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Randolph Street Market brings vintage, antique vendors back to West Loop
CHICAGO — Beautiful weather brought hundreds of people to the Randolph Street Market on Saturday as they searched through thousands of one-of-a-kind vintage finds. It all kicked off on Saturday and organizers say it is among the largest urban antique markets in the country. “People love it, this is the 21st year of this organization,” Randolph Street Market Board Member Colleen […]
IL City Bans Booze Sales After Midnight, Could Others Follow?
A city in Illinois is starting to feel a lot like the movie, "Footloose," by banning any liquor sales after midnight. Cicero Bans Any Kind Of Liquor Sales After Midnight. It seems weird in this day and age to have any sort of ban on liquor sales. In some places like a casino, you can purchase booze 24 hours a day and seven days a week. You can even purchase drinks in bars in to-go cups to take with you.
Sueños Festival start delayed due to storms in Chicago area, officials say
The massive Sueños Festival in Grant Park will be delayed on Sunday because of showers and thunderstorms in the area, officials said. According to a new social media post, artists will begin performing just before 5 p.m., with several artists having their sets postponed due to the delayed start.
South Chicago church honors fallen soldiers amid push to refurbish Vietnam War mural
About 200 people gathered in the basement of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in the South Chicago neighborhood Sunday to pay tribute to 12 members of the community lost in the Vietnam War. “On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember and give thanks to those who have given their lives in the service of our country,” the Rev. Steve Niskanen said, opening the program with a prayer. “When the ...
Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and dozens of other communities urged to double down on coal
As President Joe Biden pushes to accelerate the nation’s transition to clean energy, three Chicago suburbs and more than two dozen other Illinois communities are mulling plans to double down on lung-damaging, climate-changing coal. Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and 29 downstate municipalities are investors in the Prairie State Generating Station, a massive coal-fired power plant in ...
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Two waves of thunderstorms to move through Chicago Sunday
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two waves of thunderstorms are expected to move through the Chicago area Sunday. The first wave arrives in the 7 a.m. hour along Interstate 39 and drives eastward to the city by 11 a.m. and then to Northwest Indiana. Tracking the stormROUND 1: 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. How the atmosphere recovers from the morning activity will determine the strength of the second round. ROUND 2: 4 P.M. TO 10 P.M. The Storm Prediction Center has Chicago at a Level 2 out of 5 for severe storms. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible with any storms that strengthen to severe levels. ForecastSUNDAY: Gusty thunderstorms, some severe. HIGH: 74SUNDAY NIGHT: Evening storms. Leftover showers. LOW: 58MEMORIAL DAY: Shower chance. HIGH: 73
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