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Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Chicago Would Have Most Expensive Uber, Lyft Rides In The Country If Lightfoot’s Congestion Tax Adopted, Rideshare Companies Say

The mayor said the tax hike, which targets all trips but particularly ones Downtown, could also push travelers to more environmentally friendly options.

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Cat Adoption Fees Waived All Month At Chicago Animal Control

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Ling Shen Ching Tze Buddhist Temple, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church On Display This Weekend For Open House Chicago

By Mauricio Peña Back of the Yards Primary category in which blog post is published

Open House Chicago 2019 Kicks Off This Weekend: Here’s What To See In The Neighborhoods

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Why We’re Striking: Chicago Teachers Tell Us What They’re Up Against

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Here’s What Will Be Open For Kids During The Chicago Teachers Union Strike

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Change To Allow Cell Towers In City Parks Alarms Park Groups Who Say There Was No Community Input

By Maxwell Evans Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Scooter Season Is Over For Now — But Will They Return? Group Says They Should (But With Docks This Time)

The Active Transportation Alliance thinks scooters should stay — but docked and kept off urban trails and out of Downtown.

Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore Primary category in which blog post is published

Dinobi Detergent, Run By Married Couple, Wins $5,000 To Build Its Business At South Side Pitch

Mobile car wash startup Wash on Wheels took second place, receiving $4,000 and a Polsky Exchange membership, while student mental health app Strong Together came in third and won $2,000.

Pilsen, Little Village, West Loop Primary category in which blog post is published

3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head, In Critical Condition In Back Of The Yards Shooting

The boy was sitting in a parked car with his mother and two siblings in the 5200 block of South Peoria Street when three men walked up and opened fire, police said.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Here Comes The Cold: Temps Expected To Drop 20 Degrees And Hit The 40s In Chicago On Friday

Temperatures will fall to 39 degrees by midnight Saturday and get even chillier in the early morning.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Here’s How To Get Your Chicago City Sticker Ticket Debt Erased

Here's a how-to guide to get your debt cleared if you haven't been able to pay off tickets for city stickers.

Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published

Get A Month’s Utility Bill Paid Under CEDA’s Low-Income Home Energy Program Now Open To Residents In Need

Eligible households can receive assistance with overdue utility bills.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Chicago’s The Best US City To Visit For 3rd Year In A Row, Survey Says

More than 600,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers responded to the magazine's annual survey about where they've visited.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

What If Your Alderman Were Goth? Satirical News Site Photoshopped Every Single One (And It’s Hilarious)

The Chicago Genius Herald is cracking up Chicagoans — but also hoping some aldermen will reveal they've always been secretly goth.

Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published

Lee Bey Chronicles South Side’s Architectural Beauty In ‘Southern Exposure’ — Something Black Chicagoans Have Long Celebrated

"There's often a sense with black South Siders, like, 'Do they know what they have?'" Bey said. "Hell yeah, they know."