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🌱 19 Cars Vandalized In Rogers Park + $532.50 Chicago 'Foodie' Tour
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- 🚨 19 cars have been vandalized in Rogers Park
- ⚽ Soccer coach makes history as she leads a men's team to NCAA Final Four
- 💰 Controversial Chicago 'foodie' tour will cost you $500+ per ticket
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Top 5 stories in Chicago:
1) Chicago police warn residents after 19 cars vandalized in Rogers Park. Chicago police responded to the 2100 block of West Howard Street at about 1:09 a.m. yesterday and discovered 19 vehicles with broken side mirrors or windows—all were parked on the street. No one is in custody.
2) UChicago Men's soccer chases title as coach Julianne Sitch makes history by leading team to final four. Sitch, a former Red Stars player, is the first woman to coach a men's soccer team to a Final Four with a 1-0 victory over Gustavus Adolphus College on November 20. University of Chicago plays the Stevens Institute of Technology at noon today for a shot at the Division III title game.
3) Chicago TikTok historian eyes home base for neighborhood tour company with city grant. Auburn Gresham native and TikTok historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas is one of 61 recipients to receive a 2022 Community Development Grant. His company, Chicago Mahogany Tours, will receive $30,000. "What we're going to do is get a storefront, and then we're going to show that there's tourism to be seen in all of our neighborhoods, not just downtown," Thomas said.
4) Temporary casino in River North draws complaints about parking, safety. The city steered Bally's toward using the 110-year-old Medinah Temple for its temporary casino, which will open in June 2023, despite the lack of on-site parking. Residents are concerned the casino will have a major impact on traffic, parking and public safety. The temporary casino will operate in River North until the permanent casino is completed on the Chicago River's North Branch.
5) At more than $500 per ticket, some question this Chicago 'foodie' tour. The "Chicago Foodie Lovers Tour" on FeverUp has created controversy. The four-hour walking tour, priced at $532.50 per ticket, is described as taking customers "to the most iconic and delicious spots in Chicago all in one day." Some have questioned the pricing, timing and food offered on the tour.
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Today in Chicago:
- Winter Flower Show: Snow Day! at Garfield Park Conservatory (10:00 AM)
- The One Of A Kind Holiday Show at The Mart (10:00 AM)
- Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World Gallery Talk at Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art (11:30 AM)
- Homesafe with A Will Away, Valley Heart at Cobra Lounge (6:30 PM)
- From Ashes to New with The Word Alive at The Forge (7:00 PM)
- Brewlights at Lincoln Park Zoo (7:00 PM)
- Home for Hanukkah with Bubbe & Zayde at The Second City (7:00 PM)
- Charcuterie Workshop at Hubbard Inn (7:00 PM)
- Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular at Allstate Arena (7:30 PM)
- Raíces Latin Jazz at Epiphany Center for the Arts (7:30 PM)
- Lissie at Lincoln Hall (7:30 PM)
- The Movement: Always With Me Tour with Mike Love at Thalia Hall (7:30 PM)
- Sophie B. Hawkins at SPACE (8:00 PM)
- Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde at Old Town School of Folk Music (8:00 PM)
- Josh Rouse at FitzGerald's (8:30 PM)
- Entre Ellas Comedia Show at Copernicus Center (8:30 PM)
- Rehab with Boondox at Brauerhouse (9:00 PM)
- Robert Glasper at City Winery (10:30 PM)
Social chatter:
- Dec. 8, 1972 West Lawn plane crash: "For years, Evan Cotter Jr. had nightmares about December 8, 1972. That afternoon a United Airlines jet attempting to land at Midway Airport crashed into his bungalow-lined neighborhood of West Lawn, obliterating a stretch of it." (Chicago magazine via Instagram)
- Hot Dog Box closing: "The Hot Dog Box, a gourmet sausage shop that opened earlier this year at Six Corners, will close in December." (Block Club Chicago)
- March for Mateo: "Wednesday, November 30 will be two months since the act of evil that resulted in the horrific death of an innocent child, 3-year-old Mateo Zastro. The shooter (in what police say was a road rage incident) remains at large. To demand justice for Mateo and his grieving family, there will be a march at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 30." (Southwest Chicago Post via Facebook)
- SpaceX Dragon capsule: "Chicago, we have a spacecraft! Witness history as a flight-proven SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at its new home: MSI. 🚀 . Join us Thursday, December 1 at 12 p.m. for a ceremony" (Museum of Science and Industry via Instagram)
- GoCPS applications: "Don't miss the NEW deadline! All GoCPS elementary school applications must now be submitted by 5 p.m. CST this Thursday, December 8. That's an extra week to learn more and apply for the 2023-24 school year at go.cps.edu." (Chicago Public Schools via Instagram)
- Chicago Sky: Chicago Sky announces 2023 schedule. It marks the 27th season for the WNBA and the 18th for the Chicago Sky franchise." (Chicago Sky)
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— Nicole Cvetnic
About me: I'm a Midwesterner and very happy to call Chicagoland home. I love the outdoors—especially hiking, performing arts, photography, good food, travel and gardening. You can often find me reading to my two-year-old daughter, watching a tv series with my husband or cuddling with our special needs dog.
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