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Block Club Chicago

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This Southeast Side Park Needs A Name, And Neighbors Can Weigh In

SOUTH CHICAGO — Chicagoans can help name a Southeast Side park with a long industrial history that is now a birding hotspot. The Steelworkers Park Advisory Council is collecting name suggestions for Park 566, 7901 S. Farragut Drive, which is also known as USX Park for its connection to the former U.S. Steel South Works site.

Chicago, IL · 3d
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7 Wigilia dishes Polish-American families made for Christmas Eve, from beet soup with uszka to poppy seed kutia

In Polish-American households in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, in Milwaukee's Polish South Side, and in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore district, December 24 had one rule above all others: you did not sit down until someone spotted the first star. When it appeared, the family broke the opłatek, the thin pressed wafer embossed with a Nativity scene, and passed it person to person around the table. Then the meal began.

Milwaukee, WI · 3d
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Lena Rose Turns Ten! 10th Anniversary Celebration

On December 4, 2016, Lena Rose opened its doors in Lincoln Square. Ten years later, we want to say thank you in person. Come celebrate with the Roses at our Lincoln Square shop on Friday, December 4, anytime from 10am to 7pm. Every guest goes home with a long-stem red rose. There will be gifts and Lena Rose goodies, bites and something to sip, and a few surprises we're keeping quiet for now.

Chicago, IL · 1d
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WGN News

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Poet Luis J. Rodriguez honors journey from gang life to service award

Growing up in East Los Angeles, Luis J. Rodriguez joined a gang at 11, battled heroin addiction and spent time behind bars, but today he's one of the country's most celebrated poets.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Restaurants Get Creative with Fall Flavors Beyond Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin spice might get most of the attention this time of year, but fall’s culinary appeal goes far beyond lattes and pie. Across the country, chefs are embracing the season’s harvest, incorporating squash, apples, pears, mushrooms and truffles into everything from comfort food classics to unexpected creations. Whether...

Miami, FL · 2d

Block Club Chicago

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Logan Square’s The Walk In Reopens Friday — Just Enter Through The Cooler

LOGAN SQUARE — The Walk In bar is ready to welcome people back, more than a year after it closed for a remodel. The cocktail bar, 2727 N. Milwaukee Ave., reopens Friday with more of a speakeasy vibe, owners announced Tuesday. The entrance to The Walk In will now...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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These 4 Illinois German Bakeries Still Stretch Strudel Dough So Thin You Can Read Through It

Some of the best bites in Illinois hide behind plain storefronts with handwritten signs and glass cases fogged from the morning ovens. You walk in expecting a quick coffee and walk out with a box of strudel, sticky fingers, and a plan to come back next weekend. Real strudel takes...

Chicago, IL · 4d

ABC 7 Chicago

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KATSEYE concert at Chicago's United Center postponed due to illness

The sold-out KATSEYE concert at the United Center was postponed Thursday due to an illness of one of the group members.

Chicago, IL · 2d

Lovely Garden Roots

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Families Planning a Living Christmas Tree Should Dig the Hole Before the Ground Freezes, Penn State Says, and Keep the Tree Inside No More Than a Week

Penn State says a living Christmas tree needs its planting hole dug before the ground freezes, and the tree should stay indoors no more than a week.

Chicago, IL · 2d

97ZOK

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Joliet Rock Club The Forge Ends Nine-year Run As Chicago Venues Shift And Expand

The Forge in Joliet is closing its doors after nine years as a go-to spot for heavy music fans, while Chicago's Salt Shed is planning a massive expansion across the street with a new 15,000-seat outdoor stage.

Chicago, IL · 4d

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Evanston's Café Au Lake Nearly Doubles Profit, City Eyes More Lagoon-Style Cafes

A cafe that almost never opened is now one of Evanston's better municipal bets. Café au Lake, the city-run coffee and wine spot tucked into the Arrington Lagoon picnic shelter, saw its profit nearly double in its second year, and city officials say that success is fueling plans to bring food service to more public spaces, including a new cafe set to soft-open on Nov. 16 at the Prieto Community Center.

Evanston, IL · 2d

Secret Chicago

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Hooters permanently shuts its 35-year-old Chicago outpost on Wells Street as neighborhood development pushes the wings chain out

After 35 years of wings, game days and loyal customers, Hooters has closed its River North restaurant. The location at 660 N. Wells St., which opened in 1991, ended service October 18. A notice posted at the restaurant said its lease was ending . In a statement to NBC Chicago , a Hooters spokesperson also pointed to changes in the surrounding neighborhood. “Increasing development and neighborhood changes have transformed the area, leading us to the difficult but considered decision to leave this location,” the spokesperson said. What happened to the building? The closure comes about a year after the property changed hands , according to Block Club Chicago , which cited Cook County records; the building sold for approximately $4.1 million in October 2025 to GW Wells LLC. Are there other Hooters locations in Chicago? The River North closure doesn’t mean the chain is leaving the Chicago area entirely. Hooters still lists its location near O’Hare at 8225 W. Higgins Road, while its takeout-focused sister concept, Hoots Wings, has a South Loop location at 1238 S. Canal St. In other news: Chicago’s newest pizzeria has cozy Italian vibes, milk glass chandeliers, and a front-row seat to the pizza-making

Chicago, IL · 3d

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This Little New York Restaurant Brings Chicago Italian Beef, Hot Dogs, And Deep Dish Pizza To Brooklyn

I appreciate that the owner grew up in Illinois and wanted New York to taste his hometown classics. The walls back up that mission with Michael Jordan, Mike Ditka, and even Ferris Bueller keeping watch. Somewhere in Brooklyn, a sandwich of thin-sliced beef gets dunked in its own juices and...

Brooklyn, NY · 3d

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Gibsons Tavern Brings Old-School Chicago Charm and Modern Steakhouse Dining to Fulton Market

Chicago has never been short on great steakhouses or neighborhood taverns. But what happens when you bring those two traditions together under one roof? That’s exactly what Gibsons Restaurant Group is doing with Gibsons Tavern in Fulton Market, a restaurant that combines old-school Chicago character with a modern approach to dining.

Chicago, IL · 2d

Country Herald

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Wheaton, IL Beer Festival This Saturday Nov 7 Supports Homeless Veterans

Cantigny's Brew it Forward returns Nov. 7 with 10 breweries, family activities and veteran support.

Wheaton, IL · 3d

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Orland Park to demolish former garden center, restaurant

A few eyesores in Orland Park are coming down. The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees voted at the Oct. 19 meeting to award Markham-based KLF Enterprises a pair of contracts for demolition of buildings on the properties of 15151 Harlem Ave. and buildings on 17101 and 17171 Wolf Road.

Orland Park, IL · 4d

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Orland Park’s Stellwagen Farm may house bee hives

The buzz around town is to not have buzzing too close to town. The Village of Orland Park is looking at a municipal community beekeeping apiary pilot area and prefers to use Stellwagen Farm for its location. At the Oct. 19 Committee of the Whole Meeting, Recreation and Parks Director...

Orland Park, IL · 4d

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Since 1938, Russell’s Barbecue In Elmwood Park Has Served Beef Sandwiches From The Same Pit

Some families pass down recipes, and some pass down a favorite booth. Just west of Chicago, there is a barbecue counter where grandparents, parents, and kids have all ordered the same beef sandwich across many decades. The place opened in 1938, long before drive-thrus and self-serve soda machines were common,...

Elmwood Park, IL · 4d

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Taste of Chicago Inspections Found 160-Plus Violations, Records Show

City inspectors logged more than 160 health code violations among food vendors at this year's Taste of Chicago, with 58 of the festival's 81 vendors flagged for at least one violation, according to a records review. Ten vendors racked up five or more violations apiece, and two vendors were cited nine times each over the five-day run in Grant Park this past July.

Chicago, IL · 4d