Two men shot while driving in Lakeview road rage incident at Southport and Addison

Two Chicago men are recovering after what they said was a road rage shooting in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood near Southport and Addison. He is now moving out of Chicago.

From ABC 7 Chicago, “two men are recovering after being targeted by gunfire while driving in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood early Friday morning.

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Amazon Vehicle Stolen by Armed Carjacker in Chicago’s Southport Corridor neighborhood

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Under construction? 3118-26 N. Ashland Avenue

The parking lot at Barry and Ashland is now closed off and it appears that some-sort of construction has started at 3118 N. Ashland Avenue.

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Christmas Bars galore in Wrigleyville

‘Tis the season for Wrigleyville's holiday pop-up bars!

Wrigleyville sure knows how to throw a party this holiday season.

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Confirmed: Splendid is coming back to Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Splendid opened in Chicago’s Southport Corridor in 2014, and closed in 2019 at 3510 N. Southport Avenue, where Johnny Was is today. Over the past month, Splendid has started listing job openings again throughout the Internet. We reached out to Splendid and they have confirmed they will be reopening a store on Southport Avenue, but would not disclose the address.

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Yoshi’s Cafe, one of Chicago’s great neighborhood restaurants, to close after 39 years in Lakeview

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First-Ever ‘Golden Girls’ Festival Slated For North Halsted in Lakeview in April

"Golden-Con: Thank You For Being A Fan" is coming to the North Halsted neighborhood April 22-24, organizers say.
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The teens who hated Abercrombie are the adults shopping there now — and they can’t believe it either

Abercrombie & Fitch is opening at 3551 N. Southport Avenue in Chicago on December 17, 2021. It will be the city of Chicago’s only store as Water Tower Place has closed.

If you walk into an Abercrombie & Fitch, the first thing you’ll notice is this: It smells exactly the way you remember. It smells like a hot upperclassman leaning up against your locker, toying with his puka shell necklace, asking to “borrow” your algebra homework. It smells like popping the collar of not one but two polo shirts, worn one on top of the other. It smells like a ripped miniskirt that costs $98.

Abercrombie & Fitch Southport Avenue now under construction
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BOKA Restaurants coming to the former Southport Lanes building

Chicago’s Boka Restaurant Group says it plans three operations in the space starting next summer.

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