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Back to SearchWhat Does Chicago Taste Like? This Couple Finds Out
Dario Durham and Sara Faddah come from very different food traditions. Faddah is originally from Jordan, and cooks the Arab foods her grandmother mad…
3 years, 3 months ago
Four Things That Could Make Chicago Safer for Cyclists
Across Chicago, cars have crashed into cyclists in the bike lane more than 400 times between 2020-22, according to an investigation by the Illinois A…
3 years, 3 months ago
How ‘South Side’ Creators Stay True to Chicago on TV
Season three of “South Side” premieres Thursday on HBOMax. The comedy follows various characters — from workers at a rent-to-own store to wannabe rap…
3 years, 4 months ago
Abortion Advocates Take Flight, Bye Bye Burke, and Deck the City Halls!
The filing deadline for the February municipal election was Monday. One name that won’t be on the ballot for the first time in over 50 years is South…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Makes Englewood So Good? We’ll Show You.
When City Cast Chicago first talked to Dion Dawson in 2021, he said, “Englewood was everything that I needed it to be.” Dawson is the founder of Dion…
3 years, 4 months ago
Fashion is Ageist. This Chi Company is Trying to Help
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently boasted that Chicago is the 4th best city in the U.S. for startups. The Chicago Innovation Awards are one way c…
3 years, 4 months ago
When Polish People Came to Chicago, They Came to Jackowo
Chicago once had the second highest population of Polish people in the world outside of Warsaw, and many called Jackowo, which is the Northwest Side …
3 years, 4 months ago
How Charlie Trotter Made Chicago a Culinary Capital
Chef Charlie Trotter opened his eponymous restaurant in Lincoln Park in 1987, pushing Chicago to a new culinary level. Some of today’s best chefs tra…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mexico vs. Poland World Cup Match Brings Chi Cultures Together
Mexico and Poland faced off Tuesday as part of the World Cup. Both countries have large populations in the Chicago area, prompting speculation on soc…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Are Police District Councils and Why Are They Important?
In addition to mayor and alders, Chicago voters in February’s municipal election will elect civilian police district councils. Those are representati…
3 years, 4 months ago