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Taylor Street Little Italy festival canceled for 2nd year in row amid COVID, worker shortage

ABC Chicago 8/2 1:28P AP

Organizers of an annual festival in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood have canceled the event for a second straight year, largely to avoid further stressing vendors already...

Related: Chicago's Little Italy Festival Canceled for 2nd Year in Row NBC Chicago (Local)

Clean-Up Begins After Lollapalooza Draws to a Close

NBC Chicago (Local) 8/2 8:07A

Organizers wasted little time in beginning the long clean-up process after Lollapalooza, Chicago's largest music festival, ended on Sunday.

Chicago Officials Recommend Masks But Have ‘No Plans to Shut Down' City as COVID Cases Rise

NBC Chicago (Local) 8/2 7:32A

Chicago officials have recommended everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, but on Sunday said there are "no plans to shut down" the city again as...

Millennium Park Summer Music Series features nearly all-Chicago lineup

ABC Chicago 8/2 7:27A WLS

The Millennium Park Summer Music Series begins Monday night at the Pritzker Pavilion.

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US expands Afghan refugee program as Taliban violence rises

WGNtv.com 8/2 6:46A Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens flee Taliban violence as fighting intensifies ahead of the U.S....

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Quin Kirchner puts a contemporary spin on mid-20th-century jazz

Chicago Reader (Galleries & Museums) 8/2 7:00A Bill Meyer

Quin Kirchner blew into Chicago in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina devastated his old hometown of New Orleans. He wasted no time making himself essential as a drummer, and since then he’s played with a...

Broken foot sidelines Colts’ QB Carson Wentz for 5-12 weeks

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/2 6:50A Michael Marot | The Associated P

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz will be out 5-12 weeks with a broken foot. | Michael Conroy/AP He was to have surgery Monday to remove a piece of bone, coach Frank Reich said. Doctors...

Yasser Tejeda brings the Afro-Dominican quijombo to the LatiNxt Festival

Chicago Reader (Galleries & Museums) 8/2 6:00A Catalina Maria Johnson

The Dominican Republic is famous for merengue and bachata, but Yasser Tejeda prefers to focus on lesser-known varieties of Dominican roots music. He reimagines centuries-old Afro-Dominican styles,...

Lollapalooza arrests, ambulance transports down from 2019

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 8/2 5:53A Sun-Times Wire

Festival-goers flock to Grant Park for day three of Lollapalooza, Saturday afternoon, July 31, 2021. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times In 2020, Lollapalooza had shifted to an online-only event because of the...

The Green Knight shines when it embraces the strange

Chicago Reader (Galleries & Museums) 8/2 5:30A Colleen Morrissey

But stumbles when it tries to stay too true to its source. The Green Knight is at its best when it’s at its weirdest. A24, with its reputation for visual sumptuousness and bold, unsettling...

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Quin Kirchner puts a contemporary spin on mid-20th-century jazz

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/2 7:00A Bill Meyer

Quin Kirchner blew into Chicago in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina devastated his old hometown of New Orleans. He wasted no time making himself essential as a drummer, and since then he’s played with a...

Yasser Tejeda brings the Afro-Dominican quijombo to the LatiNxt Festival

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/2 6:00A Catalina Maria Johnson

The Dominican Republic is famous for merengue and bachata, but Yasser Tejeda prefers to focus on lesser-known varieties of Dominican roots music. He reimagines centuries-old Afro-Dominican styles,...

The Green Knight shines when it embraces the strange

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/2 5:30A Colleen Morrissey

But stumbles when it tries to stay too true to its source. The Green Knight is at its best when it’s at its weirdest. A24, with its reputation for visual sumptuousness and bold, unsettling...

How to Spend $400 at Afore

Chicago Magazine 8/2 3:22A Lynette Smith

A new line of beauty products by Chicago-based doctor to the stars Julius Few may trick Father Time into thinking you’re 21 again.

Chicago indie workhorse Liam Kazar reaches for the sublime on his debut solo album

Chicago Reader (Style) 8/2 1:30A Leor Galil

Multi-instrumentalist Liam Kazar has been so crucial to my evolving understanding of Chicago’s bustling, magnanimous music scene that I felt a little heartbroken when he moved to Kansas City in 2019....

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Jed Hoyer Said Big Trades Will Help Cubs Stay Competitive, Emphasizes Offers Were Made To Rizzo,...

CBS Chicago (Sports) 8/1 6:17P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) Even though we knew something was coming, it was still a bit stunning to see Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez, and Kris Bryant all get traded away from the Cubs last...

10-Man Chicago Fire FC Hold On For Tie With Philadelphia

CBS Chicago (Sports) 8/1 5:49P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in the 10th minute and the 10-man Chicago Fire tied the Philadelphia Union 1-1 on Sunday night. Kai Wagner tied it for the...

Kris Bryant Before Making Debut With San Francisco Giants: ‘Chicago Will Always Be A Special Place...

CBS Chicago (Sports) 8/1 3:23P Chicago Sports News And Updates

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) Kris Bryant made his debut with the San Francisco Giants Sunday afternoon. Like Anthony Rizzo with the New York Yankees and Javy Baez with the New York...

Brian Goodwin Homers In Bottom of 9th As White Sox Top Cleveland

CBS Chicago (Sports) 8/1 2:12P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Goodwin homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Goodwin...

Related: Goodwin Homer in 9th Gives White Sox 2-1 Win Over Indians NBC Chicago (Sports)

Rafael Ortega Hits 3 Home Runs, But Cubs Lose To Nats

CBS Chicago (Sports) 8/1 1:58P Chicago Sports News And Updates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yadiel Hernandez’s solo shot in the ninth inning — his second homer of the day — gave the Washington Nationals a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday....

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UIC Receives $6 Million Grant From Federal Government To Test VT-109, Drug To Treat Severe Lung...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/1 2:30P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) In the battle against COVID-19, the University of Illinois at Chicago has received $6 million from the federal government to test a potential drug to treat...

Mayor Lightfoot Defends COVID Safety Precautions For Lollapalooza, But Says Going Maskless On Public...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/1 1:15P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday defended the decision to hold Lollapalooza given that 90 percent of attendees have been vaccinated against COVID-19, but said gathering on public transit...

Lightfoot, Arwady: Masks Are Needed Indoors For Now Amid Rising COVID-19 Delta Variant Cases, But...

CBS Chicago (Health) 8/1 1:13P Health – CBS Chicago

By Adam Harrington, Marissa Parra CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News) Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Department of Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady said Sunday that it is...

Lake County Joins Other Chicago Area Counties With ‘Substantial’ COVID Transmission And Calls For...

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/31 2:08P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Lake County, Illinois is now experiencing substantial community spread by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards – warranting the use of masks...

Medical Centers Team Up To Host Free Summer Health Screening Event In Austin Community

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/31 1:15P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Two Chicago medical centers have joined forces for free health screenings for people who live in the Austin neighborhood. It is all part of an effort to raise...

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