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BUCKTOWN — Two former UPS Stores in Bucktown and Logan Square that have been operating without franchise agreements since March have been shut down by the city. Meanwhile, the former franchisee behind the two stores is currently being held in an Indiana jail on an unrelated federal wire fraud charge. The stores at 1658 N. […]
WICKER PARK — An 11-year-old boy who was shot Friday morning following a fender bender on the border of Wicker Park and Humboldt Park is in good condition, according to police and the local alderman. Two cars were in a “minor traffic incident” around 8:30 a.m. Friday in the 1400 block of North Western Avenue, […]
WICKER PARK — The longtime owner of Quimby’s is calling it quits after decades at the helm of the iconic Wicker Park bookstore — but he hopes someone else will carry on its legacy. Owner Eric Kirsammer told Block Club that the decision to sell the store at 1854 W. North Ave. was not an […]
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — A temporary shelter that’s housed hundreds of asylum seekers in Ukrainian Village over the past year will close Dec. 1. The shelter at 526 N. Western Ave. was one of more than two dozen opened by the city last year as Chicago faced a surge of migrants bused here by Texas Gov. […]