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It's against Illinois law to pass a stopped school bus: Why are so many drivers doing it?
Driving around a school bus is illegal when its stop sign arm is out and the red lights are flashing. I have noticed it lately in my suburban Chicago neighborhood. A school bus will be stopped with red lights flashing and the stop sign arm out. Children will be boarding.
Forget ice skating: Try bumper cars on ice for unique holiday fun
Read on to find ice bumper car locations in Chicago. Ice skating can be difficult, requires skill, and hurts when you fall. If you'd like some winter fun on ice that's a bit easier to navigate, give bumper cars a try.
Chicago's Christkindlmarket is rated the best Christmas market in the U.S.
(CHICAGO) No second city mentions here. Chicago gets the number standing when it comes to Christmas markets. It's one of Chicago's most beloved and popular Christmas traditions. Christkindlmarket offers up classic German and European food, live music, shopping, and festive drinks at three locations throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's downtown is the 2nd best in the country according to this new ranking
Attractions of America lists downtown Chicago as 2nd best in the country, with only New York City coming ahead of the windy city. (CHICAGO) Chicagoans are used to being called second best. And it's happened again with Attractions of America's top 20 best downtowns list.
Mars will disappear behind the full moon on Wednesday night
Similar to an eclipse, the moon will block out Mars in what the Adler Planetarium says is a "rare astronomical event." (CHICAGO) Mars is at its peak brightness this week, making its disappearance and reappearance behind the moon a captivating sight.
Unusual gift ideas: Quirky board game inspired by Chicago's rat city designation
Looking for uncommon local Christmas gifts? Target: Rats the Board Game is on sale now for $45. If you can't beat them join them. And that is exactly what the makers of Target: Rats the Board Game have decided to do.
Deadline looming to apply for latest round of $500 cash payments for Chicagoans
This part of the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is meant to help people with adult dependents that missed the federal stimulus money. (CHICAGO) Eligible Chicago residents can apply for a $500 one-time cash payment.
Grab a butterbeer and enjoy themed photo-ops at the Harry Potter pop-up bar in Lincoln Park
A Very Harry Winter returns this season for a limited time at Replay Lincoln Park. Photo byingus.kruklitis.gmail.com/Depositphotos.com. (CHICAGO) It's back in time for the holiday season. The vintage video games bar, Replay Lincoln Park, at 2833 N. Sheffield Avenue, has turned its upstairs bar into a Harry Potter-themed pop-up bar for the third season.
Mile High Cocktail Club: Chicago's newest speakeasy is 46 floors up
Speakeasies were once the only way Chicagoans could enjoy a little nightlife while they drank prohibited booze in the 1920s and early 1930s. Although alcohol is no longer banned, and bars are plentiful, our fascination with the speakeasy remains.
Krispy Kreme is shuttering stores: Will the Illinois locations survive?
Krispy Kreme has closed eight stores this year and plans to close 14 more in 2023. (CHICAGO) Despite a positive earnings report and a promising collaboration with McDonald's, Krispy Kreme plans to close 14 stores next year and has already shuttered eight of its locations in 2022.
Migrants bused from Texas enjoyed their first-ever Thanksgiving feast in Chicago
This Thanksgiving, the Salvation Army provided 700 holiday meals (including 1,600 pounds of turkey) to those in need at the Salvation Army Freedom Center in Humboldt Park. (CHICAGO) They don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Central America. For some migrant families heading to the Salvation Army Freedom Center in the Humboldt Park neighborhood this Thursday, the traditional American holiday feast came as a welcome surprise.
4 Chicago-area Bed Bath & Beyond stores to close by the end of the year
A total of six retail locations are closing in Illinois. Photo byTony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. (CHICAGO) Nationwide, Bed Bath & Beyond has released a list of 56 stores that are closing. Six of those stores are in Illinois, and four are in Chicagoland.
'Blackout Wednesday' 2022: Here's where to get discounted rides on 'Drinksgiving'
Police warn motorists to buckle up and drive safe this holiday weekend. (CHICAGO) Thanksgiving Eve is a big drinking night. Sometimes called “Blackout Wednesday” or “Drinksgiving," it's a night when adults return to their hometowns for Thanksgiving weekend and hit the bars to catch up with friends.
Travel tips for a busy Thanksgiving
AAA expects nearly 2.8 million people to be traveling in Illinois this year. (CHICAGO) If you're traveling this Thanksgiving, whether by car or plane, you can expect it will be busy. Crowds and congestion will be back at nearly pre-pandemic levels.
Trump hasn't tweeted since account reinstated
Elon Musk has reinstated Donald Trump's Twitter account. Photo byPhoto by John Cameron on UnsplashonUnsplash. New Twitter owner, Elon Musk asked Twitter users last week to take a poll on whether or not they believed former president, Donald Trump, should be reinstated on Twitter.
In case Twitter goes out of business, you can save your old tweets
Are we witnessing the final days of Twitter? Or just massive changes?. It's safe to say Twitter is a mess right now, and nothing lasts forever. Elon Musk’s takeover has been chaotic. Maybe he can pull it together. Maybe he can’t.
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