Alex V. Hernandez

While the North Center brewery is pet- and kid-friendly, the speakeasy is meant for date nights, owners said. Patrons enter it via a tufted door at the back of the brewery.

Owner Tim Lacey cited financial issues in a note posted on the restaurant's website and Instagram. Atelier opened in 2023 and moved to a larger space last October.

The Friendship Center previously held monthly food distribution events. Starting next week, it will open its pet pantry several days a week to meet the spike in demand.

Illeana Crisanto, a 62-year-old mother of three from Skokie, was fatally struck by a driver of a Nissan around 5:15 p.m. May 23 while she was walking near Belmont and Kilbourn avenues, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

An emergency protest will be held Wednesday after agents crashed into a woman's car, dropped a loaded magazine in the street and confronted neighbors with weapons while arresting a man Tuesday.

The years-long project to upgrade the transit hub near the heart of Lincoln Square could be completed in the next two months, city officials said.

More than 50 music acts will perform across multiple outdoor stages, along with interactive workshops and performances inside the Old Town School of Folk Music.

A group of moms started the Filipino School of Chicago in 2024 to help kids and families appreciate their “Filipino-ness,” as one parent said. Organizers are fundraising for a permanent space.

The popular firework-free event headlined by Full Moon Jam will also feature disc golf, baseball game, family entertainment and food trucks.

IRVING PARK — Jason Thompson lives in fear of crossing the street near his home on Montrose Avenue near Manor Avenue.