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Illinois City Ranks High Among America’s Most Frequent Cheaters
A surprising new survey has revealed that Illinois ranks 7th among the "Most Cheaters" in America. Chicago residents are the most frequent culprits regarding "certain behaviors." Chicago residents seem to cheat on their partners more in the Windy City than in almost every other city in America. It's not just...
Blazing Speeding Ticket in Illinois One of the Fastest in History
It's incredible that someone wasn't seriously injured. Did you know that one of the fastest speeding tickets in history was handed out in Illinois to a motorcyclist that is fortunate to be alive. I saw Yahoo compile a brand new list a few months ago of the fastest speeding tickets...
Mental illness put her in DuPage County Jail. 85 days later, she was dead.
. Day 76. They walked past an empty wheelchair near the door and found their mom seated alone in one of the jail’s visitation booths, her hollow eyes fixed in a distant gaze. Her cheeks were sunken. Her hands trembled. Dried blood pooled near a crack down the center of her lips. Before schizophrenia, before jail, Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado would sing and dance while cleaning the ...
My Favorite Sandwich in all of Illinois - Top Butcher Market in Chicago
Top Butcher Meat Market in Chicago: A Meat Lover’s Dream. While on my search for the best sandwich in Chicago and the Chicagoland area, I came across my next location by word-of-mouth and social media buzz. Many claim this place is a meat lover’s dream, so I had to check it out.
‘Stay in that loneliness:’ In Bridgeport, monks study, work and pray seeking God
A siren screamed down 31st Street as six men faced one another in a dim church and began to chant. They chanted standing up. They chanted bent over. Above a thumping bass from a passing car, they prayed to the holy trinity through St. Benedict that travelers would arrive at their destinations and for seasonable weather. They prayed “for this city and all who live here and for every city and community.” When they had sung their last note, the monks walked two at a time back down the aisle of the church. At the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Bridgeport, life revolves around prayer, the pursuit of a deeper knowledge of God and self, and — despite their urban location — isolation as a means to those goals. The Benedictine monastery and its guest house are on the flight path to Midway International Airport, but the institution’s motto is “silence in the city.”
Dozens gather in apparent street takeover in Bucktown
CHICAGO — Dozens of vehicles and people gathered in an apparant street takeover in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood. The incident happened just after midnight Saturday near North Avenue and the Kennedy Expressway. Video captured a large group of people and cars, some doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. The group dispersed once Chicago […]
U Gazdy Polish Restaurant : Cozy Polish Cuisine, Disappointing Service
I visited U Gazdy in Wood Dale with my wife and nephew on a weekday. My nephew wanted to stay local and had a craving for Polish food, so he suggested we try a local favorite. Who am I to turn down the chance to explore a new place? This brings me to my latest review.
The ‘Tommy gun’ was designed for soldiers. But Chicago gangsters made it notorious.
Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who was awarded a medal “for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous service as chief of the small arms division of the office of the chief of ordnance,” was the inventor of the Thompson submachine ...
What became of Chicago’s shuttered Meigs Field? The answers offer lessons for Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport
CHICAGO, Illinois – Out past Soldier Field, beyond the Field Museum and east of Shedd Aquarium, there’s a little used park that offers some terrific views of the city. If you didn’t know the property’s fascinating history, you might not guess what was on this land before it became a park.
Woman facing abuse fights back. Her win could help thousands of survivors.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Rogers Park mother of two facing physical and mental abuse wanted to get away from her boyfriend, but says she also was dealing with financial abuse and that left her trapped. Enidt Martinez found herself in the same situation as so many other survivors. Financial abuse happens in around 98% of domestic violence cases according to the National Network To End Domestic Violence. It also is the number one reason survivors stay with an abuser."Pay attention in the red flags, because there's always red flags," said Enidt.Her red flags started with arguments, and then turned physical. "He grabbed...
Editorial: Eileen O’Neill Burke for Cook County state’s attorney
When we spoke to the Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney earlier this month, we were struck by the change in Eileen O’Neill Burke. Now that Burke, 59, does not have to fight off a primary rival from her left — and one endorsed by the current officeholder, Kim Foxx, and the Cook County Democratic powerbroker Toni Preckwinkle to boot — the retired appellate court judge seemed ...
DMV Kiosks Installed in Select Grocery Stores in Illinois
A new way of renewing your driver's license has come to Illinois. It just became a lot easier if you want to renew your driver's license or state ID. Illinois State of Secretary placed DMV kiosks throughout the state have placed kiosks in a few grocery stores in Illinois. The closest one to the Tri-States is Springfield.
Seemingly Out of Nowhere, Illinois Getting 4 Big New Bookstores
If you had asked me at the beginning of the year if Illinois would see a rash of new bookstores opening, I would have said you were crazy. Shows you what I know as the Land of Lincoln is indeed getting 4 big new bookstores seemingly out of nowhere and they're opening soon.
Bite club: The Portillo's cheesy Italian Beef hack
A new viral TikTok sensation has emerged and for Chicago purists, it's blasphemy.At Portillo's, folks are ordering their Italian Beef topped with the cheese sauce usually reserved for fries.The actual order is a beef, dipped, with sweet and hot peppers with melted yellow cheese sauce.Sounds more like a cheesesteak than a Chicago beef doesn't it?Context: Cheese on an Italian Beef is not new. It's usually a white cheese like mozzarella or provolone. According to Al's Beef, it's a very popular order.Yes, but: It's not the way the sandwich gods intended. The real Chicago beef omits the cheese.When I ordered the sandwich, it took me a second to collect myself and ask for the dairy accessory. Surprisingly, the drive-thru clerk already knew what I was ordering thanks to the viral social media craze. She noted that several people have been ordering it daily. That's how you hold a sandwich. GIF: Justin Kaufmann/Axios The verdict: It's so goooooood. The cheese is almost mixed in with the beef instead of just lying on top, giving it a much more cheesy, chewy, messy vibe.Buyer beware: This sandwich is a gut buster.
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