The theater at Roosevelt Collection Shops will be one of the few movie theaters south of Downtown. A MacGuffins Bar is also in the works. by Jamie Nesbitt Golden November 15, 2024 BLOCK CLUB AMC Theatres will be moving into Roosevelt Collection Shops in the South Loop next month. Credit: Provided SOUTH LOOP — The … Read more
Drivers blocking bike and bus lanes Downtown will start receiving warnings and tickets in the mail under the two-year Smart Streets pilot program. by Melody Mercado November 4, 2024 Block Club DOWNTOWN — A pilot program that automatically sends tickets to drivers blocking bike and bus lanes Downtown launched Monday — nearly two years after … Read more
On October 19th, 2024, Kasey’s turned 50. Bill White purchased it in the mid-1980’s. A wonderful article in the October issue of Newcity (another stalwart of the neighborhood) traces the early beginnings of Kasey’s and how the neighborhood around the tavern has changed. Check out the article written by June Sawyers. Here is an excerpt. … Read more
How would you like to see the south end of Grant park developed? Neighborhood park, bathrooms, facility for park district programming, enhanced dog park, decking over of the railroad tracks, etc? The 2002 Grant Park Framework Plan noted pending residential growth in the South Loop and the need to develop part of the south end … Read more
Greyhound’s lease on its Harrison Street terminal is set to end in October, and operators will likely have to vacate the site by Sept. 20. The city has yet to nail down a plan for where riders and buses will go when that happens. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago by Quinn Myers August 28, 2024 … Read more
Jim Wales and Lelsie Recht presented on behalf of the Grant Park Advisory Council. Part of the 2002 plan was preserving the Historic Core around Buckingham Fountain. Making baseball diamonds in Hutch Field. Decking over the railroad tracks southwest side of the park near Roosevelt Rd Some of the items for the next plan from … Read more
Hearing about the death of “Mr. Downtown”—Dennis McClendon—stirred up a small memory of city history that even his closest friends likely don’t know. I’d even forgotten it myself. Dennis designed one of the earliest Newcity logos, our second in fact. The first one was a particularly amateur, if somewhat ambitious, creation I’d made on one … Read more
Through my old contact, Steve Ranis (Sam’s son) I learned of a printer that was looking to retire but still had a lengthy lease. I agreed to assume the lease and take over the equipment. The shop was over 5,000 sq. feet at 329 W. 18th Street in the South Loop area. This acquisition allowed … Read more
Early in 1972, my cousin Sam Bianchi called to tell me of a friend of his (Joe Rossi) that worked the night shift in his full-time position for Hall Printing, where they printed magazines and books. Joe was looking for a kid to come in a couple of times a week to clean up his … Read more
Editor: This is a printer’s story of how he started out his carreer and business in Printers Row. With tenacity and faith in God, he survived the ups and downs of the printing business, and the change in technology to celebrate his 50th Anniversary in 2022. In his own words How it All Began First, … Read more
