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Food Trucks Face Strict Laws in Chicago
What’s a food truck supposed to do to get some business around Chicago? Apparently, a lot. A recent Cook County court decision kept in place the city’s regulations that many consider the most restrictive in the nation, according to Gabriel Wiesen, head of the Illinois Food Truck Owners Association. “Chicago has the strictest food truck […]
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Homeless Man Changes Life with Beekeeping
January 19, 2017 Comments Off on Homeless Man Changes Life with Beekeeping
This time three years ago, Thad Smith was getting out of jail, charged with two felonies, and homeless. Since then, he’s turned his life around and dedicated his life to beekeeping. Smith, 49, now runs his own beekeeping company, Westside Bee Boyz, where he keeps about 50 hives around Chicago. They’re all across the city— […]
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CONE brings gourmet ice cream to the West Loop
January 18, 2017 Comments Off on CONE brings gourmet ice cream to the West Loop
Right in the heart of Chicago’s hip West Loop neighborhood, located at 1047 W. Madison Street, sits one of the city’s most popular ice cream shops. As soon as you walk into CONE, you’re welcomed by rows and rows of homemade, handmade ice cream. Flavors such as Irish mint chip, fudgy banana, blueberry cheesecake and […]
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Happy Play invites kids, adults to experience pet ownership in a unique way
January 17, 2017 Comments Off on Happy Play invites kids, adults to experience pet ownership in a unique way
Ana Haro’s three-year-old son did not easily express joy, especially when it came to animals. But, when Haro decided to take him to the bright, teal colored business sandwiched between a cookie shop and a preschool in Lincoln Park she heard about through Facebook, he became besotted. Happy Play, 2346 N. Clark St., is a […]
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Women Elected to Municipal Offices Find Themselves Ignored, Excluded
January 16, 2017 Comments Off on Women Elected to Municipal Offices Find Themselves Ignored, Excluded
Patti Pacino, a councilwoman on the Batavia, New York City Council, reads official documents five times over before heading to regular meetings to avoid questioning from her male counterparts. “I read everything over and over,” Pacino said. “I don’t ever have the luxury of saying ‘Oh, tell me about it, I don’t remember.’ I would […]
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ART WORKS brings social justice art to River North
January 11, 2017 Comments Off on ART WORKS brings social justice art to River North
Outside, quotes of justice from Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln line the walls. Inside, pictures of farmers, protests and poverty fill a lengthy gallery space. Local nonprofit ART WORKS Projects for Human Rights has worked to spread global awareness of human rights violations in its own unique way since 2006. Occupying […]
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The baseball offseason for the Wrigleyville neighborhood is usually seen as a recovery period from a full season of Cubs celebration that, in the past, has ended with the team heartbreakingly missing another chance for the World Series title. This offseason is different. Businesses in Wrigleyville are flying the W too, and not just for […]
