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How Lollapalooza Will Screw Up Your Weekend (If You Don't Have Tickets)

Here are the ways the Grant Park music festival will affect your weekend.

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The Block Club is DNAinfo Chicago's blog. It's a place for fun things we see on the internet — or in the neighborhoods. Feel free to loiter.

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Christmas In July At The Cell: 400 Foster Kids Get Free Toys

Over 100 volunteers passed out more than $50,000 in new toys at no cost to foster families.

Feel Like The Air Is Slowly Killing You? The Pollution IS Pretty Bad Today

The city's air is a little too polluted today.

Is The World Falling Apart? No, We're Just Paying Attention, Expert Says

A professor explains why it seems like there is more bad news than ever, and how it can be a good thing.

Rahm Supporters Hope He'll Beat The 'Chicago Blues' With His DNC Bash

Mayor Rahm Emanuel might not be the most popular guy in Chicago, but he knows how to throw a party.

Hadiya Pendleton's Mom, Mothers Of The Movement To Headline DNC Tuesday

Former Bill Clinton will also headline the night with the mothers of black children who died violently.

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Women Behind Lucas Museum Fight, 'Abolish Police' Comments Open Up Tuesday

Tuesday at The Girl Talk: Friends of the Parks' Juanita Irizarry and musician/activist FM Supreme.

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Brighton Park Carjacking Victim, Stroke Survivor Honored At Sox Game

Joe Maloney survived a stroke in January.

Residents Rip City After Storm Decimates Trees On Chatham Block

Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) said a block at 80th Street and Wabash Avenue was the worst hit in the ward.

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Lightning Strikes Near Navy Pier's New Ferris Wheel

And a Lakeview woman managed it snap a photo mid-strike.

'Chicago Fire' Brings Smoky School Bus To The Loop

The NBC drama is filming Monday morning near the Virgin Hotel.

Englewood Woman Turns Empty Lot Into 'Peace Garden'

Vora Williams purchased an empty lot on the 6100 block of South Union from the City for $1.

Humboldt Park »

Dentist Tells Latino Teen It's 'Easier' For Poor Kids To Get Into Stanford

The West Side CPS grad expressed his shock in an open letter to the dentist.

'I Don’t Plan To Fail At This:' Pullman Teen Designs Her Own Clothing Line

Lala Hale, 17, has been sewing and designing since sixth grade.

Bridgeport Company Gives 1,500 Blue Bulbs To Honor Police In Garfield Ridge

Garfield Neighborhood Watch is passing out the light bulbs for a $1 donation.

Top Stories

Downtown Twins Born At Roosevelt Red Line Station Have Names, Are Doing Well

And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.

Humboldt Park Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Evacuee Welcome Center Opens Today

For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.

Roseland Police Hiring Process Discriminates Against Blacks, Latinos: Ald. Beale

Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.

Wicker Park Trek Bike Shop Coming To Milwaukee Avenue's 'Hipster Highway,' Bid Shows

The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Downtown Ald. Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing

Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.

Chinatown Pistol Whipping of Sisters In Chinatown Part Of Larger Crime Spree: Police

The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.

The Loop 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago

We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.

Dunning Drunken-Driving Victim Hopes Cop Charged With DUI Gets Probation: Court

Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.

West Pullman Man Shoots Himself In Penis During West Pullman Robbery, Prosecutors Say

Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.

Logan Square Landlord M. Fishman's Move To Evict Logan Square Tenants Sparks Protest

The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.

Noble Square Million Dollar Town Houses On Wicker, Noble Square Border Launch Pre-Sales

"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.

O'Hare Traveling For Thanksgiving? Midway, O'Hare Among Most Delayed Busy Airports

About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.