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Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Your Chicago Weekend: Little Italy Festa, Pilsen Fest And More

No weekend plans? Third Coast Review has you covered: a fireworks spectacle at Garfield Park, free concert at Millennium Park and more!

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Cops Accused Of Domestic Violence Get 50 Percent More Excessive Force Complaints, Are Rarely Punished: Invisible Institute Data

By Josh McGhee Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Clear The Shelters 2018: Here Are The Chicago Shelters Where You Can Adopt A New Pet This Weekend

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

Incumbent Aldermen Haul In Big Bucks As Opponents Gear Up To Challenge Them

By A.D. Quig Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Your Curated Chicago Weekend: 8/10 – 8/12

By Julian Ramirez Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

‘Co-Living’ Apartment Complex Planned For Long-Vacant Lot At California And Division In Humboldt Park

By Mina Bloom Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale Primary category in which blog post is published

New Film About 1963 Loyola Ramblers Who Broke Racial Barriers Screening At Black Harvest Film Festival

By Lee Edwards Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published
Lakeview, Boystown, Wrigleyville Primary category in which blog post is published

As Lakeview Property Taxes Soar, Group Targets Tunney

The median sale price for single-family homes and other non-condo residential properties increased from $610,000 in 2015 to $790,000 in 2017.

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Should State Rent Control Ban Be Lifted? North Side Voters Get A Chance To Weigh In

If Illinois overturns its rent control law, one alderman vowed to “introduce an ordinance to stabilize rents for working people.”

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Drag Queens In Canoes? New Show ‘Camp Wannakiki’ Sends Chicago’s Comedy Queens To The Woods

"Camp Wannakiki" was created by the brothers who co-own Hamburger Mary's.

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Records Reveal ‘Lax’ Supervision, Sexual Activity at Chicago-Area Shelters Housing Immigrant Children

Newly obtained documents provide details on troubling incidents, including children having sex in a TV room and two girls running away on a museum field trip.

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Pet Parade To Kick Off Annual EdgeFest This Weekend

Proud pup parents will have a chance to show off their pets at the 2nd Annual Pet Parade Saturday.

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City Must Spend ‘Millions’ More To Combat Affordable Housing Shortage, Group Tells Aldermen

Since 2008 — before the passage of the Affordable Requirements Ordinance — general fund dollars spent on affordable housing has fallen from $32 million to $14 million.

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Owners Of Chicago’s ‘Little Pink Houses’ On Why They Made The Bold Choice

Pink buildings can be found in many Chicago neighborhoods. We asked some of their owners why they chose the unique color.

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Chicago’s First-Ever Wakandacon Kicks Off This Weekend

Chicago’s first black, feminist-friendly pop culture/tech convention makes its debut this weekend.

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‘Puck And Grind’ Combines Burlesque And Hockey To Raise Money For LGBTQ Health Group

The event will raise money for Howard Brown Health.