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⚖️ Why Trump Tower was ruled a ‘public nuisance’
September 13, 2024 · —Sidney Madden
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How Did City’s Budget Gap Get So Big?
Chicagoans got a first look this week at how the city is tackling an almost $1 billion dollar budget deficit: a hiring freeze. Chalk up the gap to a drop in some tax revenues and an unpaid pension payment from Chicago Public Schools. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Will ComEd Fix South Side Hole?
The utility giant said it will fix the Washington Park hole in four to six weeks after it gets permits from the city. Workers dug the hole in May to fix an underground ComEd cable. The hole — now in a fenced area about 24 by 19 feet — has since attracted a bunch of trash. [Tribune 🔒]
This Week’s Must-Read
Lael Wilcox set a Guinness World Record this week when she became the fastest woman to cycle around the globe, a 108-day feat she started and ended in Chicago. [Velo by Outside]
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Why did a Cook County judge rule Trump Tower was a “public nuisance” this week?
- For killing thousands of fish in the Chicago River
- The giant Trump sign emblazoned on the building
- Giving COVID-19 vaccines to ineligible residents in 2021
- Accumulating lots of trash
What To Do
Friday, Sep. 13
- Live Mural Painting 🎨 Uptown | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Free
- Urban Birding Fest starts 🐦 Citywide | 3 p.m. | $30
- Faire at the Square ♻️ River Forest | 4–7 p.m. | Free
- Oaktoberfest starts 🍂 Oak Park | 4–10 p.m. | Free
- Fall Fest starts 🍁 Norwood Park | 4–10 p.m. | $7 suggested donation
- Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 Irving Park | 5–8 p.m. | $10+
- Managing Election-Related Stress 🤕 Online | 6–8 p.m. | $80
- “The Becomers” opens 🎥 Lakeview | 6:45 p.m. | $12
Saturday, Sep. 14
- Mascot Mayhem: The Grand FURnale 🎉 Whiting | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | $10
- The Jane Collective Running Tour ♀️ Hyde Park | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | $15+
- Country Fest 🤠 Wrigleyville | 11 a.m. | $10+
- South Side Lit Fest 📕 Bridgeport | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free
- ArtWalk starts 🎨 Ravenswood | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | $5–10 suggested donation
- Music Fest 🎵 Englewood | Noon to 7 p.m. | Free
- El Grito Fest starts 🎉 Grant Park | 2–10 p.m | $10+
- Sex Workers Pride Day Burlesque Show 💃 Logan Square | 7:30 p.m. | $25+
- Chicago Fire FC Hispanic Heritage Night ⚽ Soldier Field | 7:30 p.m. | $30+
- Mexican Independence Dance Party 💃 Pilsen | 9 p.m. | $5
Sunday, Sep. 15
- Strength in the City Fest 🏋️ Lincoln Park | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. | $55+
- El Grito 5K Run/Walk 👟 Little Village | 10 a.m. to Noon | $30
- Children’s Book Fair 📚 Hyde Park | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free
- 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade 🇲🇽 Little Village | Noon | Free
- Mexican Independence Day Parade 🫂 South Chicago | 1 p.m. | Free
- Mexican Independence Celebration 🎉 Pilsen | 2–10 p.m. | Free
- Tems 🎶 Uptown | 7:30 p.m. | $119+
Local artists can start auditioning for the Chicago Made Music Showcase — and, yes, there is $10,000 up for grabs!
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