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ABC7 Chicago to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with live Columbus Day Parade broadcast
ABC7, Chicago's most-watched television station, is celebrating the city's vibrant Italian American community, with the broadcast of the 72nd annual Columbus Day Parade.The live event is hosted by ABC7 sports anchor and "Windy City Weekend" host Ryan Chiaverini, reporter Liz Nagy and meteorologist Greg Dutra, reporting all the festivities from the street. Pasquale D. Gianni, attorney and Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans officer, will contribute color commentary from the broadcast area. The parade will air Monday, Oct. 14, from noon to 2 p.m., and will have an encore broadcast on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 p.m. Both broadcasts will...
Organizers hold concert in middle of Logan Square pothole they want to save
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some Logan Square neighborhood residents want a pothole in the middle of an intersection to stay right where it is, and now, organizers of the "Save the Hole" campaign are making their pleas into a song.A viewer, Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas, sent video taken out a window of a pop-up concert performed right in the middle of the pothole at Belden and St. Louis avenues.The man who started the "Save the Hole" effort also plays in a band—so he and his bandmates decided the middle of the roughly 16-by-16-foot crater would be the perfect place to play.Residents report that high speeds have long been an issue on the block. So when the large hole emerged earlier this month, so did an online campaign, complete with the hashtag #SaveTheHole, as neighbors believe it has been forcing drivers to slow down.But city officials say a traffic circle set to go into the intersection soon will serve the same purpose—and will look much better aesthetically. The traffic circle is expected to be completed by mid-October.
Weekend Break: Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up
CHICAGO — WGN’s Erin McElroy takes you to Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up in Wicker Park for some fall fun and mechanical pig racing on this Sunday’s edition of Weekend Break! For more information on Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up, visit their website jackspumpkinpopup.com, or follow them on Instagram @jackspumpkinpopup.
Signature Room space in former Hancock Center to undergo massive renovation
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been hired to redevelop two floors once occupied by the Signature Room in the former John Hancock Center, which the firm designed in the 1960s. Observation deck company 360 Chicago announced the hiring of SOM on Tuesday but said it is still deciding...
2 years after closing, Gold Coast's iconic Tavern on Rush reopens in new location
A beloved Chicago restaurant that closed its doors two years ago will officially reopen in a new location this week. Tavern on Rush, the longtime Gold Coast staple that closed in 2022, will reopen to guests in its "newly renovated space" at 1015 N. Rush Street in the Thompson Chicago hotel beginning Monday, Sept. 30.
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