State, City Sue South Side Vegetable Oil Plant Over ‘Foul Odors,’ Pollution: Pullman Innovations in South Deering — already the subject of a class-action suit filed by fed-up neighbors — has violated conditions of its operating permit, the new lawsuit alleges.

Phase Three Brewing Opening Its First Chicago Taproom At Former Metropolitan Space In Avondale: The suburban brewery will open a taproom at Rockwell on the River later this year and eventually have a kitchen for food, which Metropolitan did not have.

Operator Of COVID-19 Testing Labs Pleads Guilty For Role In $900 Million Fraud Scheme: Mohamed “Siraj” Sirajudeen admitted to paying a former Loretto Hospital executive millions for COVID-19 specimens that he used as part of a scheme to bill the government for fake coronavirus tests.

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• Monthly Jobs Report
• ADP Jobs Report
• Consumer Credit
• Earnings from Mobility Global, Oklo Inc., and more

Thousands Of Books Are Piling Up In Chicago Libraries Due To Staffing Shortage: The backlog has librarians scrambling to find space and keep track of books in the system. Library workers say it’s a ripple effect of a delivery driver shortage — and patrons have started checking out fewer books.

New River North Podcasting Studio Link Label Aims To Be One-Stop Shop For Content Creation: The studio offers recording space with editing, social media and marketing services for new and established content creators.

Ravenswood Neighbors Fight To Save Treehouses From City’s Permit Rules: Nate Hutcheson’s treehouse on the parkway in front of his house has been a “little delight” for kids of all ages for a decade. The city says it’s out of code and will be removed if he doesn’t get a permit.

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• Initial Jobless Claims
• U.S. Productivity
• Wholesale Inventories
• Earnings from Cloudflare, Constellation Energy, Airbnb, and more

Riot Fest Offering Free Tickets To Douglass Park Neighbors Thursday: Riot Fest is hosting a ticketing and job hiring event Thursday in Little Village, where neighbors who live near Douglass Park can register for free tickets to the September fest.

Original Rainbow Cone Hosting 100th Birthday Bash Sunday: The famous Beverly ice cream parlor will cut a special cake and hand out treats and prizes, including the chance to win a private Rainbow Cone ice cream truck party.

Wishbone, Beloved West Loop Restaurant, Closing After 36 Years: The restaurant doesn’t have an official closing date yet but hopes to remain open through the end of August, its owners said on social media.

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• ADP Employment Update for July
• S&P Final U.S. Services PMI
• ISM Services numbers
• Earnings from Motorola Solutions, Disney, Uber, and more

Boat Marooned At North Avenue Beach Finally Back On The Water 2 Weeks After Getting Stuck In Sand: The boat “Sea No Evil” washed ashore July 19 after being abandoned during a storm. It remained on North Avenue Beach until Monday, after Park District crews help dislodge the beached vessel.

Chicago’s Tiniest Bakery Is Attached To A Tree In Bucktown — And Full Of Free Cookies: Bucktown neighbor Liz Tierney is giving away free homemade cookies every weekend out of a Little Free Library box near her home. “I just wanted people to experience joy,” she said.

Englewood Sculpture Garden Opens On Former Vacant Lots: ‘A Positive Footprint For The Community’: The Englewood Arts Collective unveiled the outdoor sculpture garden Sunday, transforming a pair of vacant lots into a public art space that will rotate works and host art markets.

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• June’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
• June’s U.S. Trade Balance
• June’s Factory Orders
• Earnings from McDonald’s, Pfizer, Spotify, and more

Got An Old Laptop Or Broken Phone? This West Side Nonprofit Will Give It New Life: Fresh Supply has opened e-waste hubs in Austin and Garfield Park to collect and refurbish discarded electronic devices for West Side neighbors in need.

The 400 Theater Reopens To Lines Of Moviegoers In Rogers Park: ‘Like Nothing Had Changed’: When The 400 shuttered in 2023, neighbors called for it to revived and preserved as its original purpose as a movie house.

South Side Seniors Fight To Save Their ‘Magical’ Water Aerobics Class: Older Chicagoans successfully battled the Park District to bring back an exercise class that originally had been canceled at Washington Park pool this summer.

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• Highlights of this week’s market reports
• S&P Financial U.S. Manufacturing PMI
• July’s ISM Manufacturing numbers
• Construction Spending
• Earnings from Diamondback Energy, Tyson Foods, and more

More Than 300 Apartments Coming To Former Mag Mile Office Building As Work Gets Underway: The project at 500 N. Michigan Ave. is slated to be complete in early 2027, bringing 324 apartments to the area, including 64 affordable units.

Are Sewer Geysers The New Norm In Chicago? Exploding Manholes Raise Alarm: Chicagoans reported seeing water gushing from the city’s sewers after heavy rains Monday. The phenomenon has become increasingly common as heavier rainfall due to climate change stresses aging infrastructure.

This Floating Wetland Near O’Hare Is Working To Improve Water Quality On The Northwest Side: Inspired by the Wild Mile, the Forest Preserves’ first floating wetland was constructed for under $600 at Schiller Pond, which has long been a catch basin for road runoff.

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• Employment Cost Index
• Chicago Business Barometer
• Consumer Sentiment numbers
• Earnings from Chevron, Dominion Energy, and more

Chicago’s Infamous Rat Problem Won’t Go Away Under Current Plan, Audit Finds: The city’s Bureau of Rodent Control is overly focused on responding to individual rat complaints instead of addressing their “root causes,” according to the inspector general.

Team Behind Hyde Park’s Virtue Opening Restaurant In West Loop: The yet-to-be-named restaurant on Elizabeth Street will be led by Virtue’s chef de cuisine Damarr Brown, a James Beard Award winner and former “Top Chef” contestant.

20-Year-Old Classick Studios Has Produced Some Of Rap’s Biggest Hits — And It’s Just Getting Started: Lollapalooza aftershows, open studio events and more are coming out of the West Town studio headed by producer and sound engineer Chris “Classick” Inumerable.

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• Initial Jobless Claims
• Second Quarter GDP numbers
• PCE Index
• Earnings from Apple, Amazon, Shell, and more

Drivers Have Run Over, Flipped Off And Cursed Out Chicago’s Traffic Aides For Doing Their Jobs: Traffic control aides are needed during big summer events, like Lollapalooza this weekend. But drivers often take out their frustration on them — and two aides were recently hospitalized after being hit.

Mars Factory Overhaul Talks On Hold As Alderman Looks To ‘Reset’ Contentious Public Meetings: Plans to redevelop the Galewood candy factory into nearly 500 homes and community space have been met harshly by neighbors, some of whom have proposed their own plan.

Older Chicagoans Can Get Free Rides To Grocery Stores Following Save A Lot Closures, Mayor Says: Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the program, funded by Lyft and administered by the United Way of Metro Chicago, following the abrupt closure of seven Save A Lot stores.

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• FOMC’s interest rate decision
• Earnings from Microsoft, Meta, Starbucks, and more

E-Scooters Are Now Blocked On Busy Stretch Of Sheridan Road In Edgewater: The city enacted geofencing on Sheridan Road that prevents e-scooters from being used due to safety concerns. Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is working to get e-bikes restricted in the area, too.

This City Mushroom Farm Grows Fungi For Chicago’s Top Chefs — And ‘The Bear’: Four Star Mushrooms in the West Loop supplies to grocery stores and some of Chicago’s most acclaimed restaurants. Its mushrooms have also appeared on the hit FX series.

The Oscar Mayer ‘Wiener Cake’ Exists. Here’s How To Get One: The two-tier, hot-dog-lined confetti cake marks the Wienermobile’s 90th birthday. It’s available Friday-Sunday for $90 at Milk Bar in Fulton Market.

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• Fed meeting
• Advanced U.S. Trade Balance and Goods
• June’s Retail and Wholesale Inventories
• May’s S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index
• July’s Consumer Confidence numbers
• Earnings form Visa, Coca-Cola, UPS, and more

As 7 Save A Lot Stores Close, South And West Siders Increasingly Worry About Grocery Options: The seven South and West side grocery stores closed Saturday after their operator fell into financial distress. Now, neighbors say they will have to travel farther and spend more to get groceries.

Beverly Home Keeps Throwing Unlicensed Concerts, Causing Rift With City, Neighbors: An event at the home Saturday — on the same block where Ald. Matt O’Shea lives — featured a band and armed security and resulted in nine citations. Neighbors have complained, while the resident said the events are misunderstood.

Local Artist Opens Basket-Weaving School In Pilsen: Dee Clements teaches people how to make baskets, sculptures and other weaving techniques at the Weaving Workshop.

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• Highlights of this week’s market reports
• Earnings from AstraZeneca, Brown & Brown, and more

Jeff Fest Is No More. It’s The Chicago Italian Beef Fest Now: After 25 years, Jefferson Park’s namesake festival has rebranded to focus on Italian beef sandwiches. The fest is July 31-Aug. 2.

Drive-Thru Custard Shop And Cafe Could Be Coming To Gladstone Park’s Milwaukee Avenue: Brandon Grosz presented his plans for Kind Brew Cafe and Creamery at a community meeting. If a special use permit is approved, the cafe could open in January.

Streetwear Icon Joe Freshgoods Is Back With Every Now And Then, A Store And Cafe In West Town: Joe Freshgoods has launched a permanent home for his designs and creative vision — including a cafe called Josephine’s.

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• June’s New Home Sales
• July’s S&P Flash Services PMI and Manufacturing PMI
• Earnings from American Express, Verizon, and more

A Sliver Of Land Along The Kennedy Expressway Has Been Reborn As A Native Prairie: Bucktown neighbor Ian Kibbe’s guerilla garden is flourishing on an IDOT-managed piece of land along the highway. He hopes to continue stewarding the plot by partnering with local groups to make it legitimate.

Rogers Park’s Historic 400 Theater, Closed Since 2023, Reopening This Month Under New Owner: Tickets for the July 31 opening of the theater — which had a 111-year run as Chicago’s oldest movie palace — will be on sale soon, the business announced Tuesday.

Emmett Till’s 85th Birthday To Bring ‘Radical Joy’ At Closing Of Bronzeville Art Exhibition: “From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85,” closing Saturday, is inspired by its curator’s promise to Mamie Till-Mobley — and by Chicago-area teens exploring social justice through storytelling.

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• Initial Jobless Claims
• Earnings from Intel, T-Mobile, Comcast, and more

7 Save A Lot Stores on South, West Sides Could Close In Days As Owners Face ‘Financial Headwinds’: City officials, Yellow Banana, Save A Lot and other financial partners are “discussing opportunities” to keep the stores open, officials said Tuesday.

Loyola’s Plan To Turn Closed School Into Student Housing Could Free Up Local Apartments, University Says: Loyola University and the Ignatian Mission Center are proposing a redevelopment of the St. Ignatius campus that would include housing for over 200 students and a social services center.

Free Street Theater Wants People To ‘Touch Grass’ In New Puppet Show: Free Street is bringing the interactive show to Chicago parks this month to inspire people to learn more about trees — and get 100 more planted in the city.

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• Initial Jobless Claims
• Earnings from Tesla, Texas Instruments, CME Group, and more

Chicago’s ‘Concrete Beach’ Is Going Viral On Social Media. Here’s Why Locals Love It: The internet is roasting Chicagoans for their love of the “concrete beach.” Despite the flak, some residents said they prefer the concrete over the city’s many sandy beaches.

How S.Rosen’s Became The King Of Chicago-Style Hot Dog Buns: S.Rosen’s Mary Ann, the go-to brand for hot dog stands across the city, is churning out 4 million buns a week from an unassuming building in Hermosa.

Gilda Basque Tavern Brings Spanish Pintxos To West Town With Crowdfunding Help: Chef-partners Jeremy Leven, Rafael Esparza and Anthony Baier raised $20,000 to get across the finish line and join Chicago Avenue’s vibrant restaurant row.

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• Earnings from Charles Schwab, General Motors, D.R. Horton, and more

Turn Back Time Records And Coffee In Irving Park Offers Neighbors A New ‘Third Space’: Couple Emiley Kiser and Patrick Kapp launched their shop with a 5,000-album collection they bought on Facebook Marketplace and drove up from South Carolina.

At Malört 5K, Runners Compete For Last Place As Much As They Try To Win: The annual charitable race begins and ends with a shot of Malört. First place finishers win a bottle of the infamous liquor, while last place wins two bottles.

Abraham Bolden, 1st Black Secret Service Agent To Guard A President, Honored With Sign Unveiling In Auburn Gresham: Neighbors organized and erected a sign honoring longtime Auburn Gresham neighbor Abraham Bolden, who was picked by President John F. Kennedy to be the first Black Secret Service agent on the White House detail.

• Highlights of this week’s market reports
• U.S. Leading Economic Indicators for June
• Earnings from Wintrust Financial, Domino’s Pizza, and more

Chicago To Honor Folk Legend John Prine With 5-Day Festival 

“Souvenirs” will run Oct. 7-11 and include concerts, film screenings, tours and more at various venues across the city.

Portillo’s Opening 1st Wrigleyville Location A Block From The Ballpark

The chain’s fifth Chicago location is expected to open on Clark Street in 2027 and will feature a walk-up window, a first for the company.

William Shatner To Make His Heavy Metal Debut At Riot Fest

The nonagenarian’s new band The *uckers will perform Sunday, Sept. 20 at Douglass Park, Riot Fest announced Thursday.

• June’s Import Price Index
• Health of the housing sector
• Early July’s Consumer Sentiment numbers
• Homebuilder confidence

Chicago Daily News Building Is Now Officially A Landmark: The landmark status will allow the building’s owner to apply for city incentives for rehabilitation projects.

Bronzeville Residents Want Answers After Nat King Cole Mural Removed: The decade-old mural was the first installation of South Side artist Chris Devins’ Bronzeville Legends series. Neighbors say the building’s new owner didn’t warn the mural would be removed.

Midnight Circus Returns For Its 20th Year At Chicago Parks. Tickets Are On Sale Now: This season will have 23 performances across Brighton Park, Welles Park, Jefferson Park and suburban Evanston featuring world-renowned talent, the organizer said.

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