Chicago is world-renowned for its nightlife scene, with a recent ranking of the best bars in North America helping to reinforce the city’s status as one of the best cities to spend a night out in on the continent. The list, compiled by “50Best,” sought the experiences and opinions of 270 industry experts across North America, with each voter casting seven votes for their best bar experiences over the prior 18 months. According to the publication, the method of no nominations or applications to be on the list help ensure an impartial and varied result, with a wide array of travels and experienc ..read more

Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests. At the University of Texas at Austin, dozens of local police and state troopers formed a line to prevent students from marching through the campus, eventually clashing with the protesters and detaining multiple people. And at the University of Southern California, police removed several tents, then got into a back-and-forth tugging match with protesters over tents before falli ..read more

A new lawsuit has been filed against Foxtrot and Dom’s after the companies abruptly shut down dozens of stores without notice, laying off staff in the middle of their shifts. The suit alleges the unexpected layoffs were in violation of Illinois’ Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as the WARN Act, which in many cases requires companies to notify workers before such layoffs. The suit was filed by Jamil Ladell Moore, “on behalf of himself and other persons similarly situated,” and names Foxtrot, Dom’s and their parent company Outfox Hospitality LLC. On Tuesday, two Dom ..read more

The Bears announced how they plan to fund a potential new stadium project in Chicago, and how much they believe it will cost. Bears COO and executive vice president of stadium development Karen Murphy said in a presentation on Wednesday that the team expects the entire stadium project to cost $4.7 billion: $3.2 for the stadium itself and just over $300 million for the infrastructure required to open it, then $1.2 billion for two other phases of development. Last month, the team confirmed it would contribute $2 billion dollars to fund the majority of the project. On Wednesday, a slide in the pr ..read more

The Bears unveiled their plans for a new stadium along Chicago’s lakefront in a press conference on Wednesday. They also released renderings, showing their physical outlay for the museum/lakefront campus. Soldier Field, which has been constructed and standing for nearly 100 years, is absent from the renderings. The historic columns, which are part of the architecture that “pays homage to the men and women who valiantly served the country,” according to Landmarks Illinois, remain in the renderings. “Sports fields and gardens will replace the current stadium, with Soldier Field’s historic colonn ..read more

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson said on Wednesday that the Bears’ new plan to build a stadium in Chicago will not raise taxes on city residents. “I’m going to repeat that one more time to make sure that everybody gets it,” Johnson said after the announcement. “This project will result in no new taxes on the residents of Chicago.” The Bears have previously committed to contributing $2 billion to the construction of a new stadium in Chicago, but the project is expected to cost significantly more money. At the time of publication, it was unclear where the additional funds would come from– but the B ..read more

Ahead of the Bears’ press conference unveiling their plans for a new stadium on Wednesday, they released photographic renderings of the stadium on the lakefront. The renderings include the domed stadium, with the stadium atop the current South Parking lot of Soldier Field. As for Soldier Field, the columns exist, but the stadium is gone. Here are all the renderings of the stadium. Click here to check out the renderings released by the team. Click here to follow the Under Center Podcast ..read more

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