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Back to SearchO'Hare Cuts Flights, Airline Super Merger, and Nightmare Chicago Blunt Rotation
Earlier this year, both United and American announced a record number of summer flights. Now, as we approach some of the busiest travel months of the…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Tipped Wage Veto, New Zoning Chair, and Back of the Yards Coffeehouse
This week, the City Council voted to block the mayor’s veto on the subminimum wage freeze. Was it successful? Plus, who will lead the powerful zoning…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Are CPS and the Archdiocese Beefing? Plus, Ford City Mall Ordered to Close
Hundreds of Chicago Catholic school students have found out some additional resources they rely on, like tutors, classroom aides, and after-school pr…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Extremism in CPD, Sky’s Quick Turn Around, and ‘Safronia’ at Lyric Opera
City Council is expected to vote on a measure that allows the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate Chicago police officers with di…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Will CPS Close on May Day? Plus, Silver Room Block Party Returns
CPS CEO Macquline King says schools will remain open on May 1, as members of the CTU and Chicago School Board have voiced support for cancelling clas…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
West Ridge YMCA For Sale, Indie Concerts Archive, and Chicago’s Worst Trades
Chicago YMCA locations have fallen on hard times in recent decades. After the West Ridge location closed in 2021, neighbors fought to save it. Now, t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
South Side Birthing Center, 75th Street Welcomes Visitors, and Chicago’s ‘81 Club’
Just in time for Black Doula Day, the kick off to Black Maternal Health Week, the Chicago South Side Birthing Center broke ground this week in South …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Broadview Protesters Face Trial, Farmers Market Prices Rise, and Where to Karaoke in Chicago
The trial against the Broadview Four, a group of high-profile protesters arrested and charged with conspiracy back in September, is set to begin in M…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Can’t the Sky Keep Stars? Plus, The Hideout’s New Ownership
Earlier this week, the Chicago Sky traded All-Star forward Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream for two future first-round picks. Following the departu…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
What to Do on Route 66 in Chicago
In April 1926, Route 66 received its iconic number. The so-called Mother Road takes you all the way to California, but it begins in Chicago. (Now at …
7 months ago