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🌱 Illinois Hot Dog Makes 'Best' List + New & Familiar Faces Enter Chicago Mayoral Race
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Hello, everybody! Nicole Cvetnic here with your Tuesday edition of the Chicago Daily, filled with things you need to know about what's happening locally. Keep scrolling for the scoop.
- 🌭 An Illinois hot dog makes a 'best in U.S.' list
- 🚌 Chicago schools face bus driver shortages as the first day of school nears
- 🇺🇸 More candidates throw their hat in the ring for the Chicago mayoral race
Bonus: The Infatuation just announced its 25 best restaurants in Chicago list. Check it out!
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Top stories in Chicago today:
1) An unconventional Illinois hot dog makes a 'best in U.S.' list. The Hot Dog Box's Bronzeville Bourbon Hot Dog landed a spot on TastingTable's list of "13 Best Hot Dogs in America." The meal, created by the father-daughter duo who run the place, consists of a steak dog with bourbon barbecue sauce, hickory-smoked bacon, and a cabbage and carrot medley loaded inside of a pretzel bun.
2) R. Kelly wants to ban jurors from Chicago trial who've seen "Surviving R. Kelly" doc. R. Kelly, 55, reportedly wants jurors who've seen the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly to be banned from his second federal trial, which takes place this week in Chicago. The 2019 series opened the floodgates into the investigation that landed the embattled R&B singer behind bars. He faces charges of child pornography and obstruction of justice.
3) The race for Chicago mayor is heating up with a lot of new faces. Candidates are announcing their campaigns to run against incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot for the April 2023 mayoral election in Chicago. So far, nine candidates have announced they will run for election, looking to replace Lightfoot who has been in office since 2019, including State Rep. Kam Buckner and Chicago activist Ja'Mal Green. Two very familiar faces are running, too — Paul Vallas and Willie Wilson.
4) Andrew Bird announces return of Gezelligheid concerts in Chicago. For the first time in three years, musician Andrew Bird announced the in-person return of his annual Gezelligheid concerts held at Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church. The series of holiday shows—a tradition the Illinois native first began in 2009—will be held Dec. 12 - 16. go on sale at 10am CT this Friday, August 19th, with pre-sales beginning at 10am CT today.
5) Some Illinois school districts face bus driver shortage as first day of school nears. The school bus driver shortage that was prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting some Illinois school districts with higher costs covered by taxpayers. From Chicago to Metropolis, the shortage is forcing school districts and parents to make alternative plans. Chicago schools are offering monthly stipends to cover transportation costs.
Today iI Chicago
- Porchlight Music Theatre's "Broadway in your Backyard" in Washington Square Park (6:00 PM)
- Moth: Storyslam at The Promontory (6:00 PM)
- Kard at House of Blues (6:00 PM)
- The Decemberists Summer Tour at Chicago Theater (8:00 PM)
- TV Girl with Sidney Gish at Thalia Hall (8:30 PM)
- Merrick Brown at Punch House (9:00 PM)
- South Park trivia night at Old Town Pour House (7:00 PM)
Chicago Chatter
- CPS and the 'Crying Mike' meme: "Crying Mike is still the 🐐. So are our clerks and PSRPs who returned to buildings last week, and the teachers and other educators who return tomorrow. 💪🏽💪🏾💪🏼💪🏿💪🏻 h/t chicago.teacher.memes" (Chicago Teachers Union via Facebook)
- Do you speak Midwestern?: "Ope! Youse want to come with and see if you have our regional dialect? Tap the link in our bio to check your dialect cred." (Chicago magazine via Instagram)
- High school athletic trainers: "Just six CPS schools have money allotted for athletic trainers. All are on the North Side. Chalkbeat Chicago reports." (Block Club Chicago via Facebook)
- Boka restaurants: "Itoko, opening this fall, is the first of three restaurants Boka will open in the former Southport Lanes building. GG's Chicken Shop and Little Goat Diner will set up there, too." (Block Club Chicago via Facebook)
- Play of the day: "A young MLB fan who dropped his hot dog at the Tigers-White Sox game in Chicago on Sunday had an unexpected response." (HuffPost)
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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.
— 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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