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Chicago Fair Trade Museum Opens In Uptown To Teach And Showcase
UPTOWN — Grassroots coalition Chicago Fair Trade has opened a permanent venue and the world’s first fair trade museum in Uptown after a successful pop-up in Lincoln Park. The museum opened this summer at 4704 N. Broadway. It’s open noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The Chicago Fair Trade Museum...
Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 26
• Block Club: One first day of school, more than 1,000 CPS students with disabilities waited for bus rides. • CTA: "Eleven bus routes to see additional service as we continue our steady return to pre-pandemic scheduled service levels" • Tribune: "DNC spotlight brought clean CTA stations and helpful staff:...
Illinois athlete aims for gold in Paris Paralympic Games
CHICAGO - The Paralympic Games kick off this week in Paris with nine athletes from the University of Illinois representing the United States. Susannah Scaroni blew her previous marathon record out of the water when she won the Boston Marathon in wheelchair racing. This week she’s going for the gold in Paris.
First All-Girls Little League Baseball Team At Warren Park Starts This Fall
WEST RIDGE — Warren Park Youth Baseball is launching its first all-girls Little League team this fall, open to girls 8-10 years old. There will be two teams in the all-girls league fall, and games will take place Sunday evenings in Warren Park, 6601 N. Western Ave., and other local parks. Registration for the upcoming season has ended.
5 Education Issues We’re Watching As Chicago Students Head Back To School
CHICAGO — Chicago students and teachers head back to school Monday for a new school year — emphasis on “new.”. The 2024-25 school year will be marked in Chicago history books as the year the city held its first school board elections. The district’s oversight body will grow from seven to 21 members — half of whom will be elected. There will be new students who recently migrated to America. And another new teachers union contract — possibly negotiated without a strike like the last one.
Evanston wrestlers boost Team Illinois to national title
Three wrestlers from Evanston – Jeremy Marshall, Rodrigo Salinas and Diego Lopez – helped Team Illinois capture the 16-and-under national championship last month at the Greco-Roman and freestyle national tournaments held in Fargo, North Dakota. Marshall, competing for the all-star squad from Illinois, became the first ETHS product...
ABC7's Samantha Chatman returns to Kenwood Academy for Chicago Public Schools' 1st day
As thousands of Chicago Public Schools students head back to school, ABC7 Chicago is celebrating our own CPS alum.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchSamantha Chatman attended CPS schools from kindergarten to high school."Kenwood academy has a special place in my heart. I'm a proud Bronco," Samantha said. "I was a part of Kenwood's Academic Center, where 7th and 8th grade students attend the high school and take advanced classes.Nestled in Chicago's Historic Hyde Park neighborhood, Kenwood is one of the most renowned high schools on the city's South Side.Principal Karen Calloway worked at Kenwood when Chatman...
Teenager seriously wounded in Englewood shooting
CHICAGO - A teenager was shot and seriously wounded in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Sunday night. Police said an 18-year-old boy was sitting in a parked car in the 5500 block of South Wells Street around 9:37 p.m. when someone in a black SUV began shooting at him. The victim was...
New book dives into the history of Malört
Last week Chicago's CH Distilleries offered free Malört "rescue kits" to credentialed journalists covering the DNC, and Gov. JB Pritzker toured local bars drinking the stuff with "The Daily Show" host Jordan Klepper.Why it matters: The gimmicks reflect just how synonymous this joyfully bitter spirit has become with local culture, embodying our immigrant influences, gritty tavern landscape and sense of humor all in one revolting shot.But the full history of this unlikely cult favorite has never been told, until now.What's happening: Longtime Chicago Tribune writer Josh Noel has penned "Malort: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit" out on...
For one high school journalist, covering the DNC was ‘the biggest day’ of her life
While thousands of journalists from around the world descended on Chicago to cover the Democratic National Convention last week, high schooler Arunima Chaudhary was able to cover the biggest story in the country less than a mile from where she goes to school. Chaudhary is a rising senior at Chicago’s...
Nearly 20% of CPS students with disabilities have no bus ride on the first day of school
As Chicago Public Schools deals with a continued bus driver shortage and skyrocketing requests, more than 1,900 disabled Chicago Public Schools students — about 18% of those in need — still don’t have bus service with classes starting on Monday. District officials are stressing that they have...
2 shot while driving in Brighton Park
CHICAGO - Two men were shot while driving Monday morning in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. The men, 32 and 34, were traveling in a vehicle around 1 a.m. when gunfire broke out in the 4800 block of South Western Avenue, according to police. Both men were shot in the legs....
"Dangerous" heat envelops Midwest, including Chicago
The hottest weather of the summer is likely this week in Chicago, with a widespread area of sizzling conditions throughout the Midwest. Threat level: The unusually hot air mass for late August already smashed records in the Southern Plains, and will focus on the Midwest before shifting Southeast, breaking historical benchmarks along the way.
Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Labor Day edition
Want to know what’s happening this weekend in Chicago? Look no further. There’s a whole calendar of exciting events, exhibits, and activities taking place all over the city this month in Chicago. This weekend in Chicago is a jam-packed one, with major music festivals, jaw-dropping art and architecture...
Chicago weather: Record heat possible today and tomorrow
CHICAGO - This will be day three of an impressive late-season heatwave. Saturday’s high was 91 degrees. Yesterday was 93. Chicago should tag 96 degrees today, one degree shy of the record set in 1973. Tomorrow will be even hotter with some computer models advertising 100+ degrees. Tomorrow’s record...
Restaurant news: Stussy’s Diner in Bridgeport, among notable openings and closings around Chicago
Stussy’s Diner has transformed a former 24-hour corner restaurant into a new pretty pink destination in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. “It’s the fusion between retro and modern diner,” said creative director Dahlia Beckett. She’s also a managing partner with Christina Nance and her brother Rico Nance. He’s perhaps best known for Chemistry steakhouse, LiteHouse Whole Food Grill and Mikkey’s ...
Michelle Schroeder & Britain Shutters, Realtors
The Going Beyond Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago. Recognizing their shared interest for going above and beyond the transaction, Michelle Schroeder and Britain Shutters decided to partner together as the Going Beyond Group. “Our business is focused more on relationships than transactions,” they say. “Clients appreciate how diligently and effectively we work during the process, which empowers them to make decisions based on our professional and expert guidance.”
North Shore-Barrington Association of Realtors®
Ethan W. Nagar, 2023-2024 NSBAR Board President-Elect. The North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR) remains committed to its mission and its service to “One Member at a Time.” This includes significant contributions from its charitable arm, NSBAR Cares, to local organizations like the Highland Park Community Foundation, Evanston Scholars and Barrington High School. Also, NSBAR has empowered its agents to achieve new heights, developing networking events with industry leaders and unique educational opportunities. Last November, the association received a national award as a National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) YPN Network of the Year.
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