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  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day: A Chicago foodie guide

    Steve Dolinsky, WBEZ Believe it or not, spring is almost here. What does that mean for foodies in Chicago? Things start going green. St. Patrick's Day is this Thursday, and in a city that dyes its river green-er, Irish-inspired cuisine … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/03/13/happy-st-patricks-day-a-chicago-foodie-guide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Top 5 places to celebrate Paczki Day/Fat Tuesday

    Last year, I happened to be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and recall it was just a week after the Saints had won the Super Bowl; it was mid-February. This year, the festivities get going a little later, with … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/03/03/top-5-places-to-celebrate-paczki-dayfat-tuesday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Landmark status for White Castle? It’s what the city craves

    Lee Bey, WBEZ Blog If the Chef Luciano & Gourmet Chicken place in the South Loop looks like a white castle, it's with good reason: The 80-year-old building was originally a White Castle, one of the earliest built by the world-famous … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/03/02/landmark-status-for-white-castle-its-what-the-city-craves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Chicago not issuing parking tickets

    Chip Mitchell, WBEZ Chicago This week's record-breaking blizzard is giving Chicago motorists and businesses an unexpected boon: free parking. José Santiago, executive director of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, said Friday morning that the city had suspended fee … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/02/04/chicago-not-issuing-parking-tickets-anytime-soon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • SNL’s Seth Meyers mounted (and framed) at Chicago Macy’s

    Justin Kaufmann, WBEZ Blogs If you want to see great artwork, you should check out the Art Institute. Or you could always head over to the West Loop gallery district and explore. But if you've already been to those places, … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/02/03/snls-seth-meyers-mounted-and-framed-at-chicago-macys/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Blizzard blasts Chicago, shuts down power, schools and roads

    By City Room and The Associated Press, WBEZ Chicago For a city that's used to its fair share of snow storms, the Blizzard of 2011 has done something few blizzards have done before in Chicago: it's shut down much of … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localwbez/2011/02/02/blizzard-blasts-chicago-shuts-down-power-schools-and-roads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

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