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Salt Shed hopes to expand with new outdoor concert venue
The footprint of the Salt Shed music venue along the North Branch of the Chicago River could soon expand. The owners of the Salt Shed, at 1357 N. Elston Ave., want to build a large outdoor venue next door. To do so, Blue Star Properties aims to buy four lots on Magnolia Aven...
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Bears best Patriots 30-24 in wild showdown at Soldier Field
Round 2 went to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. Williams passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 victory Thursday night. It was the second meeting between the young quarterbacks since they w...
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Woodie's Flat in Old Town has Malort wings in October
Chicago sports bar Woodie's Flat has a new wing flavor through the end of October, featuring Chicago's most well-known, and hotly debated spirit: Malort. - The Old Town bar, which just won Best Overall Wings at Chicago's Wing Out for the fourth consecutive year, said their s...
Oct 22, 2026
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Salt Shed hopes to expand with new outdoor concert venue
The footprint of the Salt Shed music venue along the North Branch of the Chicago River could soon expand. The owners of the Salt Shed, at 1357 N. Elston Ave., want to build a large outdoor venue next door. To do so, Blue Star Properties aims to buy four lots on Magnolia Aven...
1h ago
Bears best Patriots 30-24 in wild showdown at Soldier Field
Round 2 went to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. Williams passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 victory Thursday night. It was the second meeting between the young quarterbacks since they w...
2h ago
Woodie's Flat in Old Town has Malort wings in October
Chicago sports bar Woodie's Flat has a new wing flavor through the end of October, featuring Chicago's most well-known, and hotly debated spirit: Malort. - The Old Town bar, which just won Best Overall Wings at Chicago's Wing Out for the fourth consecutive year, said their s...
Oct 22, 2026
Bears to pay tribute to Mike Ditka at Soldier Field for game against Patriots
The Bears are back in the national spotlight Thursday, hosting the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football! It's a showdown between two of the NFL's top young quarterbacks: Caleb Williams and Drake Maye. Both teams are 4-and-2 and coming off wins. Williams returned f...
Oct 22, 2026
Civic Federation Calls Mayor's Budget "Unacceptable"
(CHICAGO) -- There is feedback, a lot of it negative, over Brandon Johnson's $17.6 billion 2027 budget. A number of alderman say they will not support a head tax that is part of the proposal. They rejected a similar proposal last year. Among the critics, The Civic Federation...
Oct 22, 2026
Midway Airport closes runway for repairs through mid-November
Delays are possible after Midway Airport closed one of its four runways for repairs through mid-November, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. One end of Runway 22L is being repaired due to recent damage to the safety system that stops planes that overshoot it, the ...
Oct 21, 2026
