A CTA Blue Line train heads toward the Loop from Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/24/23655645/extra-trains-added-cta-blue-line-chicago-kennedy-construction-ohare-airport-commuters

Aldermen attempting to ride a progressive tailwind in Chicago’s new City Council proposed measures Wednesday to advance worker benefits by eliminating a lower minimum wage for tipped employees and allowing workers to accrue more paid leave.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/c5d5faf3edff592b?ref=ff

And if it were just the repetitive losing, Chicago’s edginess might not be as sharp.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/03/embarrassments-versus-triumphs-how-to-conduct-an-honest-performance-review-of-the-chicago-bears/

And one of the key motifs of the series is the intertwining of The Beef’s melting pot and Chicago’s daily life.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/what-makes-the-bear-such-an-irresistible-and-beautiful-piece-of-tv-20230822-p5dyf8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

A person walks out of Da Book Joint, a black owned and black author-focused bookstore on May 5, 2023, at Boxville in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-boxville-entrepreneurs-shipping-containers-20230506-ls2qjwojorhxdcimc5jurxr4hy-story.html

As a lifelong resident of Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, Porter told The DePaulia she was drawn to the TRECC model because of this holistic approach that emphasizes many facets of well-being.

Source: https://depauliaonline.com/62487/news/trecc-human-service-centers-to-present-a-holistic-approach-to-community-care/

As a result, the careers of two of Chicago’s most powerful politicians appear to have been ended by the work of Lausch’s office.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/1/12/23552263/chicago-attorney-john-lausch-leave-justice-department-resign

Ashley Jackson (center) is comforted as friends and family of her son, Swaysee Rankin, gather for a vigil to remember the 15-year-old on East 75th St. in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-cb-daywatch-newsletter-0918-23-20230918-vn3ende5nzarhe55g74o2g44e4-story.html

As the reported this August, the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey found in 2021 that three in 10 Generation Z males, aged 18 to 25, reported not having had sex in the prior year.

Source: https://www.queerty.com/are-gen-z-guys-more-prudish-than-other-gays-heres-what-they-had-to-say-20231217?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-gen-z-guys-more-prudish-than-other-gays-heres-what-they-had-to-say

Ballard, who has worked in Chicago’s real estate industry for about 24 years, also thinks the properties of sellers who opt not to pay the buyer’s agent — some who may be doing so because they are less financially stable — will be overlooked.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-biz-nar-lawsuit-ruling-local-response-20231120-c5ebjbbgfvcarbgxefdu6cahly-story.html

Before adding Hosmer and Mancini, Mervis ( on Pipeline’s Top 30 Cubs prospects list) they seem to have a real track for Chicago’s Opening Day roster.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/trey-mancini-cubs-deal/

Before its annexation, Hyde Park was one of Chicago’s first suburbs.

Source: https://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/whats-for-sale-in-hyde-park/

Both Madigan’s departure from his earliest elected position, and who will likely take the post, are unsurprising within Chicago’s political landscape.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/6/23861389/michael-madigan-committeeperson-not-running-indictment-trial

But Chicago’s work often neglects intersectional identities, approaching womanhood as a singular experience, fundamentally separate from maleness but just as fundamentally monolithic.

Source: https://forward.com/culture/571357/why-did-judy-chicago-take-so-long-to-acknowledge-the-importance-of-her-judaism/

But completion of a final map of the districts of Chicago’s new elected school board was pushed even further into the future, as both chambers voted to give themselves more time to draw it up.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/25/23738168/illinois-budget-state-pritzer-senate-harmon-red-light-camera

But she called being Chicago’s mayor “the honor of a lifetime.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-blames-loss-on-racism-gender/

CHICAGO (AP) — It’s bright and early at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and the penguin population’s newest member is ready for a wellness check.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5515836/tornado-touches-down-near-chicagos-ohare-airport-amid-severe-weather-warnings/

CHICAGO (AP) — Nelson Velázquez hit his first career grand slam in Chicago’s eight-run third inning, and the Cubs rallied…

Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2023/04/velazquez-hits-grand-slam-as-cubs-rally-past-mariners-14-9/

Chicago police officers investigate after a Postal Service mail carrier was shot Aug. 1, 2023, in the 3200 block of North Kildare Avenue, in Chicago’s Kilbourn Park neighborhood.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-mailman-shot-irving-park-neighborhood-20230801-z2jeehg2tjectiftbnf7n76nam-story.html

Chicago’s bird advocates are also attempting to influence policy and compel widespread change.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/11/how-glass-towers-terrorize-birds-chicago/676038/?utm_source=feed