McDonald's disappearing in downtown Chicago, but new restaurants giving it a shot
Christopher Roldan is betting big on the Loop. He just opened Momento in the old Carson Pirie Scott complex at Wabash Avenue and Monroe Street.
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Christopher Roldan is betting big on the Loop. He just opened Momento in the old Carson Pirie Scott complex at Wabash Avenue and Monroe Street.
But the departure of McDonald's locations and other restaurants downtown don't mean new business aren’t giving it a shot. Lauren Victory reports.
The deadline to obtain a REAL ID is Wednesday, May 7.
Jamari Bryant, 26, was charged with aggravated battery.
The State Street Bridge over the Chicago River is closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic until November for emergency repairs.
Monday, April 20, 1981, was artist Joan Miró's 88th birthday. It was also the day that Mayor Jane Byrne pulled a cord to unveil Miró's iconic contribution to the aesthetics of downtown Chicago.
The violin was inside a black storage case, and has a distinct wood-grain finish on the back, police said.
Ralwin Galito Perez, 30, was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon.
Jason Paniagua is charged with two counts of bank robbery.
The 24th annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival starts Saturday at the Gene Siskel Film Center in downtown Chicago.
The Fire Department checked out a couple of people who inhaled some smoke.
The fire broke out in the kitchen at Wilma’s Famous BBQ on Wabash Avenue in Jewelers Row.
Chicago police said a driver was traveling eastbound on Monroe when he ran a red light and crashed with another vehicle heading northbound on Columbus Drive.
Mayor Johnson and the developers selected for the project broke ground at 79 W. Monroe St. and shared more on what they're calling the "LaSalle Street Revitalization Initiative."
To make the LaSalle Street corridor feel more like a neighborhood, the city plans to build 1,400 mixed-income apartments in the coming years.
The project will add 117 new apartments to the Loop, with 35% of the units being affordable housing—part of a national movement to repurpose vacant office space in a post-COVID era.
A Toyota Camry ran a red light at Washington and Wells, hitting a Toyota RAV4, which ended up hitting a nearby Corner Bakery.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Thousands of participants hit the pavement at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, starting in Grant Park and making their way around the Loop.
The stabbing happened about 10 minutes after a woman was shot and killed at the Red Line stop at 69th Street on the South Side.
A man got into a quarrel with another man on Van Buren Street near Dearborn Street, and the second man stabbed the first in the chest and arm, police said.
The nonprofit organization has been putting out the list of what it calls imminently threatened historic buildings and community assets since 2002, in hopes of saving them from demolition.
The CTA did provide further information about the suspicious package or where it was found.
The Gap factory outlet recently announced plans to open on State Street, potentially providing a spark to the Loop.
The state has not been such a great street for retailers since the start of the pandemic, where one out of three storefronts in the Loop sits vacant. That's nearly double the pre-pandemic vacancy rate, with 222 storefronts closed and over 1 million square feet of empty retail space.
