travel Order, which m...
The electronic bikes, which can go up to 15 mph, will be available at Divvy racks starting Wednesday, July 29. Earlier this week, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) in collaboration with Lyft announced e-b...
The restaurant closed its doors on Monday, July 27. It would seem like yet another notorious Chicago bar and restaurant has now closed due to COVID-19. River North's Bottled Blonde closed its doors permanently this wee...