Melody Mercado
Reporter at Block Club Chicago
Covering the Loop for @BlockClubCHI • Past @DMRegister @who13news @DePaulJOUR MA • Former D1 athlete • Boricua 🇵🇷• [email protected]
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Melody Mercado
CITY HALL — Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially vetoed a controversial curfew ordinance that would allow Chicago Police to implement a youth curfew anytime, anywhere. On Wednesday, alderpeople voted 27-22 to allow “snap curfews,” following years of debate over how the city should combat so-called teen takeovers or trends. In a post-council press conference, Johnson blasted the measure and vowed to issue a veto — the first of his tenure and the first mayoral veto in Chicago since 2006.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Melody Mercado
DOWNTOWN — As NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race approaches, a new hospitality group has taken over food operations and rolling street closures have begun Downtown. Levy, a Chicago-based hospitality company, has been named the official food and beverage partner for July’s NASCAR Street Race, the racing organization announced this week. The race is July 5-6 in Grant Park.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers |Melody Mercado
CITY HALL — City Council on Wednesday approved a controversial measure allowing police to implement youth curfews anytime, anywhere — but Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to veto the ordinance.
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2 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Melody Mercado
GREEKTOWN — More than a decade after a fire destroyed his family’s popular restaurant, Kosti Demos is returning to Greektown to open his own eatery a few doors down from where it all started. Costa’s Greek Dining and Bar was known for its linen tablecloths, authentic Greek fine dining and celebrity clientele, from President Barack Obama to actor Vince Vaughn. The restaurant at 340 S. Halsted St. was open for 15 years before a massive fire destroyed it in 2010.
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2 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Melody Mercado
DOWNTOWN — Star Events, the company behind some of Chicago’s biggest and most beloved street festivals, quietly shut down in January after nearly 30 years, and it’s now embroiled in a lawsuit in which a former client is accusing it of fraud, financial mismanagement and defamation. The event production company helped shape Chicago’s summer festival lineup, organizing major events like Taste of Randolph, Mayfest, Southport Art Fest, Midsommarfest and Clark After Dark.
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