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Back to SearchHow Could Reparations Work in Chicago?
One tangible thing the city could do for Black Chicagoans during Black History Month? Make progress on reparations. Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bring Chicago Home Ad Blitz, ShotSpotter Updates, and New COVID Guidelines
This week Mayor Brandon Johnson announced that Chicago will not renew a long-term contract with SoundThinking, the company behind Shot Spotter, a hig…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Self-Care on Any Chicago Budget
Chicago musician and icon Common has been making the rounds talking about his new book “And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self.”…
2 years, 1 month ago
Chicago’s Best Lunar New Year Dumplings
As the city celebrates Lunar New Year with parades in Uptown and Chinatown this weekend, you’re likely to see a smattering of dumpling options in bot…
2 years, 1 month ago
ShotSpotter’s Future, Ballot Measures Explained, and Most Romantic Spots
The city’s contract with gunshot detection tech SoundThinking (aka ShotSpotter) is up at the end of the week. Will Mayor Brandon Johnson keep his cam…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off in Chicago
The Chicago Sun-Times recently launched their new Money Desk to help Chicagoans stay on the lookout for junk fees, sketchy utility offerings, and oth…
2 years, 1 month ago
Children’s Hospital Outage, Dollar Store Dilemmas, and Sox Stadium Mockups
For over a week, Lurie Children’s Hospital has been without critical phone, email, and other communications networks as they deal with a cyberattack.…
2 years, 1 month ago
When Chicago Commercials Ruled the Ad World
Let’s be honest: Super Bowl Sunday is only partly about football. A lot of us are watching it just for the commercials. In the advertising world, it’…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to Find Chicago's Best Paczki
Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, but many Chicagoans know the holiday as Paczki Day. That’s because Chicago once had the largest Polish population outside o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Train Fare Troubles, Key Election Dates, and Chicago Matchmaking Tips
The Ventra app ran into some issues due to updates and changes to Metra’s fare structure, including reducing the number of fare zones and the end of …
2 years, 2 months ago