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Tag: Uptown
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A challenging and memorable bike ride around Chicago’s exact city limits
Cycling, sightseeing, and snacking from Rogers Park to Edison Park, Mount Greenwood to Hegewisch
Posted inMusic
Chicago rapper-singer Osa North brings Nigerian pop back home on 5 Boys 3 Cars
Osa Obaseki, aka rapper-singer Osa North, grew up in Uptown, but in 2006 his parents sent him to live with his aunt and uncle in the capital of Nigeria’s Edo State, Benin City. He was 11 when he arrived, and he lived there for five years, soaking up Nigerian culture as he came of age—he […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Uptown’s In-On Thai excels behind a dark dining room
Its second incarnation abides with extraordinary carryout.
Posted inMusic
WemmyMo makes his rap career a family affair
The Nigerian American MC hopes to help support his family by making music—and he’s filled his crew with cousins.
Posted inMusic
The Fat Babies wring the kitsch out of trad jazz
Hardworking Chicago preservationists the Fat Babies play with the vitality and commitment to make antique songs feel brand-new.
Posted inNews & Politics
Cupcake electioneering hits Uptown
In the final days of his re-election fight, Alderman James Cappleman tries to sweeten the deal for voters.
Posted inNews & Politics
Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left
Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.
Posted inNews & Politics
CPS closed Stewart Elementary School in 2013. Now it’s a luxury apartment building.
A former student goes back to visit.
Posted inFood & Drink
At 3 Squares Diner there’s a dog that won’t bark
The ersatz Uptown diner in a restored art-deco hotel promises more than it delivers.
Posted inBlogs
Fight for right to camp on city streets will continue despite legal setback, homeless advocates say
The city could face further lawsuits after a judge ruled that a homeless tent city in Uptown was not a protected protest.
Posted inBlogs
How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let’s hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
Posted inNews & Politics
Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars waiting for Dorothy Brown to do her job
The court clerk lost the records of James Allen, who’s fighting to overturn convictions that put him in prison 30 years ago. His case is not unique.
Posted inBlogs
Get wet at the first Thai New Year Water Festival
An eating contest, a water fight, and som tam-making contest, and 18 Thai restaurants celebrate a belated Songkran in Uptown this weekend.
Posted inNews & Politics
Are tiny houses a solution to homelessness in Chicago?
The push for a small answer to a massive problem