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"Lean on me when you're not strong and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on." R&B singer-songwriter Bill Withers passed on Monday due to heart complications. He was 81. Withers wrote some of the '70s' and '8...
Talk about a more mindful burger! Epic Burger is at it again providing community resources to those most in need. The home-grown multi-unit restaurant is not only offering 50% off meals to recently unemployed hospitali...
Every night at 8 p.m., you can catch people in the South Loop partying like it's... two weeks ago. While the coronavirus closed clubs weeks ago, the party hasn't stop. Residents in the South Loop have been throwing bal...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot guarding public spaces is exactly the meme we need right now. It's human nature to try to find some levity amidst difficult times. A new meme of Mayor Lori Lightfoot standing guard of closed public...
Wellington is such a curious little penguin! Chicago's famous penguins continue their leisurely jaunt through the Shedd Aquarium this week. Wellington, the oldest of the adventuring penguins (and our personal favorite,...
With over 5,000 new coronavirus cases and 99 deaths, Gov Pritzker will extend the "stay at home" order until April 30. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced earlier today that the state-wide "stay at home" order will be...
The new remote learning plan will start on April 13. Chicago Public Schools closed its doors earlier this month after Gov J.B. Pritzker's executive order. While many students switched quickly to online learning, others...
Reading the news can be a tough task right now. Bad news seems to submerge most of what we digest as we remain in the midst of a global pandemic. But, John Krasinski, also known as Jim from The Office (US), is here to...
The new field hospital will be Illinois' first and is scheduled to open April 24. IL will transform Chicago's convention center, McCormick Place, into a field hospital by the end of April. As many as 500 beds could be...
What's better than time in the kitchen with Grandma? With so much time at, you'd think we'd all have mastered tons of new skills by now, particularly in the kitchen. Alas, most of us haven't become masterchefs in the c...