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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.
Site of Chicago’s Skid Row Transforming Into Co-Ed Bathhouse
When I think of a bathhouse opening in the former "skid row" area of any city, nothing positive comes to mind. But, times have changed and a developer in Illinois is hoping to do just that. What is a Bathhouse?. According to the Oxford Language Dictionary, a bathhouse is "a...
City of Chicago shells out millions in overtime pay while CFD needs new ambulances, contract: CFU
Chicago Firefighters Union members are speaking out against the city's overtime pay for paramedics, arguing that the money could be used for new ambulances and a new contract, as the department is operating with only 80 ambulances, far below the national average.
Forbes lists best Illinois-based employers for 2024
Forbes compiled a list of the best places to work by state, including Illinois. Forbes and the market research firm Statista surveyed over 160,000 employees at U.S. companies with at least 500 people. Employees were asked how likely they were to recommend their employers, and to evaluate both employers they’d worked for within the past two years and others they knew from within their industry or through friends or family who worked there. The list incorporated survey...
The Record Track, A Community-Minded Music Shop, Opening Soon In South Chicago
SOUTH CHICAGO — A music shop and community center is preparing to open on 87th Street, and its owners are pitching the store to their South Side neighbors as an entry point into the world of music. The Record Track, 2804 E. 87th St., will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
T-shirt display at Northbrook Jewish center remembers Israeli hostages
In Chicago, people marked one year since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel in many different ways, but in the north suburbs, the Jewish Community Center has been keeping the hostages in their hearts all year long."When October 7 happened, as a community center open to everybody, we felt the need to say or do something," said Addie Goodman.Workers at the Jewish Community Center in Northbrook hung up t-shirts, one for each person who was taken hostage on Oct. 7."We chose t-shirts because that really represents a person," said Goodman, the president and CEO of the community center.She...
DuSable Lake Shore Drive closures announced for second week of October
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has provided an update to their roadwork plan along DLSD, announcing both partial and full closures until overnight Thursday, Oct. 10. The closures are part of an over month-long resurfacing project.
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