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CHICAGO—In a town famous for its deep-dish pizza, Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. has made its own way since the early 1970s, serving an upside-down concoction created by its founder called the pizza pot pie. Today, patrons still line up on the sidewalk of the mainstay of Lincoln Park, a busy North Side neighborhood near Lake Michigan. And the original menu and cozy décor are largely intact—even though the owner died 7½ years ago, and his children, who worked there from a young age, are locked in a…

We’ve all been there: sitting in the back of a cab as it crawls through downtown traffic, the clock on the dash mocking you with its inexorable march towards a missed final boarding call and non-refundable ticket fees. Racing to make your flight is an experience nearly as old as commercial aviation itself — and one which has seen repeated solutions attempted throughout the years. Today, companies like Uber and Hyundai or United Airlines and Archer are working to get fleets of eVTOL aircraft to serve as short-hop air…

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesSales of electric cars are poised for a boom, spurred by factors such as federal policy, technological advances and environmental concerns.To that point, 41% of Americans are at least somewhat likely to buy an electric vehicle as their next car, according to a recent poll from the University of Chicago and The Associated Press.Yet, many consumers view high cost as a deterrent — 60% cited it as a "major reason" they wouldn't purchase an electric vehicle, or EV.More From Personal…

Walmart Inc. WMT 0.31% is closing four stores in Chicago after earlier closing several others in urban areas, a sign that the company is retreating from stores it hoped would attract new shoppers but that lag behind the profits of rural and suburban locations.Earlier this year the country’s largest retailer by revenue also closed a store in Washington, D.C., near the White House and two locations in downtown Portland, Ore. It didn’t reopen a store in downtown Atlanta…

Customers shop at a Walmart store on May 19, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesWalmart announced Tuesday it will abruptly close four underperforming Chicago stores, citing millions in annual losses. The company said its eight Chicago stores collectively have not been profitable since the first opened 17 years ago. This has amounted to a loss of "tens of millions of dollars a year," according to a press release, losses that have nearly doubled over the last five years.The four stores will close on April…

The Texas Rangers play the Chicago Cubs on Apple TV Plus at 2:25 PM EST today to kickstart the new season of Friday Night Baseball. Both teams have had differing starts to their seasons, with the Rangers boasting a 4-2 record in the American League West. The Cubs, on the other hand, hold a 2-3 record in the National League Central and are desperately in need of another win at Wrigley Field.Here's how to watch.How to watch the Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs game on Apple TV PlusYou can watch the Texas Rangers at Chicago…

This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, where Adam Federman is a reporting fellow. Subscribe to their newsletters here.Last summer, a “Chicago Against Cop City” Twitter account was created and began sharing information about a campaign unfolding some 700 miles away. Its first tweet, posted on July 18, promoted a talk at a community bookstore on Chicago’s west side featuring…

Chicago geography and simulated pollutants. (a) Neighborhoods and highways within the city of Chicago. Inset at lower left depicts the location of Chicago (black) within the 1.3 km domain. In the right column, we provide annualized WRF-CMAQ simulated (b) NO2, (c) O3, and (d) PM2.5 concentrations over Chicago and average concentrations within city limits (μ). Credit: Northwestern University If you live along one of the major…

As weed becomes legal in more states, how and if travelers can bring their stash on board remains up in the air.Twenty-one states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use for adults 21 years and older, and 37 states and Washington, D.C., have medical marijuana programs. But marijuana is still illegal under federal law.That leaves travelers hoping to fly with pot on domestic U.S. flights to face an ever-changing patchwork of conflicting state and federal laws.Traveling between states where marijuana is legal…

Disgraced R&B singer was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted on child pornography and enticement charges — but he will serve nearly the entire sentence concurrently with his existing 30-year sentence for racketeering charges. A federal judge in Chicago said Kelly, 56, must serve one year in prison after his sentence from the New York racketeering case is done. The singer will serve no longer than 31 years total in federal prison and will be eligible for release around age 80. The…