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Café in Woodlawn offers healthier options while operating from shipping container
CHICAGO (CBS) — An unconventional café inside a shipping container on the city's South Side is serving healthy meals to the neighborhood. The owners of 7323 Chicago Café, located at 6600 S. Woodlawn Ave., a big yellow shipping container on the corner that is hard to miss, are dedicated to serving healthy meals to a neighborhood that has historically been a food desert.Before Marquinn Gibson can start serving food out of his shipping container, he's gotta open it up. The café is powered by a generator that is filled with gasoline before plugging in all of his appliances. Even then,...
Good Girls DJ collective wants you to know they’re not just good ‘for girls’
Lori Branch, Lady D and VITIGRRL are the Good Girls, a Chicago DJ trio that’s “not good for girls, just good.”. They talked to Vocalo’s Nudia Hernandez about their path to becoming DJs, creating the collective and their advice for the next generation. “You do have to...
WGN Radio competes in ‘WGN Summer Games’
In celebration of Paris 2024, WGN-TV’s WGN Morning News hosted a ‘WGN Summer Games’ at Bradley Place and invited WGN Radio to participate!. WGN Morning News shared video of the games which included a Relay Race, Breakdancing, Doughnut Pong, and Hobby Horse. Congratulations to Lou Manfredini, Jon...
Taste Of Chicago Music Lineup Includes CeeLo Green, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Atlas Genius And More
GRANT PARK — Grammy-winning CeeLo Green, Mexican music trio Yahriza y Su Esencia and Australian alternative rock group Atlas Genius are set to headline Chicago’s annual Taste of Chicago festival in September. The food festival’s Downtown edition returns to Grant Park Sept. 6-8. It will run 11 a.m.-9...
U.S. Women’s Futsal National Team roster revealed for first-ever full training camp
CHICAGO – After a year-and-a-half of talent identification camps, U.S. Women’s Futsal National Team head coach Marcia Tafarel has called up 18 players to take part in the team’s first full training camp to be held July 28-Aug. 2 at the Darlington School in Rome, Ga. As...
Lula Cafe Will Celebrate 25 Years in Logan Square With Star-Studded Pop-Up Series
The summer season kicked off with a bang for chef Jason Hammel, who in June took home a James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality at his iconic 25-year-old farm-to-table restaurant Lula Cafe in Logan Square. It was the sole medal awarded to a Chicago restaurant this year, but Chicagoans’ outpouring of joy over the win has taken Lula Cafe to new heights of popularity.
Trio charged in 2023 fire that killed veteran Chicago firefighter
Three men face numerous criminal charges tied to last year’s Far South Side house fire that killed Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt. Two are accused of deliberately setting fire to a house at 120th and Wallace back on April 4, 2023.
UIC athletic director Michael Lipitz leaves for AD position at A-10 program
CHICAGO - UIC is now looking for new athletic leadership. Illinois-Chicago director of athletics Michael Lipitz left the university for the same position at George Washington University, UIC announced in a press release on Friday. Lipitz, most recently, oversaw the hiring of Rob Ehsan as its head men's basketball coach...
Voices Embodied Exhibition Explores Empathetic Futures
On view at the Design Museum of Chicago through October 13, Voices Embodied: Reverberations explores individual and societal barriers, particularly in reference to disability. Now in its fifth iteration, the show suggests ways to reimagine how inclusivity and awareness can lead to a more empathic future where all voices and experiences are equally valued.
Chicago nonprofit to host literary festival for young readers in Pullman
A Chicago nonprofit is helping young people deepen their love of literature.Burst into Books is an advocate for literacy, with the hope of transforming the world through education.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOn Saturday, the third annual Burst into Books W.O.W. Literary Festival will return, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood.This event is supported by a Chicago Presents grant from the city of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, a program to support the presentation of free arts programming in Chicago...
Mondelez Names New Chief Information and Digital Officer
CHICAGO — Mondelēz International has announced the appointment of Filippo Catalano as Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO). Reporting directly to Chair and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Van de Put, Catalano will be responsible for accelerating the company’s global technology transformation to drive long-term growth. He will join the organization later this year.
Justin Fields trade is already trending toward the Bears' benefit in training camp
A few months back, the Justin Fields era officially ended in the Windy City as the Chicago Bears dealt their former first-round quarterback to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick. It was a foregone conclusion. The Bears were drafting Caleb Williams and building the team around...
Aaliyah Chavez impresses LSU and South Carolina, others make headlines at Nike Tournament of Champions
The Nike Tournament of Champions has been a the meeting ground for elite coaches to get further acquainted with talented prospects. Although Chicago's McCormick Place was filled to the brim with college-ready, high school standouts, there were a few players who shined brighter than the other stars. Let's take a...
Cinema-Men! On-Air Film Review of Powell & Pressburger Doc
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 25th, reviewing “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger,” in theaters beginning July 26th, and will be playing throughout August in select markets.
Two Chicago Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mail Theft Using Stolen Postal Service Arrow Keys
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. Two Chicago men have been handed federal prison sentences for their roles in a scheme, involving stolen U.S. Postal Service arrow keys, to pilfer mail and packages from city residents. 44-year-old Thaddeus J. Harper and 39-year-old Joseph T. Solomon found themselves at the mercy of the judicial system earlier this week after their exploits were unraveled by an investigation coined "Operation Broken Arrow."
Chicago Businesses Ramp Up Security as Coordinated Burglaries Strike Shakespear and Town Hall Districts
Businesses in the 14th and 19th Districts of Chicago are on high alert after a series of burglaries targeted local shops in the early hours of July 24th, 2024. According to a recent business alert issued by the Chicago Police Department, an organized group of individuals, described as four male offenders dressed in black hooded sweatshirts, gloves, and face masks, shattered business entrances using a hammer to commit their crimes.
Cardinals Urged to Make Blockbuster Trade With Rival Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals need an outfield bat and there’s a division rival with one available. Chicago Cubs fans, look away. Cody Bellinger could be a perfect fit for the Cardinals as they angle for a National League wild-card berth, and that’s exactly what ESPN’s David Schoenfield urged.
New Evidence Found in Murder of Chicago Postal Worker (video)
Chicago police found a burned-out Dodge Durango in the 8900 block of South Fulton Avenue. The discovery was made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a postal worker, who was killed while delivering mail in West Pullman. Details of the Incident. The victim, identified as Redman,...
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