We are a little over a month away from the 2020 NBA Draft, and every team is now in offseason mode. The Chicago Bulls have been there for a while, but now that the Los Angeles Lakers have been crowned champions in the bubble, this unorthodox season is finally over.
The Chicago Blackhawks continue to let Stan Bowman lie to the fanbase and the hockey community as a whole. In turn, he is lying to people under him in the organization as well. That includes the players. The Blackhawks, with or without Stan Bowman, need to take a page out of the New York Rangers playbook on how to execute a rebuild with a team that has a lot of popular players that are used to having a chance at the Stanley Cup.
The Rangers and their old core never won the Cup but they came close on many occasions. They know what it is like to experience a winning culture with a core that the fans love but after they knew it was going nowhere anymore, they made changes. The organization put out a letter to the fanbase admitting that some of their favorite players might be on their way out. They made it clear that some tough years might be ahead for them to build towards some great years.
In a move that made many Chicago White Sox fans happy, the team announced on Monday that it was parting ways with manager Rick Renteria, setting the stage for what will be a critical hire. One rumor circulating the internet is that the team is considering bringing in former Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch. While that may excite some fans, there are simply too many red flags surrounding Hinch.
I understand the level of frustration from White Sox fans. The team has one of, if not the most impressive collection of young talent on the roster in all of Major League Baseball. When they began this rebuild, Renteria seemed like a fine candidate. Expectations were low and the focus was on resetting the team to be competitive in the future. Few upper echelon managers would be interested in that kind of situation.
Veteran underground Chicago rapper Dan Weiss (aka Verbal Kent) sculpts his syllables to display their contours or even give them jagged edges, but at the same time his flow lends his words a wiggle like Jell-O. He’s found a great partnership with D.C. production duo the Other Guys, who understand how to augment the swing in his performances. On their first collaborative full-length, Blade of the Short Cut (Hipnott), the Other Guys provide Weiss with understated, soul-inflected samples that befit his transparently soul-baring verses. Atop the dreamy, twinkling instrumental of “The Waiting Room,” he raps about trying to balance fatherhood with work (he’s the founder of Chicago coffee company Dollop), and his clenched-jaw delivery dramatizes all the stress and sweat he’s put into providing for his family–and how much harder he’ll work to spend more time with his kids. v
A person is in custody after a shot was fired at Chicago police during a traffic stop Monday in West Pullman on the Far South Side.
Officers pulled a vehicle over about 9:55 p.m. in the 11900 block of South Lowe Avenue when the driver put the vehicle in reverse and struck a pole, Chicago police said.
As officers ran to the car, the driver reached for a gun and fired one shot at the officers, police said. The officers did not return fire but a struggle ensued and the driver was taken into custody.
The driver was taken to Roseland Community Hospital for a laceration to the eye, police said. Three officers were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Charges are pending against the driver, and a passenger was taken in for questioning, police said.
Area Two detectives are investigating.
Seasonal foods come and go, but chicken wings stay forever. And if you’re going to be about that wing life, you need to know some of the best places to get them. So here are eight places to get some bomb ass chicken wings in Chicago!
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2500 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Heralded as arguably the best chicken wings in Chicago, Bird’s Nest sits just west of DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and is a go-to neighborhood joint with wings that attracts patrons from every neighborhood. You have to get them bone-in with their signature buffalo pepper sauce and an ice cold pitcher of Miller Lite on NFL Sunday’s.
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41 East Superior Street Chicago, IL 60611
Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap is the go-to place for classic buffalo wings. With plenty of sauces to choose from, affordable prices, and large portions for sharing (although, who would want to do that), this restaurant is a local favorite. If you’re feeling daring, try their XXX hot wings, the world’s hottest!
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1758 W Grand Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Despite being known as sports bar, this small restaurant also specializes in some of the best wings on the west side. Right near the United Center, you have a choice of 10, 20, 30, or 50pc wings, paired with exotic flavors like lemon pepper and Jim Bean Honey BBQ.
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With over 33 crafted sauces, this late-night wing spot should be on your go-to list if you haven’t gone already. They have amazing jerk chicken, carrying over five types of Jerk chickens flavors. It’s definitely a classic chicken wings spot in Chicago with a great vibe.
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2047 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
If you’re looking for a place with great wings and an incredible nightlife, try out Wicker Park’s Fifty/50. They’re famously known as the spot with the best wings, having three choices to pick from (regular breaded wings, applewood smoked wings, and boneless breaded wings). The restaurant also ages their buffalo wings for 2-3 months.
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2301 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
81 E Wacker Pl, Chicago, IL 60601
Jamaican jerk wings? Say no mo—oh, it comes with a side of pita bread? And it’s only $9??? Sign us up.
Also on the menu are 8pc buffalo wings and the Island Style Jerk Chicken Dinner, which are equally delicious.
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2940 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
Serving up Korean fried chicken at this unassuming wing joint, Crisp offers options like Seoul Sassy—made with ginger, soy, garlic, and other select spices, but NOT teriyaki—and Korean-American fusion BBQ. You can get 10 wings for under $20, so what are you waiting for?
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2236 E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649
Sure, this place is more seafaring than the others on this list, but that doesn’t mean Surf’s Up South Shore can’t compete. Boasting some of the best chicken wings in Chicago, you can order up to 75 pieces, served in whatever sauce your heart desires — including Hennessey!
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We know that when it comes to chicken wings, Chicago has some of the best around. Usually, WingOut Chicago brings us the annual block-party-of-all-chicken-wing-block-parties for anyone and everyone to indulge in all-you-can-eat wings from some of the best wing vendors all across Chicago. In line with the many cancellations we’ve already seen for this year, WingOut Chicago also found this year’s iteration of their festival postponed until June 5th and 6th of 2021. But fear not, for even though this year’s WingOut Festival isn’t occurring, the team at Green Curtain Events along with WingOut Chicago and Vizzy Hard Seltzer have cooked up something that will be sure to satiate all those hankering for some juicy, crispy wings.
Running every Wednesday night from October 14th to November 18th, WingOut Chicago, Vizzy Hard Seltzer, and Green Curtain Events, want to welcome you to “Wing Series”. In its coming six-week run, Wing Series will present an all-you-can-eat wing experience on Wing Wednesdays from some of the most premier wing establishments in the city. From fried to smoked, to grilled, to hot, to mild, sweet and spicy, and everything in between, the six wing joints part of the Wing Series will hit the spot for anyone who knows their way around a flat or a drum.
Packages for Wing Series can be purchased here, coming with options for 2, 4, or even 6 people! Each package comes with the following perks: all the wings you could ever eat from that evening’s featured wing joint, preferred seating with guaranteed entry, 2.5 hours of reserved service for your party, rating cards to rank the presented wings, drink specials, and, of course, a complimentary Vizzy Hard Seltzer. Read on to see which spots in the city will be putting their wings forth!
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2548 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
The first installment of Wing Series begins with Broken Barrel Bar on October 14th! Known for their 75 cent wings and $5 Craft Drafts on Wednesday, the wings coming from the triple B means this series is starting off strong!
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950 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
When we talk about Chicago legends, OG’s has to come to mind. October 21st brings forth the effort from Old Ground’s Social, and if you’re already a fan of their bottomless wings, this night is absolutely the night for you to experience it in all its splendor!
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1535 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Woodie’s Flat doesn’t only specialize in flats but they do specialize in damn good wings! They’re known for their trivia too and if you want the full answer on how good their wings are, Woodie’s will be featured on October 28th.
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1622 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
On November 4th, Flagship Tavern & Grill takes its crack at the crown with their signature wings. While you won’t be playing bingo during the Wing Series, their flavors are good enough to make you shout anyways!
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940 W Weed St, Chicago, IL 60642
The penultimate week of Wing Series brings the birds from Joe’s on Weed St. into the mix. If you’re wishing for great wings, on November 11th (get it? 11/11?) your wish can come true!
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1367 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Last, but certainly not least, Whiskey Business ends the 6-week Wing Series on November 18th with the wing-fare you’ve always known them for. They’ve always had great wing bundles at their location and the offerings for this night hold the standard!
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Good morning, America. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Normally on this day I would repost Christopher Columbus was just another wise guy with a boat, but I’m done with that guy. This is 2020 and it’s time to stop glorifying assholes.
We wouldn’t have a special day for an astronaut who blasted off for the moon but wound up in a Walmart parking lot.
The point is, you can’t “discover” a place that other people have already discovered and inhabited.
Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day took root in 1977 at a conference in Switzerland focusing on the mistreatment of indigenous people in the Americas.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes that Native people are the first inhabitants of the Americas, including the lands that later became the United States. It urges Americans to rethink history.
It turns out that we White people are the ungrateful immigrants.
South Dakota became the first state to switch Columbus Day to Native Americans’ Day, inaugurating the celebration in 1990.
In 1991, the Berkeley (CA) City Council declared October 12 a Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People.
Last year, Alabama’s Governor John Bel Edwards, petitioned by Baley Champagne of the United Houma Nation changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day and several other states followed.
Said Champagne, It’s become a trend. It’s about celebrating people instead of thinking about somebody who…tried to cause the genocide of an entire population. By bringing Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’re bringing awareness that we’re not going to allow someone like that to be glorified.
Back in the 70’s I used to sell tee shirts at the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Melrose Park, IL, one of the biggest Italian festivals in the country. There’s at least a half dozen Italian festivals around Chicagoland (in non-COVID years) and we have Little Italy 365 days a year.
Italians have pizza, ices, spumoni, cannoli, chianti and ravioli. They don’t need a special day in October to take their cornicellos out for a spin.
Italians are by nature gracious, generous and family oriented. It’s time for them to put those qualities to the test and give up that one, unnecessary day to a group that has lived under our radar for too long.
There’s a little known fact about Pocahontas that might ease the transition. Her only son was named Thomas Rolfe but, according to legend, she wanted to name him Guido.
If you’re looking for something to do today, check out The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s Five Ideas for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020.
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Darwin was relinquished to Friends of Petraits Rescue when his human moved to a no pets apartment. Sadly, he had a partner guinea pig that was lost under his human’s porch during the move.
Guinea pigs are happiest in pairs, and we’d love to see Darwin find another young male to bond with. And, I do hope his best friend is located.
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He would love a home with people who will handle him daily, keep him well fed, and keep his habitat nice and clean.
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