Chicago Brew Pass aims to pump up craft brew scene with prizes
A map helps customers hop their way across the city and participate in a program filled with prizes and pilsners.
A map helps customers hop their way across the city and participate in a program filled with prizes and pilsners.
You've heard of "shop local," but now there's "drink local." Chicago's tourism bureau is trying to pump up the craft brew scene with Wednesday's launch of a program filled with prizes and pilsners. CBS 2's Lauren Victory visited some special watering holes on the carefully curated list.
While Noelle Fredrick frequently has to straighten up her spa workspace, but what she can't seem to tidy up is her spa's Facebook page.
A Northwest Side business owner is taking stock after a fire tore through her restaurant. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports the owner is now trying to navigate what's next.
Google is pouring millions of dollars into Black and brown-owned businesses in Chicago.
Since 1957, this pizza joint has been serving customers and catering to the community.
It's patio season in Chicago, but the future of some pandemic-era outdoor dining areas may be in jeopardy thanks to a new proposal. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar spoke to one bar owner who said it could mean last call for his business.
They said without urgent help, they won't make the July deadline to open and could lose their investment.
This is the second year for the program following last year's successful run.
The organization picks 25 Black, female entrepreneurs to earn a $10,000 grant for their businesses.
If you own a hospitality or arts business, you may qualify for state funding.
Even though the doors have been closed, the Harper Theater in Hyde Park has been busy for months. New operators revamped the historic building and are getting ready to reopen. CBS 2's Noel Brennan got a sneak preview of what's to come.
We all wish we can live in those luxurious spaces we see on television. One woman started her own design firm and is helping to make those dreams a reality. CBS 2 Digital Reporter Jamaica Ponder has more.
The renovations ultimately helped her clients to up their property values and build generational wealth.
Business was booming before the pandemic, enough to move to a 14,000-square-foot venue with two theaters and a comedy museum in 2019.
A family-owned business in the south suburbs struggled for weeks to get the word out that they were open and ready to serve. Now the owners have about 3 million reasons to be thankful. Their daughter posted a TikTok about their situation.
The U.S. government took extraordinary steps Sunday to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, assuring depositors at the failed financial institution that they would be able to access all of their money.
Business owners are invited to network and consult with experts, and discuss topics such as licensing, financing, marketing, and more.
Bookman's Corner, at the corner of Clark and Wellington in Lakeview, served readers with an appetite for books for years.
The Better Business Bureau said the emails try to trick people into paying an application free to sign up for the grant program.
The improvements will include new building facades and roofs, a new surface parking lot, new lighting, new landscaping, and more.
The $100,000 grant will go to 25 small diverse-led businesses.
Chase is adamant its employees will never call, text or email customers asking for a password, or ask to send money to prevent fraud.
"If anybody has records, they want to sell, tapes, vintage toys, anything like that just so we could fill again ourselves again, is the most direct way to help us."
By 4 p.m., the main street was a ghost town as visibility went down significantly.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
They are concerned about increased congestion and environmental concerns.
A man got out of a sport-utility vehicle with a gun in hand, and demanded the woman's belongings, police said.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for the series finale Thursday.
Toronto was held to two hits when the Sox beat them 5-0 Tuesday, but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
"My position is actually quite clear. My authority is quite clear that this passage of whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
They are concerned about increased congestion and environmental concerns.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Teenage drivers are at especially high risk for accidents, and a new report identifies vehicles that can help keep young drivers safe.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor. CBS 2's Irika Sargent reports.
The neighbors are concerned about increased congestion and environmental concerns they say could result from the planned Gas N Wash in Wheeling. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old attacker around 5 p.m. at the West Loop concert venue. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
"My position is actually quite clear. My authority is quite clear that this passage of whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said.
Matt Reum was trapped for six days after his truck swerved off the highway, rolled across a creek, and crash-landed underneath a bridge near Portage, Indiana, just before Christmas.
The Field Museum's scientists will try to sequence its DNA to potentially learn more about the genes responsible for its blue eyes.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
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Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for the series finale Thursday.
Toronto was held to two hits when the Sox beat them 5-0 Tuesday, but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday.
Swanson had two hits and Hoerner had the walk-off game-winner. Still, the team is battling through recent injures and scuffles at the plate.
Jimenez pulled up limping as he rounded third on a run-scoring play in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Toronto.
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh.
A man got out of a sport-utility vehicle with a gun in hand, and demanded the woman's belongings, police said.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
Police said the teen, whose name was not released, has been charged with 25 counts of armed robbery with a firearm and two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.