Chicago

The Latest

Lincoln Park Hot Dog Restaurant Thrives Amid Pandemic, Is Not Drug Front

Genius Herald reporters were assured of as much during the visit, where they were greeted by some of Kalacik’s associates informing them that they “weren’t gonna find nothing” and “won’t have anything to report much longer.”

Mayor’s Office: “What Chicago Lacks in Protected Bike Lanes, It More Than Makes up for in Ground-up Mixtures of Cyclist Flesh, Asphalt and Twisted Metal”

THE LOOP — Despite reports that Chicago lags well behind other cities in the nation when it comes to protected bike lanes, the Mayor’s Office has resisted this characterization by citing Chicago’s

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.