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1. $400M Generic Drug Settlement Sought; Illinois Buyers May Qualify (patch.com) — Illinois residents, including those in Chicago, who bought certain generic prescription drugs between 2009 and 2019 may be eligible for payments from a proposed $400 million multistate settlement with Sandoz and Fougera over alleged price-fixing. Attorney General Kwame Raoul urges consumers to check a dedicated website, phone line, or email for eligibility details, while related lawsuits against other drug makers continue toward a 2027 trial.
2. Dedicated bus lane coming to Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago (fox32chicago.com) — If you ride buses along Michigan Avenue, expect changes soon: Chicago is installing a northbound, bus-only lane from Roosevelt Road to Wacker Drive to speed up trips through the Cultural Mile. With work happening overnight over the next week, officials say the one-sided lane should cut delays for 21 routes while keeping car impacts minimal.
3. Chicago bakeries preserve Mexican culture through traditional pan dulce (wgntv.com) — Two beloved Mexican bakeries in Logan Square and Pilsen are helping keep pan dulce traditions alive in Chicago, drawing lines of customers from across the city and beyond. Run by multigenerational families, these shops blend classic recipes with creative twists, importing ingredients from Mexico and welcoming longtime locals who now bring their kids and grandkids to share the experience.
4. Chicago neighborhood quiz, volume 2: Do you know these famous landmarks? (axios.com) — Chicago readers can test how well they really know neighborhood landmarks in this second volume of a locally focused quiz. The piece builds on last week's challenge and links to dozens of other Chicago-centric quizzes, from street festivals and TV history to closed restaurants and famous local stunts, all celebrating the city's culture and geography.
5. Historic Avalon Regal Theater in play for $250,000 in repair funds (suntimes.com) — Chicago's Avalon Regal Theater on 79th Street is poised to receive nearly $250,000 in city landmark funds for crucial masonry and stabilization work, a major step toward revival. Two historic churches in North Lawndale and Bronzeville are also in line for Adopt-A-Landmark grants, part of more than $14 million invested in preserving key neighborhood buildings citywide.
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