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blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers
WICKER PARK — QXY Dumplings, a Chinatown mainstay that’s become incredibly popular among Chicagoans and visitors alike over the past decade, is expanding to Wicker Park. Construction is underway on the restaurant’s second full-service location at 2018 W. Division St. QXY also runs a dumpling stand at the Time Out Market in the West Loop. The new location will in many ways be an expansion of the Chinatown restaurant at 2002 S.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers
CHICAGO — Towing companies that charge hefty fees for drivers to reclaim their cars after an accident could soon see their trucks impounded under a new city measure. Introduced by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th), the “rogue towing 2.0” ordinance takes aim at tow companies that show up at crashes often pretending to represent insurance companies but instead take cars to lots and charge up to thousands of dollars for their recovery.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers
CITY HALL — One of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top 2025 legislative priorities stalled Wednesday as the proposed “green social housing” ordinance failed to advance to a full City Council vote.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers
BUCKTOWN — A restaurant that will feature rotating chefs cooking cuisine from Africa and beyond is preparing to open in Bucktown. The Origin Restaurant and Lounge is taking over the former El Rinconcito Sudamerica at 2010 W. Armitage Ave. El Rinconcito Sudamerica moved to a location in Belmont Cragin earlier this year. The new restaurant is owned by Chidi Durugo, who operates another Origin location in Newark, New Jersey.
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers
CITY HALL — An Old Town apartment tower that will bring hundreds of units to the Near North Side won key zoning approval Tuesday, despite some lingering neighborhood opposition. The City Council’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards approved the sprawling development proposal for 1600 N. LaSalle Drive during its regular monthly meeting.
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