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Chicago is finally getting an official Italian Beef Festival and it debuts next week
Italian beef fans, get ready to celebrate: Chicago is getting its first ever Italian Beef Festival (finally). The annual Jeff Fest in Jefferson Park is officially rebranding, and the inaugural Chicago Italian Beef Fest will take over Jefferson Memorial Park from Friday, July...
5h ago
White Sox add Muneshot Sushi Push-Pop to concessions menu in honor of Japanese rookie slugger
"Buy me some peanuts ... and sushi pops?" In an alternate world, one in which the writers of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" didn't attend their first-ever baseball game until going to Rate Field this weekend, these may have been the lyrics we sang to seren...
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Chicago is finally getting an official Italian Beef Festival and it debuts next week
Italian beef fans, get ready to celebrate: Chicago is getting its first ever Italian Beef Festival (finally). The annual Jeff Fest in Jefferson Park is officially rebranding, and the inaugural Chicago Italian Beef Fest will take over Jefferson Memorial Park from Friday, July...
5h ago
White Sox add Muneshot Sushi Push-Pop to concessions menu in honor of Japanese rookie slugger
"Buy me some peanuts ... and sushi pops?" In an alternate world, one in which the writers of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" didn't attend their first-ever baseball game until going to Rate Field this weekend, these may have been the lyrics we sang to seren...
5h ago
BBB Warns of Lolla Ticket Scam
(CHICAGO) -- The Better Business Bureau says the public should be on high alert for phony ticket websites, fake "Wait Lists," and dead wristbands. These scams not only stop you at the gate but steal your hard-earned cash. "The frenzy for last-minute Lollapaloo...
7h ago
Lollapalooza adding THC drinks to its menu
Something new is happening at Lollapalooza this year. THC beverages will be on the menu. Anyone 21 or older can drink a 12-ounce Señorita margarita in several flavors from locally based Rhythm Beverages. The non-alcoholic drinks are already offered at the United Cente...
Jul 27, 2026
A Chicago public university will be the first in the city to offer an AI degree
Officials at Northeastern Illinois University announced in recent days a new bachelor's degree in artificial intelligence that will be offered this fall. According to the school, it will be the first university in the city to offer the degree, and applications are now open f...
Jul 27, 2026
Illegal Caught in Gun Sting to be Deported
(CHICAGO) -- The latest benefactor of Illinois' sanctuary policies is an illegal immigrant and alleged Tren de Aragua member who was caught selling guns to an undercover ATF agent. Despite being caught red-handed in a sting operation last year and being in the country illega...
Jul 24, 2026
