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Tag: City News

Eli’s is handing out cheesecake all over town this weekend
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Eli’s is handing out cheesecake all over town this weekend

By Reel Chicago Jul 28, 2023
Right on the list with Chicago's most famous foods -- deep dish pizza and hot dogs, is Eli's Cheesecake -- the original Chicago-style cheesecake, created by restaurateur Eli...
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Pritzker announces CPRU “Crisis Prevention & Response Unit”
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Pritzker announces CPRU “Crisis Prevention & Response Unit”

By Reel Chicago May 23, 2023
Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services are launching CPRU the citywide "Crisis Prevention & Response Unit", a hig...
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FlyOver immersive flying journey coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier
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FlyOver immersive flying journey coming to Chicago’s Navy Pier

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2023
FlyOver, an immersive flying journey from global attractions and hospitality company Pursuit, is bringing its awe-inducing experience to Chicago’s Navy Pier. The multi-sens...
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Winter Bryn Mawrkets kicks off Edgewater’s Holiday Season
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Winter Bryn Mawrkets kicks off Edgewater’s Holiday Season

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2022
The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce announces the Winter Bryn Mawrkets, a pop-up initiative focused on helping small business owners and artists that have been impacted by the pa...
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Mayor Lightfoot announces three options for renovations to Soldier Field
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Mayor Lightfoot announces three options for renovations to Soldier Field

By Reel Chicago Jul 26, 2022
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced proposals for renovations of Soldier Field, a crown jewel of both Chicago and our celebrated lakefront Museum Campus.   These proposals s...
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Mayor’s new Chicagwa Water campaign offers Chicago water in a can
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Mayor’s new Chicagwa Water campaign offers Chicago water in a can

By Reel Chicago May 6, 2022
The City has a new branding campaign to promote Chicago’s water quality in honor of National Drinking Water Week. Chicagwa. Lake Michigan water on a can. Area artists wer...
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Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates 50th birthday
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Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates 50th birthday

By Reel Chicago Apr 30, 2022
The Chicago Botanic Garden has experienced extraordinary growth over the last five decades and it is marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The Garden at 50. St...
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Mayor Lightfoot unveils citywide vision for network of trails and corridors
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Mayor Lightfoot unveils citywide vision for network of trails and corridors

By Reel Chicago Apr 1, 2022
The City of Chicago has released a citywide vision of trails and open spaces that will contribute to a network of community-led green infrastructure projects that promote the h...
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Registration begins for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1
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Registration begins for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1

By Reel Chicago Jan 25, 2022
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle announce the launch of registration for the 2022 Bank of America Chicago 13.1. The newest addition...
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for Covid-19
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for Covid-19

By Barbara Roche Jan 11, 2022
In a statement made on Twitter this afternoon, Mayor Lori E Lightfoot confirmed that she has tested positive for Covid-19. Lightfoot, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, ...
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Chicago will ring in the new year with largest fireworks display ever
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Chicago will ring in the new year with largest fireworks display ever

By Reel Chicago Dec 29, 2021
Chicago will be welcoming the new year with the largest fireworks display ever. A 1.5-mile-long free fireworks display will begin at midnight and can be viewed along the Chica...
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Randolph Street Market returns with Mag Mile Pop-Up
  • HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Randolph Street Market returns with Mag Mile Pop-Up

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2021
Randolph Street Market lights up the Magnificent Mile with three Holiday Market weekends.  After a 2 year break, Randolph Street Market comes back to Chicago and will be de...
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Chicago Thanksgiving Parade returns with hundreds of talented performers
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Chicago Thanksgiving Parade returns with hundreds of talented performers

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2021
This year marks the 87th year of the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade with hundreds of talented performers from near and far. Several hundred thousand Chicagoans and visitors ar...
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Sleep Out Saturday 2021 United: One Night, One Community
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Sleep Out Saturday 2021 United: One Night, One Community

By Reel Chicago Nov 5, 2021
Sleep Out Saturday this Saturday, November 6. Hundreds of suburban residents will spend what promises to be a cold night inside tents, boxes and cars to raise awareness a...
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Full Spectrum Features announces Unbound Sound expanded cinema
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Full Spectrum Features announces Unbound Sound expanded cinema

By Reel Chicago Oct 8, 2021
Full Spectrum Features (FSF) announces Unbound Sound, an expanded cinema event co-presented with Comfort Station Logan Square and in partnership with the Chicago Underground Fi...
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Barack and Michelle here for ground-breaking of Obama Presidential Center
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Barack and Michelle here for ground-breaking of Obama Presidential Center

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2021
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will be in Chicago this week to attend the groundbreaking festivities for the Obama Presidential Center takin...
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Navy Pier announces free Fall programming schedule
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Navy Pier announces free Fall programming schedule

By Reel Chicago Sep 6, 2021
Navy Pier, Chicago's iconic lakefront destination, is packing in the fall fun with a full roster of free public programs from September through November, including outdoor mo...
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CoinFlip the fastest-growing biz in Chicago moves into the Old Post Office
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CoinFlip the fastest-growing biz in Chicago moves into the Old Post Office

By Reel Chicago Aug 24, 2021
CoinFlip, the world’s leading cryptocurrency ATM operator and the fastest-growing company in Chicago, today joined Governor JB Pritzker and local leaders to announce a new 44...
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Chicago Auto Show has better than expected attendance
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Chicago Auto Show has better than expected attendance

By Reel Chicago Jul 16, 2021
The Chicago Auto Show opened to the public today better than anticipated attendance. The long awaited 2021 Special Edition is taking place July 15-19 inside McCormick Place's...
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July 3rd fireworks to Celebrate Chicago’s Reopening
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July 3rd fireworks to Celebrate Chicago’s Reopening

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2021
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announces July 3rd fireworks along the lakefront to kick off Independence Day Weekend. The event will also act as a celebration for Chicagoans whose dil...
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