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3 weeks ago | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Dorothy Hernandez
Case closed. For the past six years, Jeff Mauro has been on the hunt to track down four framed jerseys that went missing since his Pork and Mindy’s sandwich shops were shuttered in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in 2019. Mauro posted on Reddit in September looking for leads, hoping someone knew something about the jerseys’ whereabouts — and offered to “shower” whoever helped solve the case of the missing jerseys in meat and giardiniera from his Mauro Provisions product line.
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1 month ago | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Dorothy Hernandez
John Avila and Rizal Hamdallah are on a mission to educate Chicagoans about Indonesia, starting with its “national dish” — rendang. Rendang — a slow-cooked curry dish typically made by simmering beef in coconut milk and redolent of lime leaves, ginger, shallots, tamarind, lemongrass, galangal, garlic and more — is considered “the national dish of Indonesia,” Avila said.
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2 months ago | 
wbez.org | Dorothy Hernandez |Kyra Senese |Pat Nabong |Jessica Ma
Cherry blossom alert: The cherry trees are blooming in Jackson Park on the South Side. After two years of underwhelming blooms, Chicagoans returned to Jackson Park this weekend to catch the first signs of cherry blossoms, with their delicate pink and white petals beginning to unfurl. Many paused to snap selfies or take in a moment of springtime peace.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
wbez.org | Dorothy Hernandez
Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated next week. During Ramadan, many faithful fast from sunrise to sunset and spend more time praying. Eid al-Fitr — which means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast — celebrates the end of the fast with large gatherings consisting of prayer, feasting, gift giving, donations, traditional clothing and spending time with family and friends.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Dorothy Hernandez
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Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated next week. During Ramadan, many faithful fast from sunrise to sunset and spend more time praying. Eid al-Fitr — which means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast — celebrates the end of the fast with large gatherings consisting of prayer, feasting, gift giving, donations, traditional clothing and spending time with family and friends.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Dorothy Hernandez
Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated next week. During Ramadan, many faithful fast from sunrise to sunset and spend more time praying. Eid al-Fitr — which means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast — celebrates the end of the fast with large gatherings consisting of prayer, feasting, gift giving, donations, traditional clothing and spending time with family and friends.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Amber Colón |Dorothy Hernandez
A Northwest Side pop-up is putting its twist on the Chicago classic pizza puff. Smash Jibarito is filling the puff with muenster cheese and picadillo, a type of savory ground beef popular across Latin America. The pizza puff is one of Chicago’s most iconic food items, and owner and chef Josean Irizarry of Smash Jibarito, 30, wanted to put something on the restaurant’s menu that spoke to the robust Chicago food scene.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Caroline Hurley |Katie Anthony |Dorothy Hernandez |Katie Anthony
While New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Chicago has its own gluttonous Fat Tuesday holiday — Pączki Day. Pączki Day marks the last day before the Lenten season begins for Christians. Because Lent is meant to be a time of fasting and prayer, many people spend the day before gorging themselves on, well, pączki (POONCH-key). This year, Pączki Day falls on March 4. The Polish fried dough treats are similar to jelly doughnuts, but they’re not jelly doughnuts — they’re pączki.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Matt Moore |David Struett |Olivia Dimmer |Dorothy Hernandez
Last week, a jury of six men and six women were selected to decide the fate of Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding 48 while shooting from a rooftop at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade in 2022. Prosecutors were set to deliver opening statements this morning — but the trial reached an abrupt end when Crimo pleaded guilty to all charges related to the shooting. In today’s newsletter, we take you inside the courtroom and break down what happens next.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Olivia Dimmer |Dorothy Hernandez
We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. Expect to pay more for pączki this year, as pastry chefs grapple with the skyrocketing costs of sugar, eggs and other baking staples. While some bakeries are eating the cost of higher ingredients, others have had to increase prices by as much as 30% for the jelly or custard-filled doughnuts eaten to mark the start of Lent, which falls on Wednesday, with Pączki Day taking place Tuesday.
