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Chicago Macy’s Walnut Room Announces 2024 Holiday Reservation Details
Mark your calendars, if you want to get a good seat by Macy's Great Tree in Chicago, you need to make reservations this month. The 45 foot tall Great Tree isn't up inside the Walnut Room at Macy's in downtown Chicago just yet, but it's time to call your mom and figure out what day you want to visit this holiday season.
Chicago fire station operating without truck amid shortage
A fire station in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood was operating without its truck Monday after it went down for service over the weekend. "They had no spare rigs available so they sent them back to firehouse without a truck," said Local 2 Union President Patrick Cleary. "I’ve been doing this for 37 years. I've never worked a day where they say we don’t have any rigs for you guys to work today.”
WGN’s Sean Lewis inducted into Chicago’s LGBT Hall of fame
CHICAGO — A new class was inducted into the LGBT Hall of Fame this week. 16 people were inducted on Tuesday night, including former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Tribune music critic John Von Rhein and WGN’s own Sean Lewis. Founded in 1991, Chicago’s LGBT Hall of Fame recognizes members of the community who have […]
Our Chicago: Mexicans In Chicago
Mexicans make up 21.5% of Chicago residents, according to new Census data. They also make up nearly 74% of the city's Latino residents.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA new report called "Fuerza Mexicana: the Past, Present and Power of Mexicans in Chicagoland" took a look at their lives and their impact on the city.Mexicans began settling in Chicago in large numbers around 1916."It's very much tied to not only the politics of what was happening in Mexico but especially the economic activities that were happening here in Chicago," Director of the Great Cities Institute at the...
63 Humboldt Park Tent Residents Find Housing Through City Program
HUMBOLDT PARK — Some residents at Humboldt Park’s large tent encampment are one step closer to leaving the park and finding housing. A two-day, city-run accelerated moving event at the end of September to provide services to residents and families living at the park connected 63 people to housing, officials announced.
'No relief': Wrigleyville bar owner prepares for Hurricane Milton after Helene destroys FL home
A former Chicago man whose Florida home was damaged by Hurricane Helene is now staring down Milton, another major hurricane headed toward densely populated cities, like Tampa and Orlando.The contents from the inside of Joe Spagnoli's house are spread outside as garbage, waiting to be picked up. Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene virtually destroyed his home and many of his possessions, he's got a huge job ahead to rebuild.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"It's hard to feel sorry for yourself when everybody on these barrier islands for 14 miles is going through the same thing,"...
Michael Madigan once controlled much of Illinois politics. Now the ex-House speaker heads to trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Once lauded as thelongest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan will enter a federal courtroom this week on charges he used his vast influence to run a “criminal enterprise” to amass even more wealth and power. The former Illinois House speaker is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd. From wiretapped calls to video-recorded meetings, much of the evidence has been previewed in open court. A sweeping investigation of public corruption has already produced convictions of legislators and Madigan’s former chief of staff. But starting Tuesday, as potential jurors first report to court, the spotlight turns to the Chicago Democrat who was once considered the most powerful force in Illinois politics.
Tribune reporter Ray Long: Madigan trial will be one of the biggest we’ve seen in decades for alleged political corruption
Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the upcoming corruption trial of former Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan.
Shocking Foodie Rankings: Only Two Illinois Cities Make the List
It's a bit of a shocker from the culinary world, with only two Illinois cities making it to the list of best foodie cities in America. Posted by WalletHub, it appears that of the 28 different metrics they covered, including the accessibility and affordability of high-quality restaurants, food trucks, breweries, and pricing, to name a few.
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