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Windy City Smokeout, Chicago Summertime Festival, Unveils Smokin’ Pitmaster Line-Up
Windy City Smokeout, the nation’s premier outdoor country music and BBQ festival, is returning to Chicago’s iconic United Center venue this summer, from July 11-14, 2024. The festival, which won the Academy of Country Music Awards “Festival of the Year” in 2022, will feature a tremendous lineup featuring some of country music’s most prominent names and up-and-coming talents. Attendees can also enjoy the best BBQ and craft beer nationwide. Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the eleventh edition of Windy City Smokeout! Our headline performances feature eight-time GRAMMY award winner Carrie Underwood, CMA award winner Cody Johnson, CMA nominee and ACM’s 2022 New Male Artist of the Year Parker McCollum, and five-time GRAMMY award nominee Thomas Rhett. Curated by Chicago’s own Lettuce Entertain You, the festival showcases nearly 30 of the world’s best pitmasters, including six new teams. Throughout the music-filled weekend, the barbecue styles are offered in a mouthwatering array.
After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold
SPRINGFIELD — After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to put the brakes on legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings in Chicago. In a letter to Harmon on Thursday, Johnson wrote that the legislation, originally aimed at protecting selective enrollment schools from closures, “seeks to solve problems that do ...
ShotSpotter supporters aim to keep technology in Chicago
(The Center Square) – Several Chicago aldermen are moving to keep gunshot-detection technology in place. Mayor Brandon Johnson canceled the city’s contract with ShotSpotter earlier this year, but then extended the deal through September. Alderman David Moore said the city council, not the mayor, should decide whether to keep the technology. “If we take away...
Bronzeville neighborhood now home to pioneering power grid
ComEd and the U.S. Department of Energy have launched one of the nation’s first neighborhood-scale microgrids in the Bronzeville neighborhood. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the idea was to give residents a reliable source of electricity.
Chicago honoring Memorial Day with ceremony, parades
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's Memorial Day Parade kicks off Monday morning. The 89th annual ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. with a parade of members of the Chicago Fire Department led by The Pipes and Drums of the CFD. A mass will follow at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd. Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to attend the ceremony. "At this service, we will remember all those of our CFD family who have died since last Memorial Day, especially 2 members who have made the ultimate sacrifice by dying in The Line of Duty, 8 active members of the Department, and over 125 retirees," CFD said in a written release. A flagpole ceremony will take place at the corner of Roosevelt Road and May Avenue for a flag raising with a 21-gun salute and taps. The annual Woogms Parade, organized by the Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society, steps off at 11 a.m. in Lakeview. It's a parade where "everybody marches, nobody just watches."
Sueños Festival, peace march among Memorial Day weekend events to kick off summer
CHICAGO (CBS) -- With Memorial Day weekend underway, it's the unofficial start to summer across the Chicago area. In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, hundreds gathered for a youth peace walk. In Grant Park, thousands gathered for the two-day Sueños Festival. And Saturday night was the first night of summer fireworks at Navy Pier. Festivals and fireworks are two things to bring people out and make the City of Chicago shine. But it all must be done safely, and that's why the city has a plan that keeps police out in full force. Colorful flags whipped in the winds as thousands made...
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