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2020 Christkindlmarket Mugs Dumped Into Lake Michigan to Create Artificial but Festive Reef
LAKE MICHIGAN — With this year’s Christkindlmarkets canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have made the decision to dump the entire supply of 2020 gluhwein mugs into Lake Michigan to cr
Not Again: Clumsy Cows to Blame for Jack-O’-Lantern Vandalism in Chicago Area
BRIDGEPORT— Just when Chicago thought it was free of its bovine menace, the careless cattle have struck again.
Lincoln Park Coronavirus Cases Surge as Young People Flock to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
LINCOLN PARK — As COVID-19 cases surge in the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging young people to stay indoors and avoid gathering in close quarters when travelling to and enjoying the scholastic
Official Wishes Pilsen Residents Could Be More Civil About Critiquing City Plans to Displace, Destroy Local Communities
City officials responsible for the plan pushed back against the push-back, calling it “mean.”
Elderman Easily Bests Aldermen In City Age-Off
“I’m older than all of you,” said the Elderman.
Unopened School Buildings to Be Turned Into Condos as District Decides on Reopening Plan
“What makes a school, really?” Ashbury asked, clicking into a Google Doc entitled “Condo Ideas” with the phrases “big glass + grey + plastic?” and “expensive + bad heating systems + 32-year-olds” bolded for emphasis. “
Lightfoot Warns "We're Heading Back to Phase 3 if You Don't Stop Going to the Bars I Opened"
“Look, I know we’ve moved to Phase 4 and indoor dining and hanging out in bars are allowed,” said Mayor Lightfoot, “but I can’t stress enough how disappointed I am that you’re actually doing it.”
Knocking Sound of Radiator Turning On Celebrated Like Knock of Son Returning Home From War
Local couple Ann Morris, 31, and Ralph White, 30, hearing the pipes of their apartment building’s 40-year-old radiators knocking as they filled with steam for the first time this season, rejoiced as if their long lost son, missing in The War and believed dead, was knocking on their door after an Allied victory.
Malnati Family Bungles Attempted Hit on Netflix Execs After “Emily in Paris” Insults
The assassins resorted to spreading pizza sauce all over Bajaria’s office, but are clearly seen slipping and falling in the mess multiple times before being able to leave the room.
Art Institute Curators Worry Limited Visitors Will Stunt Portraits’ Social Development
“These subjects in Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks haven't stopped drinking since March. They say it’s coffee but I don’t believe that for a minute.”
