More than 100 participants joined two separate Zoom discussions hosted by the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) last month.
Entrepreneur Joe Mansueto has purchased the Waldorf Astoria Chicago. According to Crain’s, the Morningstar founder paid $54 million for the luxury hotel, which carries “about $90 million” in debt. He is reportedly the fourth owner of the property at 11 E. Walton, which was developed by David…
Dozens of residents attended an Oct. 22 tour of local crime hotspots organized by Streeterville Neighborhood Advocate’s founder Craig Kaiser. Accompanied by members of the 63 Team, a tactical unit within the Chicago Police Department, the group spent more than an hour discussing how activiti…
A mural honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg began to appear on the wall of the Sephora store at 605 N. Michigan Ave. on October 24. The work-in-progress by artists Cristina Vanko and Rachel Lechocki currently features a portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice next to a pattern of hand-painted fl…
Indoor drinking, dancing and dining at bars and restaurants in Chicago will be prohibited beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, according to an announcement from Governor Pritzker’s office today.
Pinstripes at River East is expanding Halloween into a weekend-long “fang-tastic” celebration from Friday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 1.
Celebrity Judge Greg Mathis makes a strong case about the power of voting in a new Public Service Announcement designed to motivate young people. After stating that turnout for the 2016 Presidential election was “much lower than the one before, especially among minorities,” he declares, “tho…
Chicago nonprofit 3Arts will award $25,000 grants to ten artists for this year’s 3Arts Awards during the 13th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration, a free YouTube Live event on October 19.
Beatrix and Beatrix Market are celebrating National Coffee Day by offering $1 drip coffee all day on Tuesday, September 29.
The Division Street City Market and the Federal Plaza City Market will continue running through October, according to a press release from DCASE. They are among a handful of City Markets that recently received extensions for being “essential businesses” that “increase neighborhood access to …
Dozens of residents gathered at Ogden Plaza on Sept. 18 to enjoy Copcakes, an opportunity to meet, greet, and eat with the law enforcement professionals who serve and protect Streeterville. After fueling up on coffee and Danish provided by the Starbucks at McClurg and Ontario, they greeted t…
A Chance the Rapper video that was filmed at the Michigan Ave. Ralph Lauren store premiered last night on the Ralph Lauren x Bitmoji Snapchat channel. The previously recorded live set debuted about a month after Ralph Lauren partnered with Snapchat to create a virtual wardrobe for Bitmjoi.
On Thursday, September 17, Skyline Village Chicago and Forward Chicago will host COVID-19, the flu & the coming months, a Zoom forum with Dr. Michael Ison, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Organ Transplantation at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
At approximately 9 a.m. this morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) extended a Lakeshore Flood Advisory and Beach Hazard for the shorelines of Cook and Lake County. Originally issued yesterday afternoon, the Flood Advisory will remain in effect until 4 o’clock tomorrow, and the Beach Ha…
Common sense prevailed during an Aug. 29 “Peace & Unity: Shutdown our Magnificent Mile” demonstration on Michigan Avenue. As approximately 150 protesters condemned police — and approximately 150 police officers observed them — the mood stayed relatively cool and everyone scored a win for…
In a press release today, Navy Pier announced that it will implement a “temporary closure” starting Tuesday, September 8 and remaining in place until the spring of 2021. At that time, the historic facility will reopen, provided that the “status of the pandemic” allows it do to so.
The Chicago Architecture Center announced several exciting promotions and family programs including a BOGO offer for Chicago locals and free exploration kits for families visiting the Center’s galleries.
Benny Mathew, who has lived in Streeterville for the past five years, woke up Monday morning to a series of concerned texts from friends. When he visited the Streeterville Neighborhood Advocates Facebook group to find out what had happened, he was shocked to read about the destruction that h…
Looting raged up and Michigan Ave. in what appeared to be an orchestrated act of theft and destruction that began at approximately 12 a.m. today. Resulting in damage and burglary to several stores, the incident prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to issue a strong declaration during a press confer…
Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile location at 226 E. Illinois St. will debut a new lower elementary school option this fall, as well as an additional space on the second floor of the Optima Signature building able to accommodate new classrooms.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab earned the number one spot for rehabilitative hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 2020 rankings. Formerly called the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the organization moved into its 27-story Streeterville facility in 2017.
A man was discovered unresponsive in the early hours of July 26 after being shot multiple times outside Streeterville's W Hotel, where officers from the Chicago Police Department reportedly arrived at the scene just after 4 a.m., according to CBS 2 Chicago. CBS reported nobody was in custody…
"We took over the space next door, so our capacity is over 200 now," said Sophia Stolis, sales and events director for Lodge Management Group, which operates Streeter's Tavern. "Obviously, we can't accommodate that yet, with the guidelines, but we're looking forward to it when everything goe…
President Donald Trump announced in a Wednesday, July 22 afternoon press conference that the U.S. Justice Department would "immediately" deploy hundreds of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago as part of a federal anti-violence initiative.The measure is an expansion of Operation Legen…
Community groups, corporate teams and individual volunteers can help keep the city’s 600+ public parks clean by joining a new initiative called Pitch in for the Parks!
Chicago bars, taverns, breweries and other establishments that serve alcohol for on-site consumption without a Retail Food license will no longer be able to serve customers indoors beginning Friday, July 24 at 12:01 a.m..
Chicago Public Schools has outlined a hybrid model for students to “learn at school and at home” throughout the upcoming school year in a Google Doc titled, “School Reopening 2020: Preliminary Framework.”
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has announced that it will offer free admission from its July 24 reopening through the month of August.
Chicago’s City Colleges are offering students a one-time opportunity to erase existing college debt through a new program called “Fresh Start.”
Many of Chicago’s summer running events have been canceled due to the recent pandemic.
The 36th Chicago’s Printers Row Lit Fest has been canceled. Citing city and state restrictions on large public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival announced in a press release that it would be “impossible for the event to proceed as planned over Labor Day weekend 2020.”
Although the Loop Medical Center at 432 E. Grand Ave. is not scheduled to officially open until later this summer, the facility is offering free COVID-19 swab and blood antibody tests to anyone who schedules an appointment and provides a valid ID or social security number in the meantime.
GEMS Chicago World Academy Chicago described a new mission of “race, equity, and social justice” in a letter about Juneteenth sent to GEMS Families and authored by Head of School Tom Cangiano.
On May 27 and 28, Cubs Charities facilitated graduation parades across the city for Cubs Scholars and Cubs RBI All-Stars who are graduating from high school this year.
Chicago 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly led his fellow legislators in a cavalcade of praise for the performance and memory of former 42nd Ward Alderman Burton Natarus during a virtual meeting of the Chicago City Council today.
The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents has announced that the SOAR Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, at the plaza in front of the Museum of Contemporary Art (266 E. Chicago Ave.), and it will continue to operate at that location during those h…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have introduced a number of “reimagined” celebrations to make up for the lack of Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago and other favorites that will not happen this year.
Doctors, nurses, technicians and students kneel for 10 minutes
Navy Pier has announced that it will reopen to the public beginning June 10, operating daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Describing the move as “Phase 1,” the pier listed several activities, docks, kiosks, restaurants and stores that will be running, open or available for use, including select fr…
Illinois Humanities is accepting submissions through May 30th for the fourth annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards (GBYPA).
The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) hosted a Virtual Town Hall with 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins on May 12.
By Elisa Shoenberger, April 29, 2020 Northwestern Memorial testing sarilumab as treatment for COVID-19Northwestern Memorial is one of several hospitals testing the drug sarilumab to help with critically ill COVID-19 patients. Northwestern began enrolling patients on March 22nd. According to …
By Daniel Patton The COVID-19 Statistics page on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) website showed that more than a thousand cases of coronavirus disease have been reported in Chicago’s downtown residential neighborhoods (Magnificent Mile, New Eastside, River North, Streetervi…
By Stephanie Racine, Elisa Shoenberger, and Daniel Patton The Chicago culinary community is not taking a backseat during the restaurant shutdown. With Illinois’ shelter-in-place order planned through April 7, local restaurants have had to alter their methods of feeding the community. Vol…
By Daniel Patton, March 18, 2020 Social distancing has elevated the kitchen to a new level of importance in America. Loosely defined as the practice of staying away from other people to avoid spreading a virus, it is one of the recently issued federal guidelines that are turning private ho…
A popular Wicker Park bookstore has opened a second location at 900 North Michigan Shops in the Gold Coast. Rebecca George, who co-owns Volume Books with her sister Kimberly, said they were approached by the six-level shopping destination after they had a successful pop-up store at Water Tow…
by Doug Rapp A local eatery is offering mid-week wine deals. On Wednesdays, Pinched on the River, 443 E. Illinois St., is offering first glasses of wine for $1. From 6 to 8 p.m. on hump days, customers can try a glass of red, white, rose or sparkling wine for a buck. The choices will be rota…
by Stephanie Racine Expectant parent classes can cost a substantial amount in downtown Chicago. For example, classes at Northwestern Hospital cost from $50-$120. But Dr. Daniel Weissbluth, a pediatrician who has an office in Northwestern’s campus in Streeterville, is out to buck the trend. …
by Doug Rapp They’re freezin’ for a reason. The 20th annual Chicago Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Chicago is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 2020, at North Avenue Beach. “Plungers” collect donations and pledge to jump into the icy waters of Lake Michigan. “People are excited we’ve …
by Stephanie Racine Streeterville police want to work with residents to help keep them safe. After a slew of violent muggings and surprise carjackings in Streeterville at the end of December and beginning of January, 18th district police held a community meeting on January 11 to discuss safe…
by Jacqueline Covey At the Streeterville CAPS meeting, 6 p.m., Jan. 2 at Living Access, discussion focused on neighborhood justice activities and when to contact the police. Officer Al Robinson reported to residents that calls to service were up. Calls to service are the number of times “th…
