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Chicago tap dancer Bril Barrett honored as National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow

ABC Chicago 5/16 8:45P Hosea Sanders

Bril Barrett has been transforming lives through tap dancing for decades, teaching students at his Bronzeville studio with MADD Rhythms. The National Endowment for the Arts...

Future of Bronzeville Academy Charter School uncertain after IL Board of Education revokes charter

ABC Chicago 5/16 8:45P Mark Rivera

School officials at Bronzeville Academy Charter School missed a deadline to secure a new location, but administrators say they have found a new home at the Rainbow PUSH...

Stolen car fled area of Waukegan shooting before crashing onto Lake Bluff golf course, police say

ABC Chicago 5/16 4:24P WLS

A person was shot on Wednesday in Waukegan, police said. A car in the area was pursued by Waukegan and North Chicago police before it ended up crashing onto a golf course in...

Man shot outside house in Jefferson Park, Chicago police say

ABC Chicago 5/16 12:05P WLS

The man said he went outside because he heard loud noises around 2 a.m., according to CPD.

Athletes Unlimited to celebrate legacy of softball in Chicago at Daley Plaza

ABC Chicago 5/16 12:05P Tracy Butler

A twelve-foot softball will be on display on Thursday at the Daley Plaza.

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Huge list of May Festivals in Chicago

Chicago Good Life 5/13 6:29A thechicagogoodlife

We have waiting all winter and now it s time, Chicago summer festival season! May kicks off our summer festivals that we have been waiting for all winter long. We will try to...

Getting Dolled Up

Once Upon a Dollhouse 5/9 10:12A Dollhouse

There s an art to getting dolled up and besties Cait and Dani know it all too well. It s just one of the many things the Dolls do best (besides being successful business owners and all-star Mamas)!...

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Savor Flavors of the Land and Sea at Terra e Mare

Chicago Food Magazine 5/15 11:27A Emily Larsen

The rhythmic words ‘Terra e Mare’ directly translates from the beautiful Italian language to “land and sea”. The menu at this laid back, Mediterranean restaurant reflects just that: a passionate ode...

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Party Pix for Paws Animal Magnetism

Chicago Magazine 5/16 10:50A Chicago Magazine

More than 600 people and over 100 dogs recently attended the 17th PAWS Chicago Annual Animal Magnetism Gala, Presented by Becker’s Healthcare. The event was hosted by the PAWS...

Where We Believe the Population Center of Chicago Sits

Chicago Magazine 5/16 7:23A Sarah Steimer

The Bulls may be more central to our population's universe than we thought.

How to Do a Tasting Menu and Birthday Dinner Spots

Chicago Magazine 5/16 3:25A Lynette Smith

I’ve never done a tasting menu. Where’s a good place to start? The dinners at the big tasting-menu restaurants in town?—?Alinea, Ever, Oriole, Smyth?—?are hourslong and very...

Joe Flamm’s Cevapi

Chicago Magazine 5/13 9:12A Lynette Smith

On the grilling-complexity spectrum, making the juicy Balkan sausages called cevapi isn’t much more taxing than patting together a few burgers. But the payoff is huge. “I love...

New Activewear for Summer

Sequins and Stripes 5/13 7:23A liz

LULULEMON : Swiftly Tech Long-Sleeve, Align Cropped Cami, Swiftly Tech Short-Sleeve, Speed up High-Rise Shorts, Hotty Hot High-Rise Lined Shorts, Flow Y Bra, Align Tank Top, With summer approaching, I...

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Athletes Unlimited women's softball taking over Daley Plaza

CBS Chicago (Sports) 5/16 4:30A CBS Chicago

Visitors to Daley Plaza on Thursday will see a giant softball by the Picasso sculpture. It’s part of a celebration of women’s softball, hosted by Chicago’s professional...

Ex-Augusta National worker admits to stealing more than $5 million in Masters merchandise, including...

CBS Chicago (Sports) 5/15 9:29A Todd Feurer

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A former employee at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court in Chicago to charges accusing him of stealing millions of dollars in...

Chicago Bears schedule to be released Wednesday; Bears to host Jaguars in London in Week 6

CBS Chicago (Sports) 5/15 5:05A Todd Feurer

CHICAGO (CBS) -- While Bears fans still have to wait until Wednesday evening to find out their full 2024 schedule, the NFL has confirmed the Bears will play the Jaguars in...

Illini star Terrence Shannon Jr. aims to focus on basketball ahead of NBA draft, rape charge trial

CBS Chicago (Sports) 5/14 12:25P Matt Zahn

CHICAGO (CBS) Terrence Shannon Jr. led the Illini to their first Elite Eight in two decades this past season. Now, he's one of dozens of players in Chicago for the NBA Draft...

Chicago Cubs place reliever Adbert Alzolay on injured list with right forearm strain

CBS Chicago (Sports) 5/14 8:36A CBS Chicago

Right-hander Adbert Alzolay, who opened the season as the Chicago Cubs' closer, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Monday with a right forearm strain. Right-hander Jos...

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