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BUYER WANTED: Al Capone’s Banker’s House at 8844 S. Pleasant Avenue in Beverly Listed For Sale
“One of Beverly’s most distinguished estates, located at 8844 S. Pleasant Avenue, has hit the market for $1.2 million, offering buyers the chance to...
BUYER WANTED: City of Chicago Issues Request for Proposals for 1936 Art Deco Police Station at 1940 W. Foster Avenue, Lincoln Square
“The City of Chicago is seeking applications from development teams to redevelop an approximately 13,500 square-foot City-owned property at 1940 W. Foster Ave. in...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Lou Mitchell’s, The First Stop on America’s Mother Road, Celebrates 103 Years in the Loop
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Lou Mitchell’s — The First Stop on America’s Mother Road — Celebrates 103 Years at the Heart of the Loop“An old...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Italian Village Restaurants Adds Café Pisolino Espresso Bar, Continuing 99 Years of Family Legacy at 71 W. Monroe Street, Downtown
“The Loop’s oldest Italian restaurant has opened an espresso bar to court morning commuters, Downtown residents and workers.“Café Pisolino is open on the ground...
CHICAGO LEGACY BUSINESS: Sky Ride Tap Faces an Uncertain Future (Chicago 7 2016 & 2026)
“If you’ve ever been to the Sky Ride Tap, you’ve undoubtedly seen Kyriakos ‘Carl’ Damianides. Since he bought the bar in 1972, he’s been...
THREATENED: Years of Unpermitted Alterations Have Compromised the Wacker House in the Old Town Triangle Historic District
“The original home on the site at 1838 N. Lincoln Park West burned in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Three years later, brewer...
Hole in St. Mary of the Assumption Roof Repaired Just Prior to Pope Leo XIV Pilgrimage Tour Friday, May 8, 2026
"On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago’s south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church he attended as a boy."The Pope Leo XIV American Legacy Foundation’s pilgrimage left downtown Chicago May 8 via shuttle...