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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. In a major reversal, New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is withdrawing controversial proposals to open the city’s first artificial intelligence-focused high school, clos
A subway ad for Harris, Keenan & Goldfarb that reads: "I'm Down With NYC. Yeah, you know me." Because MTA buses and subways are covered with ads for firms that often sue the MTA, here are your early links: Don't steal plants from city parks, King Charles still coming to NYC,
CHICAGO — In April 1910, the Blackstone Hotel opened to the public Downtown. Designed by Chicago architectural firm Marshall and Fox, the opulent hotel at 636 S. Michigan Ave. exemplified hospitality with its breathtaking Louis XVI-style grand ballroom, bright and elegant dining rooms and chan
JEFFERY MANOR — Shirley Crossley, 88, ordered a 6-pound bowling ball, the lightest allowed for league play, so she could keep rolling at her neighborhood bowling alley. But Skyway Lanes, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., closed for good Sunday before Crossley’s ball could get there. She stopped by a
BRIDGEPORT — There are certain places in Chicago where the moment you step through the door, you’re transported back in time. The ghost of Al Capone looms large in the cozy booths at the Green Mill. The lurching manual elevators at the Fine Arts Building sweeps visitors back to the turn-of-the-centu
Julio Ipina Hernandez ended up in immigration detention after trying to report alleged drug and sex crimes to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The case arises as state lawmakers are considering new limits on cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers. [ more › ]
CHICAGO — A man has been charged in the shooting that left one police officer dead and another critically wounded Saturday at Swedish Hospital after the man pulled a gun from under a blanket and shot the officer in the head while he was awaiting a medical scan, authorities said. Alphanso Talley, 26,
CHICAGO — The founders of Sera, a Roman-style pizza pop-up, met the same way they now serve many of their customers: under a tent. Aly Jamal and Paolo Savescu, both 26, met while making fried panzerotti side by side at the 2023 Taste of Randolph festival. They went on to work closely together a
Jose Zapata, 78, sifted through trash outside his Corona apartment building to help his super separate compost. The number of tickets issued for failing to compost has gone up dramatically in recent weeks. [ more › ]
WEST TOWN — A coffee and cocktail lounge is coming to West Town this spring, courtesy of the creatives behind popular culinary ventures Smash Jibarito, Laberinto speakeasy and Trino steakhouse. Caña — which means “sugarcane” in Spanish — will open in May in the former Great Lakes Tea House at 1406 W
On Monday's show: We learn what some recent changes in hemp and marijuana laws mean. And Houston education reporters discuss increased engagement in local schools by the state.
A person sleeps on a Downtown-bound A train in April. 2026. The spike in court cases started during NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. [ more › ]
It’s near-impossible to ride public transit without encountering splashy ads from attorneys who, as the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority puts it, “seem to think the MTA is actually spelled ATM.” Janno Lieber has repeatedly backed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push for auto insurance reforms t
Within the first minute of SNL’s viral spoof of the Barbie movie’s song “I’m Just Ken,” a bleached and toned Pete Davidson softly croons about his purchase of a 277-foot Staten Island Ferry: “When I’m high, I do things like call up Colin Jost and say, ‘Homey, we should buy a boat.’” It is one of the
CHICAGO — The city’s unseasonably wet spring will continue on Monday, when multiple rounds of potentially dangerous storms are expected to hit Chicago. A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for the Chicago area, which is likely to see thunderstorms Monday that could bring large hail, dam
BRIDGEPORT — Lovers of romance novels joined baseball fans at Rate Field Friday for a special promotion celebrating a Chicago-based book series. The White Sox held Windy City Series Night in honor of the popular sports-adjacent romantic novels of the same name by author Liz Tomforde, who just publis
PILSEN — Wendy Carolina Benitez Duran’s eyes lit up Friday as staff with Brightpoint El Hogar Del Niño in Pilsen helped load boxes of free groceries into her car. Duran, whose 4-year-old son Andres is in the Head Start program at early childhood center El Hogar, said the food assistance is important
CHICAGO — The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday is believed to have stopped in Chicago on his way to Washington by train to target Trump administration officials, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Cole Thomas Allen, 31, was arrested and i
LINCOLN SQUARE — The Chicago police officer killed in a shooting Saturday at Swedish Hospital has been identified as John Bartholomew. Bartholomew was one of two officers shot by a robbery suspect who opened fire on police and escaped from custody Saturday morning at Swedish Hospital, 5140 N. Califo
The MTA gave kids with autism the chance to drive one of its train simulators at Grand Central Terminal. The event was held as part of the MTA’s celebration of Autism Awareness Month, which it honors every year. [ more › ]
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