UPDATED 12/10/20 Built in 1928 and opened only a year later, the Chicago Motor Club is an architectural Chicago landmark. Recently, the Art Deco skyscraper received an infrastructural makeover. With the help of LG Electronics, the Chicago Motor Club added an entire commercial HVAC system, helping it to transform into a 21st century, LEED-certified hotel. […]
UPDATED 12/3/2020 On May 11, 2015, the federal agency slapped their stamp of approval on “Palcohol,” a powdered alcohol product. Since then, America has been freaking out. Although the product has not even been made available for commercial purchase, some states are taking swift and firm action against the powdered alcohol substance. Since the federal
O’Hare International Airport is getting some much-needed landscaping from some surprising workers: a herd of goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas and burros that tend to six acres on the other side of the fence from where the planes land. The Sustainable Vegetation Management Initiative, now in its third year, has been quite a success. The landscaping
Updated 3/31/2021 Sometimes the do-it-yourself bug hits you and you think you will fix a few things around the house. You read a few blogs on how to do basic plumbing and watch a few YouTube videos on how to do plumbing work in house so you can avoid calling a plumber. Maybe you got
Considering that eight out of every 10 people now carry around a cell phone, and most of those are iPhones that look exactly the same, it’s not surprising that there are some bizarre phone cases on the market. After all, what good is a smartphone if you lose it after someone mistakes it for their
Missouri and Illinois have seen substantial flooding in what has turned out to be a wet summer, and for homeowners, the weather has presented some serious problems. For one man in Madison County, IL, flooding has caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to his home, and he’s left footing the bill. Jim Guthrie of Hartford
On July 15, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner brought happiness back to the Prairie State, signing a new law that allows happy hour alcoholic drink specials to return. Back in 1989, Illinois law banned happy hour drink specials over concerns about drunk driving. Now, restaurants and bars can start offering drink specials for a specific number
Each wedding is unique, but one that took place in Jacksonville, IL, on July 17 stands out. When Illinois residents Joel Burger and Ashley King got engaged earlier this year and decided to take their engagement photos at a local Burger King, the photos went viral. And when the couple reached out to the fast-food
On Thursday, July 9, the U.S. Department of Transportation released new data revealing that a stunning 73% of roads throughout Illinois are now in poor or mediocre condition. According to WREX, this is significantly worse than the national average; across the country, approximately 65% of roads are in poor or mediocre condition. Additionally, 16% of
Chicago-based business 1871 recently announced that it’s launching a new project called the Chicago Bitcoin Center, which will aim to research the use of bitcoins in Chicago and developing secure networks for transferring bitcoins and other forms of digital currency. According to reports from the Chicago Tribune and Inside Bitcoins, the Chicago Business Center is