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Friday Morning Swim Club canceled this summer
CHICAGO — The Friday Morning Swim Club at Montrose Harbor will not be returning in 2024 due to high permit costs. Organizers Nicole Novotny and Andrew Glatt made the announcement on Instagram Thursday, saying they failed to secure a permit deal with the city. The club founders said the city asked them to pay over […]
Harold’s Chicken Snags Another Celebrity Fan in Hoopster Angel Reese
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty. Harold’s Chicken, the chain that counts legions of fans, many in Chicago’s Black community, has...
Holy cow! Toast to Harry Caray kicks off with star-studded line-up, live cows
One of the most "moooooving" events of the year in Chicago takes place Thursday at Navy Pier, with the 26th annual toast to Chicago legend Harry Caray. The event, celebrated each year on the anniversary of Caray's passing, honors the beloved Chicago sports broadcasting legend. This year, the toast is an "homage to all things cow-related," the event description says, "with an udderly legen-dairy celebration themed around Harry’s famous catchphrase: 'Holy Cow!'"
Running a 10k for the first time alongside my brothers
One of my favorite things about Mount Carmel, of which there are many, is that we have a lake about a mile away from our campus. While I don’t get to see the incredible skyline of Chicago or beautiful, blue waters of Lake Michigan everyday, the times I do are usually because of an MC event.
Sox’s Nicky Lopez to host 16-inch softball Charity Classic in benefit of HS teammate who died from cancer
CHICAGO — When Nicky Lopez, a Naperville native, was traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago White Sox last offseason, he knew it was the perfect time to give back to his hometown community in benefit of a cause close to his heart, through a Chicago staple that was a childhood mainstay. Lopez and […]
Chicago Native Don Schumacher to be Honored During NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet
Motorsports icon Don Schumacher will be honored during a trackside Celebration of Life ceremony when the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to the Chicago area for the NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 17-19. The late NHRA team owner and Funny Car pioneer privately battled lung cancer before succumbing to illness-related complications on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
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