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Further Point Expects to Reopen Several Foxtrot Stores in Chicago
Further Point Enterprises, the investment firm that bought bankrupt urban convenience-store chain Foxtrot’s assets at auction, is planning to reopen at least four of the stores in Chicago. The firm recently applied for liquor licenses at the Wicker Park, Fulton Market, Old Town and Gold Coast former Foxtrot locations,...
After Englewood Shootings, Fed-Up Activist Installs Cameras On Her Block While Waiting For City’s Help
ENGLEWOOD — South Side activist Tamar Manasseh added surveillance cameras to her Englewood block after someone fired shots there last month. Then on Monday, more gunfire erupted. Undeterred, Manasseh hopes the cameras — combined with speed bumps on the block if the city ever installs them — can ultimately...
Midnight Circus Returns To City Parks This Fall — And Brings Big Top To Lincoln Square
LINCOLN SQUARE — Midnight Circus in the Parks will return to Chicago’s parks this September with eight performances across the city, ending with a grand finale at Welles Park. Midnight Circus founders Jeff and Julie Jenkins launched their unique brand of acrobatic entertainment in Chicago in 2007. The...
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 24
• Michelle Stenzel, a member of IDOT North DLSD task force: Yesterday the department announced it is eliminating proposed bus-only lanes options. • Op-ed from transit advocate Nik Hunder: Despite scrutiny, CTA President Dorval Carter rode the system only 58 times in 2023 (Tribune) • Sun-Times: Man, 49, found dead...
At The Queer Radical Fair, Young Fashion Designers Debut Clothes For Everyone
CHINATOWN — The fifth Queer Radical Fair will debut 12 collections from youth fashion designers as part of its annual fashion show Thursday at Ping Tom Park. The free event runs 5-8 p.m. at the park, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave. It will also feature live music, a photo booth, library resources and more. Register here.
The Surprising Chicago Roots Of Bird Girl, The Statue That Became Synonymous With Savannah
THE LOOP — The image is everywhere at Goodman Theatre these days: on posters, on the program cover, dotting the lobby with several Insta-ready cardboard cutouts. The stoic girl with her cocked head stands there, her arms outstretched, each upturned palm supporting a shallow bowl. She is Bird Girl,...
The Ghetto Flower Presenting Free Hip-Hop Showcase At Navy Pier Friday
NAVY PIER — Growing up in London, Michael Tayo was infatuated with hip-hop culture. When he moved to Illinois at 12, he said he began to understand what goes into that culture, including streetwear and the underground music scene. During his time at Marquette University as a marketing student,...
Clear-Ridge Reporter and NewsHound July 24, 2024
XposureRuns seeks to raise profile of high school hoops players. Spread the loveBy Xavier Sanchez Correspondent While some people are leaving Illinois in search of opportunities elsewhere, some are coming to the state and creating their own opportunities for themselves and others. Mustafa Sulaiman, a native of Philadelphia who now lives in south suburban Matteson, is trying to help pave the way to college for…
Today In Culture, Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Seven-Billion-Dollar Vision for United Center Environs | Theaster Gates At Frieze Sculpture | Mercury Theater Staff Exodus
Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. “Frieze Sculpture will return to the tree-lined paths of London’s Regent’s Park September 18-October 27 with work by twenty-two leading artists, including Leonora Carrington, Yoshitomo Nara and Theaster Gates,” relays Artsy.
South Side churches' reading camp for Black boys getting national attention
Two churches on the South Side are making Chicago proud.Salem and Progressive Baptist churches started a pilot program to help improve the reading skills of young Black boys. It's called Black Boy Literacy.The program was so successful last summer that the churches brought the reading camp back this year to prepare Black boys for the upcoming school year.What started as a pilot program-- has become a model for other Black churches across the country.The goal is to improve the literacy rates among young Black boys. It's a major investment that the churches say is paying off.Sounding out words, completing sentences...
Man, 58, seriously wounded in shooting inside Humboldt Park home
CHICAGO - A man was shot and seriously wounded during an argument Tuesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The 58-year-old was arguing with someone he knew just before midnight when they pulled out a gun and shot him in the cheek inside a residence in the 900 block of North Trumbull Avenue, according to police.
Men charged with robbing 60-year-old go home after prosecutors don’t ask judge to keep them in jail
CHICAGO — Two men charged with attacking and robbing a 60-year-old man in Uptown last week were sent home with nighttime curfews after prosecutors decided not to ask a judge to keep them in custody pending trial. Omareon Coleman and Samuel Gaines, both 19, and two 16-year-old boys were...
Defendant doesn't want to be tried with Madigan in corruption case
(The Center Square) – A defendant in the upcoming federal prosecution of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants his own trial separate from Madigan. Defendant Michael McClain, a former state lawmaker and ComEd lobbyist known for his close association with Madigan, has filed a request to sever his trial from Madigan's because Madigan's defense team plans to blame McClain for any wrongdoing. "McClain respectfully seeks severance of his case...
Ceremony on Chicago Riverwalk to mark 109 years since Eastland disaster
A commemoration event Wednesday will mark 109-years since the Eastland ship disaster.Descendants of the victims will gather along the Riverwalk for a moment of silence.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIt was in 1915 that the Eastland sank in the Chicago River, killing 844 passengers and crew.The Eastland disaster has a devoted gallery as part of the Titanic: The Exhibition at Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, which is open through Labor Day.RELATED: Documentary brings to life Chicago's deadliest dayWednesday's event will take begin at 11:45 a.m. on the corner of Clark Street and Wacker Drive, which was the site of the tragedy.
Chicago weather: Watch for more storms today
CHICAGO - Chicago won’t be quite as warm as yesterday with mostly cloudy skies. Highs will range from the upper 70s far north to lower 80s for the rest of the area. There will be scattered showers and storms with a nod to our southern viewing area during the afternoon when a couple of stronger cells could flare up. Tonight will be moonlit and pleasant with lows in the 60s.
As new Foxtrot owner plans to reopen stores, a former undocumented worker recounts his struggle to find a job and collect unemployment
A little over nine years ago, Javier Mancera landed a job at a commissary to supply a startup of boutique convenience stores in Chicago. It seemed promising, he recalled. And it was. He was quickly tasked with hiring more workers as Foxtrot became known as an upscale grocer and cafe chain based in Chicago, which later expanded to Texas and Washington, D.C. That was until Foxtrot and Dom’s ...
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