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We have your Blues on the Fox Tickets!
The COOLEST Blues Festival in the Midwest is back with an amazing line up. Don’t miss Blues on the Fox at RiverEdge Park in Aurora on June 14th and 15th! Get your tickets at RiverEdgePark.com. Listen in the morning for a chance to win a pair of tickets to...
They’re flying! Millions of cicadas now on the move in Western Springs
WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill. — The cicada invasion has completely taken over some parts of the Chicago area — especially in Western Springs. WGN’s Marcus Leshock is back in the western suburb with an update on the cicada emergence. Since his visit just four days ago, the cicadas seem to have gone through the transformation into […]
Adorable Friday Forecaster Nathan
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A Chicagoland Bar Has Begun Selling Cicada-Infused Malört Shots
There’s very little chance you’re not by now well aware of the Cicada double brood event that has seen two types of cicadas emerge together. It is the first time this rare, synchronized event has happened since 1803 and this week billions of cicadas have started appearing across the Chicago area. While many of us might be reeling in fear as the winged insects invade Chicago, one of Chicagoland’s many brewpubs is making the most of the cicada swarm by offering a new delicacy that fuses one of Chicago’s most iconic drinks with the sound-producing insects. Noon Whistle Brewing in Lombard is now offering “exclusive locally harvested” Cicada-Infused Malört shots.
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