Understanding the structure and probabilities behind draw games is one of the most practical ways to decide which draw game ...

The annual arts and music festival in Jefferson Park is being rebranded as the “Chicago Italian Beef Fest at Jeff Fest.” “We do this all the time. We look for something new” to bring a fresh ...

Like a true resilient Chicagoan I was excited when snow fell this week and temperatures dropped seemingly out of nowhere. My dog began making figure eights in the yard and I could finally wear my MA-1 ...

Nearly two million Illinois residents, including more than 12,000 in the 19th Illinois House District, rely on SNAP benefits, and they have endured major disruption for food support this month due to ...

The 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District is reminding residents not to confront car burglars outside their homes as they are often armed and call 911 instead. The warning comes after a woman reported ...

The beloved Gale Street Inn, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave., will reopen at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. News of the restaurant’s planned reopening by a new owner broke in early November. It has been closed since ...

Residents had mixed views regarding a proposed car wash on the former Republic Bank/DiLeo’s restaurant site at Elston and Central avenues at a Nov. 12 community meeting hosted by Alderman James ...

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Illinois lawmakers are weighing House Bill 4070, a measure that would allow the three lowest‑performing casinos in the state to relocate. Supporters describe it as a targeted tool to revive stagnant ...

A local guy is reopening the Gale Street Inn – Chicago, 4914 N. Milwaukee Ave., a local landmark that closed last June. Paulo Villabona’s family bought a home in Jefferson Park in 2019, fixed it up ...

BRIAN NADIG Taft High School is planning to expand its Seventh and Eighth Grade Academic Center — a gifted program that ...

The new country western-themed Corral House Bar & Grill, 5527 N. Milwaukee Ave., opens at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, with a kickoff celebration, and its owners are no strangers to the bar and restaurant ...