Chicago spot named best independent coffee shop in the country in recent ranking
While many Americans visit chain restaurants for their morning coffees, independent coffee shops are seen by others as integral parts of their neighborhood, often offering expanded, localized menus with unique…
Judy Chicago’s Corporate Feminism
I have a confession: I hate the term “herstory.” I can appreciate its significance, and its use by second-wave feminists to signal the essential shift toward more inclusive, more nuanced…
Food warehouse roof collapses in extra-alarm fire on Chicago’s South Side
Firefighters spent nearly three hours battling an extra-alarm fire that started Thursday morning at a warehouse in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The fire started at a warehouse at…
A Ritzy British Chain Will Join Chicago’s Competitive Steakhouse Landscape
Hawksmoor co-founder Will Beckett feels like he should have some highly strategic reason for opening an outpost of the celebrated UK-based steakhouse chain in River North, but he says he just…
Ransomware gang hacks Chicago trading firm, threatens to dump data
The criminal ransomware gang behind the recent attack on the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. has claimed responsibility for another hack on a US financial firm.This week, the…
Illinois earmarks $160 million to keep migrants warm in Chicago as winter approaches
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that Illinois will funnel an additional $160 million to help migrants arriving in Chicago to resettle, including $65 million to help the city launch “winterized” temporary shelter…
US: Chicago passenger train crashes with snow-removal equipment, over 40 injured
A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment on Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically. The Chicago Fire Department said the Chicago Transit Authority train crashed…
Many migrants in Chicago are ineligible for federal protection status allowing them to get work permits
There are more than 20,000 migrants in Chicago right now – with 12,281 n 25 shelters across the city, and more than 1,800 still awaiting placement. CBS 2's Tara Molina…
Aid supplies to Gaza halted again, UN says starvation imminent
U.N. aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended again on Friday due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown, deepening the misery of thousands of hungry and homeless Palestinians as Israeli troops…
Biden calls Xi a dictator after carefully planned summit
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had not changed his view that Chinese President Xi Jinping was effectively a dictator, a comment likely to land with a thud…
