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Woodie's Flat in Old Town has Malort wings in October
Chicago sports bar Woodie's Flat has a new wing flavor through the end of October, featuring Chicago's most well-known, and hotly debated spirit: Malort. - The Old Town bar, which just won Best Overall Wings at Chicago's Wing Out for the fourth consecutive year, said their s...
18h ago
Bears to pay tribute to Mike Ditka at Soldier Field for game against Patriots
The Bears are back in the national spotlight Thursday, hosting the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football! It's a showdown between two of the NFL's top young quarterbacks: Caleb Williams and Drake Maye. Both teams are 4-and-2 and coming off wins. Williams returned f...
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Civic Federation Calls Mayor's Budget "Unacceptable"
(CHICAGO) -- There is feedback, a lot of it negative, over Brandon Johnson's $17.6 billion 2027 budget. A number of alderman say they will not support a head tax that is part of the proposal. They rejected a similar proposal last year. Among the critics, The Civic Federation...
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Woodie's Flat in Old Town has Malort wings in October
Chicago sports bar Woodie's Flat has a new wing flavor through the end of October, featuring Chicago's most well-known, and hotly debated spirit: Malort. - The Old Town bar, which just won Best Overall Wings at Chicago's Wing Out for the fourth consecutive year, said their s...
18h ago
Bears to pay tribute to Mike Ditka at Soldier Field for game against Patriots
The Bears are back in the national spotlight Thursday, hosting the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football! It's a showdown between two of the NFL's top young quarterbacks: Caleb Williams and Drake Maye. Both teams are 4-and-2 and coming off wins. Williams returned f...
18h ago
Civic Federation Calls Mayor's Budget "Unacceptable"
(CHICAGO) -- There is feedback, a lot of it negative, over Brandon Johnson's $17.6 billion 2027 budget. A number of alderman say they will not support a head tax that is part of the proposal. They rejected a similar proposal last year. Among the critics, The Civic Federation...
18h ago
Midway Airport closes runway for repairs through mid-November
Delays are possible after Midway Airport closed one of its four runways for repairs through mid-November, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. One end of Runway 22L is being repaired due to recent damage to the safety system that stops planes that overshoot it, the ...
Oct 21, 2026
2 Chicago pizzas named among the 27 best in the U.S. by Food & Wine
Two Chicago pizzas have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking from Food & Wine. The popular publication dubbed its 27 "most essential pies in America right now," with two Chicago zas and several Midwest options making the cut. For Chicago, the ...
Oct 21, 2026
Early voting expands in Cook County suburbs, Chicago wards
With the Midterm Elections in Illinois about two weeks away, early voting has expanded across Chicago and the suburbs. As of Monday, Oct. 19, early voting expanded to all 50 wards in Chicago. In suburban Cook County, early voting has increased from six locations to 56. Chica...
Oct 20, 2026
