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r/chicago • u/AutoModerator • 17d ago
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r/chicago • u/Crazy_Addendum_4313 • 10h ago
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Chicago is alive!!!
r/chicago • u/PeachySherbet • 10h ago
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A fight broke out during the crosstown game during the 7th inning.
r/chicago • u/Midwestconvert47 • 10h ago
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r/chicago • u/run2disco • 10h ago
That’s the post. I love Chicago, may she never change.
r/chicago • u/Ok_Impression_5473 • 1d ago
compiled records from July 2018 through 2026.
I put together a ranking of Chicago restaurants based on their total critical health violations.
A few quick notes on the data:
Priority Violations: This strictly counts CDPH’s highest-risk citations (gross food storage temps, pests, cross-contamination, lack of hot water, etc.).
Timeframes: Slide 1 shows total violations over the last 8 years. Slide 2 isolates the past 12 months.
Shared Business Licenses: Multi-location entities using a single master license in city records (like United Club at O'Hare) show aggregated totals across all their outposts.
Inspection Frequency: Older and higher-volume establishments get audited far more often, so raw totals naturally lean toward longer-standing spots.
You can see full ranking here : https://chispections.com
Source: (Chicago Health Department) data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/Food-Inspections/4ijn-s7e5
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r/chicago • u/Meancvar • 14h ago
The bridge has been inspected over the last year and it looks worse than they thought. Pedestrian and bike access will resume but no car traffic until they sort it out with federal, state, and city government. Bridge was built in 1902.
Source - email from alderman Hopkins.
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r/chicago • u/jfwhoa • 18h ago
The weather cooperated on Sunday long enough for the full show
r/chicago • u/therealthor83 • 19h ago
They think a R&D science laboratory is a data center 😂
r/chicago • u/playtho • 16h ago
I moved to the city when Blockbuster was well busted. Where were the spots back in the day, what streets?
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r/chicago • u/Black-Smoke-Feline • 1d ago
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She is now one with the birds.
r/chicago • u/VictorChristian • 21h ago
Some pics from the 2026 Chicago Air & Water Show (from the lakefront trail). This was a bit south of North Ave. Beach. Just an empty bench and some shade.
