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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 […]
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.
Proposed basketball practice facility raises questions of student displacement
DePaul hosted a community meeting Monday, April 29, at Cortelyou Commons to update residents and students on the modifications to the proposed basketball practice facility. In his opening statement, Vice President and Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy said DePaul athletics must return to national recognition and relevance, increasing applications and enrollment as universities nationwide struggle to continue enrolling students nationwide. Athletic performance elevates media attention, and DePaul’s athletes can’t perform well with its current facilities “in disrepair,” according to Peevy.
DON SCHUMACHER HONORED IN AN NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Don Schumacher will be forever remembered as a drag racing legend. During the upcoming NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 17-19, he will be honored during a trackside Celebration of Life ceremony. Schumacher privately battled lung cancer before succumbing to illness-related complications on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The Route 66 Nationals...
NASCAR Welcomes Nearly 600 Chicago Public Schools Students to The Field Museum for Second Annual STEAM Fest
NASCAR IMPACT, the Chicago Street Race, and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) hosted more than 550 students at the second annual STEAM Fest at the Field Museum in downtown Chicago. NASCAR drivers, industry experts, and NASCAR representatives joined students from 46 STEM and STEAM Chicago Public Schools to assist with the second annual design-challenge. The winning teams from each grade group were recognized during an awards ceremony and presented with complimentary tickets for the 2024 Chicago Street Race in Grant Park, July 6-7.
State Week: The Chicago Bears stadium project gets a cool reception; A prison could move north
The Chicago Bears want to build a domed stadium along the city's lakefront near their current home of Solider Field. But the team wants government to chip in part of the cost. A meeting this weekwith the Pritzker Administration left the governor's key staff saying much of the project is a "non-starter.":
From dawn to dusk: Inside the grit and camaraderie of the North Suburban Crew
CHICAGO - Meet the masters. They are a local rowing crew made up of women, who range in age from late 40s to late 60s. Kara Pellaton is a former triathlete and this will be her fourth season with the North Suburban Crew. "I got into this at the encouragement...
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