There’s a tiny, temporary suburb coming to Chicago. The National Football League is taking over Roosevelt College’s Auditorium Theatre and part of the Windy City’s Grant Park to build a 900,00-square foot “Draft Town.” As its name implies, the event will celebrate the NFL’s draft. The organization will construct a series of open air structures […]
Beyond helping others, donating food, clothing, and other necessities to the needy can have its rewards — as one Chicago-area grocery store found out recently. The Fairplay store in Worth, IL, received a special gift from the 108th Sustainment Brigades: an American flag that had flown at their base in Kuwait. The flag flew over
While medical marijuana was legalized in Illinois in 2014, the process of instituting the change has been an uphill battle for many. For example, in January, the state missed a self-imposed deadline to award dispensary licenses to businesses and growers, rendering the 600 patients who had been approved for medical marijuana cards unable to legally
In North Lawndale, Illinois, two very different sets of students are learning similar lessons. Both disadvantaged public-school students and students at North Lawndale College Prep have immersed themselves in the wonderful world of knitting. Each group works under the supervision of a teacher and sells their knitted wares. At North Lawndale College Prep, students’ items
Just a few weeks ago, Chicago was buzzing with automotive hype from the annual Chicago Auto Show, which the Chicago Tribune claims to be the largest and most popular car show in the country, and attendance at this year’s show even rose by about 7% compared to last year’s event. The Auto Show was certainly a boost
An Algonquin home fire that broke out in the early morning Wed., March 25, displaced two people but caused no injuries, officials have said. According to a statement from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, which covers the northwest Chicago suburb, the blaze started in an upstairs bathroom of the two-story home, located
At the beginning of March, Chicago School District 109 Superintendent Mike Lubelfeld posted a video on YouTube urging parents and students to take the controversial standardized PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) test. Although students had been the ability to opt out of the test — with plenty of support from
Sports gear brand Under Armour has opened its flashiest store to date on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, one of the city’s most exclusive shopping areas. The store, which the company is calling its Chicago Brand House, is located at 600 N. Michigan Ave. and carries a variety of men’s, women’s and youth’s apparel and footwear, as
One of the biggest names in athletic wear finally opened their flagship store in Chicago last week. The new store is not only the largest that the company has, but it also has features and departments that aren’t found in any of their other stores. Under Armour decided to open a flagship store to focus
Just a few years after launching its social media services for businesses struggling to adapt to the digital age, Chicago-based tech company Geofeedia has announced that it has raised a total $6.8 million in funding since 2011. Geofeedia released an announcement on March 5th that it had acquired an additional $3 million, four months after