With Little Warm Weather Left, Wicker Park Bar Owner May Finally Get A Patio Permit — No Thanks To Ald. La Spata – Block Club Chicago

The alderman said he rejected the permit in response to a “genuine pattern” of bad behavior. The bar receives more 911 calls than any other in the 1st Ward, he said. But the bar's owner says it's bigger than that. “The only minority-owned and Black-managed business on the street is singled out in the middle of a pandemic."

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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