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| What Chicago's Talking About |
| Mayor Seeks to Pause Data Centers | Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order that aims to enact new regulations for data centers coming up in Chicago. As regulations get drafted, he’s also urging City Council to enact a temporary moratorium on new data center projects. Currently, Chicago has 39 data centers of varying sizes. [ABC 7] | | | ICE Victims File Police Reports. Also, Meet the Other Washingtons | Earlier this week, a coalition of Chicagoans who say they were victims of misconduct during Operation Midway Blitz filed nine police reports against federal agents. Also on today’s podcast: Washington Park is home to a new monuments project … about Washingtons. [City Cast Chicago 🎧] | | Could Bankrupt Charters Profit Off Publicly Funded Building? | The state spent $27 million to build an Aspira charter school on Milwaukee Avenue. Now the building’s on the verge of being sold for less than half of that. After Aspira filed for bankruptcy and abruptly closed two schools in March, the network wants to use proceeds from the sale to pay off debts and fund ongoing operations. [Sun-Times] | | Connection Between Mishandled Remains | A dozen of the bodies found improperly stored at Bohemian National Cemetery in North Park came from South Chicago Chapel — the South Deering funeral home where more than 50 decomposing human bodies were removed. Ten at Bohemian came from Planet Green Cremations, which has connections to South Chicago Chapel. [Block Club] | | | Can You Spot AI Event Posters? | DJ Ca$h Era is sounding the alarm on venues and promoters using AI to create event posters. Other local artists quickly jumped into her comments to agree. [Reader] | |
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| 5 New Spots to Dine and Drink |
|  | Drama Club in Humboldt Park. (Michelle Navarro / City Cast Chicago) |
| Chicago is hot AF right now — and so is the dining scene. These recent openings have caught our eye. | | | This moody, velvety cocktail lounge is indeed dramatic. It’s also a new favorite of our own Michelle Navarro. Michelle likes the Offline Crush, a fresh cucumber drink with mezcal. (Personally, I enjoyed the candied kiwi that comes atop the Disco Pen.) | - And for the end of the night: There’s a $6 baby marg!
| | | Turn Back Time is equal parts coffee shop and record store, designed for customers to browse and talk while sipping. Underscoring those community aspirations, it opened with help from a city grant. | - Menu-wise: The coffee comes from Four Letter Word in Logan Square, and the tea is by Rishi Tea & Botanicals.
| | | The upscale steakhouse reopened in late July following water and fire damage. Can confirm: This is a great spot if you’re trying to ball out for a special occasion. (At P&P, I once had the petit filet with wild mushrooms and partook in my first-ever seafood tower.) | | | An Englewood native opened this spot recently inside of an old dilapidated church — and it’s already drawing big crowds. The menu and interior (and the name, of course) all honor Black roots. | | | | As a Logan Square-r and bona fide street food lover, I’m excited to try this casual burger stand. But I’m waiting for a wild night. Bumper 2 Bumper is open till 2 a.m. on weekends and takes up a prime location near the California Blue Line. | |  | A drama queen at Drama Club. (Emmi Mack / City Cast Chicago) |
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🌧️ Signing off this newsletter as the sky darkens ominously with clouds … When does summertime Chi start?? |
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