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Bronzeville’s Nitro Nostalgia Ice Cream Plans Food Truck After Winning South Side Pitch

BRONZEVILLE — A South Side ice cream parlor and board game café is looking to bring its business to local events and festivals using its recent $15,000 grand prize winnings in a pitch competition. Father-and-daughter duo Garland and Kamillah Lucas opened Nitro Nostalgia, 4254 S. Cottage Grove Ave.,...

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WGN’s ‘The Blue Fairy’ brought an enchanted world and a Peabody to Chicago TV

13-year-old Brigid Bazlen helped WGN-TV win its first Peabody Award, starring in the children’s primetime program “The Blue Fairy.”

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Home Run Inn Goes Deep-Dish Adjacent: A First-Ever Pan Pizza Hits Chicagoland Freezers

The new Pan Pizza keeps the DNA fans already know — Home Run Inn's signature crust and tomato sauce blended with a secret family recipe — but builds it up. The crust is thicker, generously topped with freshly sliced mozzarella, and made from scratch with all-natural ingredients. It...

Chicago, IL · 3d

Forest Park Review

How a doctor and a sculptor fell in love designing a mausoleum

Of all the things you’d expect to find in the stories of our local graveyards, a “meet cute” is probably not one of them. And yet, the story of one elegant (and patented) mausoleum is exactly that. Inside the main gates of Concordia Cemetery is an eye-catching,...

Chicago, IL · 4d

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Chance The Rapper’s SocialWorks Sets 11-Site Chicago Winter Drive

Chance the Rapper‘s SocialWorks is asking Chicago residents to help stock 11 collection sites with winter supplies for people experiencing homelessness. The nonprofit’s ninth annual Warmest Winter clothing drive will run from November 2, 2026, through January 10, 2027. Its wish list includes coats, jackets, scarves, gloves, hats, blankets and socks, either new or gently used.

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The Best Hot Dogs in Chicago, According to Someone Who Has Tried 'Em All

If you’re looking for the best hot dog in Chicago, you’ve come to the right place. While I can’t tell you how many hot dogs I’ve eaten in my life, I am sure that number is in the many thousands. After high school, I worked at Nick’s Nest, a hot dog stand in my Massachusetts hometown, where I would have one for lunch every day. They’re a favorite food to eat while traveling, and I regularly grab them in my daily life as well, because I live in Chicago, where the hot dog is a local staple.

Chicago, IL · 3d

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This No-Seat, No-Ketchup Illinois Hot Dog Stand Still Piles Fresh-Cut Fries On Every Dog Like It Has For Decades

The fries don’t come on the side here. They get piled right on top of your hot dog, a steaming heap of hand-cut potatoes burying the whole thing. The idea reportedly started at a Cubs game in 1945. A Chicago city worker added fries to his hot dog and loved the salty crunch.

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Chicagoans Cross The Whole City For The Potato Salad At This Old Lincoln Square German Spot

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind doors you would walk right past. You expect a quick bite, maybe a sausage, and then a simple side dish shows up and quietly changes your whole evening. That is the kind of surprise waiting at one old-school German tavern, where...

Chicago, IL · 11d

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These 6 Illinois Diners Still Serve Liver And Onions Like Grandma Made On Sundays

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind plain signs, worn booths, and a coffee pot that never seems to run dry. You walk in expecting a quick bite, then a plate of tender liver smothered in sweet, golden onions lands in front of you and suddenly you are a kid again at Grandma’s table.

Chicago, IL · 8d

WGN News

Jewell’s Jems: Squats and juke music — welcome to ‘Amberobics!’

On this edition of Jewell's Jems on the WGN Weekend Morning News, Jewell Hillery is joined by fitness instructor and PhD student Amber Chambers. She's the founder of a workout that combines squats and juke music — or to use a little play on her name, "Amberobics."

Chicago, IL · 7d

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Adamn Killa Sends Loyola Crowd To Whole Foods After Campus Blockade

Adamn Killa’s return to Loyola University Chicago ended up in a Whole Foods parking lot after a road barricade blocked his arrival earlier this week. Hundreds of students had gathered near the Information Commons for the rapper’s planned 4 p.m. appearance, The Loyola Phoenix reported. Campus Safety and Chicago police had closed Loyola Campus Road to keep fans from surrounding his vehicle.

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Wheel of Fortune LIVE! comes to Chicagoland Area

On the show will be in St. Charles on November 4 and in Des Plaines on Nov. 5.

Chicago Metropolitan Area, IL · 6d

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Siete Azul Brings Coastal Mexican Seafood to Logan Square

Siete Azul, a new Mexican seafood restaurant, opened Saturday, Oct. 31, in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood at 2333 North Milwaukee Avenue, the former...

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Sun Day Red Osprey Brings Fresh Style to Golf Days Around Chicago

A Chicago golf day doesn’t always begin in the clubhouse. Sometimes it starts at the office, includes a bucket of balls at Diversey Driving Range and ends with dinner. Other days, a round at Jackson Park Golf Course is the main event, with a few stops along the way.

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Hyde Park Herald

Oscar Brown Jr.’s legacy comes alive in centennial tribute

“100 Years of Genius: A Centennial Celebration of Oscar Brown, Jr.,” a tribute show to the late Chicago composer, captivated a packed and enthusiastic house at the Logan Center on Oct. 10 with a fluid mosaic of music, dance, video and conversation. Oscar Brown Jr. (1926-2005) was a giant...

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Cincinnati Magazine

A Harmonious Asian Marketplace in Chicago

Mitsua’s grocery and food court selections are worth an extra trip if you're heading to the Windy City. The post A Harmonious Asian Marketplace in Chicago appeared first on Cincinnati Magazine .

Chicago, IL · 10d

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Hot Chocolate Run draws crowd, shuts down streets in downtown Chicago

Some roads were shut down in downtown Chicago Sunday morning for the Skechers Hot Chocolate Run.

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Illuminate 900 to celebrate 10 years of holiday magic on the Mag Mile

Chicago’s holiday season will get a spectacular start on November 19 when 900 North Michigan Shops celebrates the 10th anniversary of Illuminate 900, its annual tree lighting extravaganza benefiting Make-A-Wish Illinois. Billed as Chicago’s tallest indoor Christmas tree, the magnificent 54-foot evergreen will take center stage during the two-hour...

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TBOX Founder Says 2026 Will Be His Last Wrigleyville Christmas Bar Crawl After 30 Years

After three decades of Christmas costumes, crowded bars and early-morning celebrations along Clark Street, TBOX founder Christopher “Mister” Festa says the 2026 holiday bar crawl will be his last at the helm. The announcement comes as the annual Twelve Bars of Xmas prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary...

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Snow Or Not, Kids Still Glide Across The Free Outdoor Ice Ribbon At This Illinois Park

A quarter-mile loop of ice winds up and down little hills, right on top of a parking garage. Yes, really. The whole park sits on a green roof, and the skating path curves through trees instead of circling a boring oval. I like how the ice doesn’t wait for snow....