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Back to SearchHere’s Why the City Should Shovel the Sidewalks
In Chicago, the city is supposed to clear the streets after it snows. But the sidewalks? That falls on property owners. As one might expect, building and home owners aren’t always great about shoveli…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
CPS COVID Data, Ye's Unsanctioned Basketball Showcase, and Homemade Baby Food
Throughout the school year, Chicago Public Schools have claimed their COVID dashboards provide accurate data for COVID-19 cases district-wide and in individual schools. But the district quietly chang…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
'They Want That Skyline': How Cabrini-Green Residents Were Displaced
For nearly 50 years, thousands of Black Chicagoans called the 23 high-rise towers and adjacent row houses of Cabrini-Green home. Soon after cutting ceremonial ribbons, the public housing development …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
DeMar DeRozan’s Unlikely MVP Season
Bulls small forward DeMar DeRozan was a four-time all-star when he was with the Toronto Raptors. But when he came to Chicago this season after a lackluster few years in San Antonio, many fans and ana…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Combating Mental Health Stigma? There’s an App for That
When Ariana Alejandra Gibson was growing up, she didn’t have an outlet for talking about her father who had schizophrenia. A boyfriend’s father even once said that his son couldn’t have children with…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Let's Go Chicago Stepping
Chicago is the birthplace of many dance styles, like the polka hop, the cha-cha slide, and, of course, stepping. For Black Chicagoans, stepping is a rite of passage: You learn it when you’re young an…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Covid Testing Scam, Bulls End Losing Streak, and Has Omicron Really Peaked?
We got a lot of COVID news this week. Some good, like maybe Chicago has passed its Omicron peak. Some decent, like free tests available online. And some very bad, like a massive COVID testing scandal…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The A.V. Club Just Got a Lot Less Chicago
The A.V. Club was founded as a sister publication of The Onion in 1993 for “people immersed in pop culture and entertainment media to an obsessive degree.” But the Chicago-based online publication is…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The Original Slow Cooker Was Born in Chicago
Irving Naxon invented the Crock-Pot, originally called the Naxon Beanery, in the 1930s. He got the idea from his Orthodox Jewish mother who tossed ingredients in a pot to cook cholent overnight for S…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Is Enforcing the Restaurant Vaccine Mandate Like 'Asking for a Fight'? Depends Where You Are.
Chicago’s proof of vaccine requirement at bars, restaurants, and live music venues has been in effect for two weeks. It’s been a welcome addition for some business, workers and customers, but some sa…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago