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Chicago street festival guide: A full list of events for 2024
When: June 14-16 Where: Ashland Avenue from 47th Street to 45th Street. Who: Folklorico dancers, mariachi music, cumbia, and. Where: Lincoln Avenue between Irving Park Road and Berteau Avenue. Who: Armadillo's BBQ, Salt Creek BBQ, Chicago BBQ Company, and. . Taste of Randolph. When: June 14-16 Where: Randolph Street between...
‘A renaissance:' Golf Mill Mall to see massive, $450M redevelopment with luxury apartments, stores and more
Golf Mill Town Center Mall, in Niles, is the latest suburban Chicago mall to ramp up major redevelopment efforts. Earlier this week, the village held public open houses and unveiled renderings of what the project is expected to look like, which includes completely rebuilt stores, restaurants, luxury apartments --- and even a new water mill.
Saturday parade, fest to celebrate Juneteenth
The City of Evanston and Evanston Present and Future, an organization committed to educating and empowering Black residents, is commemorating its Fifth Annual Juneteenth Parade and Celebrations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday celebrated every year on...
Barriers will be built along Michigan Ave to protect stores, people
To reduce threats to stores and increase safety for people along North Michigan Avenue, barriers will be erected in the coming weeks. The barriers installed from Chicago Avenue to Ohio Street will include granite planter boxes.
Fiesta Back of the Yards being held at new location
CHICAGO - The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council will host the 34th annual Fiesta Back of the Yards this weekend at a new location for safety reasons. The festival will be relocated between 45th and 47th Streets on Ashland Avenue to ensure people can safely attend the festival, according to organizers.
Bollards to be set up along Magnificent Mile to enhance safety for shoppers, businesses
The Magnificent Mile is taking steps to enhance safety and security for pedestrians along a key stretch of the busy shopping corridor on Michigan Avenue. The protective barriers will also protect against crash-and-grab burglaries.
Chicago hospital holding readiness drills ahead of Democratic National Convention
With the Democratic National Convention coming to the United Center in Chicago in August, one of the closest hospitals to the arena held an emergency drill Thursday to ensure its staff is prepared for a mass casualty incident. “When these things occur, I think it’s important to prepare for any...
Chicago's "To Walk in My Shoes" offers help and support for those in drug addiction crisis
CHICAGO (CBS) — The organization To Walk in My Shoes started six years ago, and its name comes from the story of Marnell Brown and his journey of recovery from heroin addiction, who's been clean for more than 20 years. Now, Brown and members of his organization are devoting their time to stopping overdose deaths on Chicago's West Side. Driving through the streets of West Garfield Park, they listen to scanners for ambulance calls. "The scanner runs 24 hours a day. Somebody is always on that scanner."They're looking for people in pictures taken by members of the organization. Each person in these photos...
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