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Hot dog chain Portillo’s culinary head talks about its new fall-themed cake
The holiday creep comes earlier and earlier each year. Already consumers are seeing fall- and Halloween-themed items on the shelves and menus. Illino…
1 year, 9 months ago
A new sculpture of Lorraine Hansberry makes its permanent home in Chicago
Chicago has a new sculpture … of playwright, journalist, and activist Lorraine Hansberry. After a two-year tour of Los Angeles and New York, the art…
1 year, 9 months ago
Labor Day weekend is the last chance for Chicagoans to head to the beach
But storms from earlier this week could create dangerous swimming and boating conditions. The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project tracks the number o…
1 year, 9 months ago
GOP-tilted websites showed where Illinois judges live despite a law that protects their privacy
Millions of Illinois voters had their home addresses exposed this year by an election conspiracy peddler who operates Right-leaning websites that pur…
1 year, 9 months ago
Greater Chicago Food Depository leaders say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County
Leaders with the Greater Chicago Food Depository say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County, after they saw an increase in people relying …
1 year, 9 months ago
How one midsize Chicago theater is trying to close a big budget gap
Lifeline Theatre on Chicago’s North Side has staged award-winning performances for more than four decades. But like many arts organizations natio…
1 year, 9 months ago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats a hiring freeze ahead of a $982 million budget gap
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is predicting a nearly $1 billion dollar shortfall for next year’s city budget [2025]. But first – …
1 year, 9 months ago
Go ahead… let Sugar Hole puppets serve you ice cream
A walk-up soft-serve ice cream window on Chicago’s North Side is attracting long lines of customers. And that’s primarily due to one unique quirk. …
1 year, 9 months ago
Social justice activists have long faced a predicament
If they protest peacefully, the media often ignore them. There can be a lot of news coverage if they’re militant or violent But that attention …
1 year, 9 months ago
Abortion took center stage during the DNC. But here’s why access could be in jeopardy.
Talk of abortion seemed to be everywhere during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week. Illinois was celebrated for welcoming tho…
1 year, 9 months ago