Former Loretto Hospital Exec Charged With Embezzling $500K During COVID Crisis
Two Loretto executives worked together to steal nearly $500,000 from the safety-net hospital, which is meant to serve the poorest Chicagoans, according to a criminal complaint.
Wadsworth Migrant Shelter Closes As Residents Move To Nearby Facilities
The shelter at the old Wadsworth Elementary campus in Woodlawn was “recently decompressed,” as all residents are living in nearby shelters, an emergency management official said Monday.
Block Club Chicago Wins Best Community Reporting Award At Chicago Journalism Ceremony
Block Club also took home top honors for its music coverage.
Bistro 6050 Returns To Portage Park With Even More International Dishes
The beloved snack shop is back with plenty of original menu items and a few familiar faces.
Joiners, Popular Hospitality Podcast, Documents ‘Living History’ Of Chicago’s Restaurants
The Joiners podcast is celebrating its 100th episode with special guest Stephanie Izard. The hosts have interviewed dozens of colorful chefs from lauded restaurants to those just starting out in the culinary world.
Babe’s, A Bar Focused On Women’s Sports, Eyes Humboldt Park For 2025 Opening
Nora McConnell-Johnson was tired of begging bars to put women’s sports on the TVs — so she’s opening her own place dedicated to female athletes.
Rogers Park Taproom And Coffee House Opens On Howard Street
Customers can order coffee, pastries, breakfast sandwiches and beer on draft from the Far North Side spot, the fourth in a growing local chain of bar-cafes.
South Siders Welcome Migrant Neighbors At Community Meal With Pledge To ‘Figure It Out Together’
Migrants brought to Chicago are settling in neighborhoods like Woodlawn, where new and old neighbors welcomed each other at a church banquet Saturday.
City Finalizes Pride Parade With More Participants, Removes Uptown From Route
The parade on June 30 will include 150 participants and start at the intersection of Broadway and Sheridan instead of Broadway and Montrose.
CTA Boss Dorval Carter Should Resign Or Be Fired, Fed-Up Alderpeople Push In New Resolution
Nineteen alderpeople — including more than a third of the City Council’s transportation committee — are calling for Carter to be replaced.
DePaul Students Pledge To Keep Encampment After Talks With University Reach ‘Impasse’
DePaul University and pro-Palestinian student protesters paused talks Saturday after the university asked students to dismantle the camp by Sunday.
Northern Lights Could Be Visible In Chicago Sunday Night
The ongoing solar flares will once again send the aurora borealis into the Chicago area Sunday, but weather conditions may hamper viewing opportunities.
The Mothers Holding Onto The Likenesses Of Children Lost To Gun Violence
Five Chicago moms talk about how life-size cardboard cutouts have allowed them to continue motherhood — and create new memories — after losing a child.
Lincoln Square Teacher At Waters Elementary Honored With Golden Apple Award
Olga Nuñez-Johnson has been a bilingual Chicago Public Schools teacher for 29 years, teaching at Waters Elementary School for the past decade.
Chicago’s Pride Parade Has Never Been More Popular. Why Is It Shrinking?
The Pride Parade will be smaller this year, but advocates and regulars said there are other ways the city could make it safer and more efficient.
This Week In Photos: UChicago Encampment Removed, President Biden Visits Chicago And More
PHOTOS: Take a peek at life in the city through the eyes and lenses of the Block Club Chicago staff.
As World Mourns Steve Albini, His Chicago Neighbors Remember The Kind, Generous Icon Next Door
Yes, he worked on some of the most important albums of all time. But he and his wife also were known for having the best Halloween candy and giving away veggies from their garden.
Logan Square’s Vacant Father & Son Restaurant Could Become Condos
Marcello’s Father & Son pizza joint closed in 2019 and has sat vacant. Preservationists want its facade maintained in the development.
Greater Chatham Initiative Seeks 10 Artists To Design Murals Honoring Mahalia Jackson
Selected artists will receive $1,500 to create murals for a 1-mile stretch of 79th Street, each illustrating a chapter in the singer and civil rights activist’s life.
Older South Side Moms To Get Their Flowers This Mother’s Day Thanks To Truck Club
Da Take Over truck and car club is accepting donations of roses and gifts to give mothers at a Roseland senior home this weekend.
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