CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – PORTAGE PARK, LAKEVIEW, LOOP, GOLD COAST, NAPERVILLE
PORTAGE PARK
This Thursday, September 24, at 7:00pm Chicago Public Library will be hosting a free with guest lecturer, Dr. Antonio Delgado. The library is located at 6100 West Irving Park Road.
Dr. Delgado will be discussing the rich and vibrant history of Mexicans in Chicago from World War I to the present during his presentation titled "Hispanic Heritage Month - Early Mexican Chicago: Missing Pages of History.
To read more, click here.
LAKEVIEW
Back in the ‘80s there was an animatronic animal band called the Rock-afire Explosion. Showbiz Pizza Place was the place that all the kids wanted to be. They had skeeball, PacMan, Asteroids, the ever popular ball pit and more.
Tonight the Music Box is screening a documentary about Rock-afire and the subculture surrounding this band.
To read more, click here.
LOOP
Welcome back! Normally watching the news is not something for fanfare, but yesterday CBS 2 Chicago welcomed back long-time anchor Bill Kurtis to the team.
With that familiar voice, Kurtis will be doing a segment called Cold Case Minute (spun off from his A&E show Cold Case Files) a couple days of the week during the evening news on CBS.
To view last night's segment, click here.
GOLD COAST
So do you use Twitter? Do you read the Redeye?
Redeye Chicago is hosting The Great @redeyechicago Outdoor Tweetup: A social media party Thursday, September 24, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Pioneer Court. There will be entertainment and if you're early a chance at a T-shirt commemorating this auspicious event.
To read more, click here.
NAPERVILLE
The city of Naperville has been awarded $1.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
As a part of this grant a series of initiatives will be implemented to promote energy efficiency in Naperville.
To read the full list of initiatives, click here.
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