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July 18, 2024: Best Date News Volume #84
Welcome to Best Date News, your favorite Chicago weekly newsletter! Topics for today include Brookfield Zoo’s $500 million redevelopment plan, Carnivore Carnival, Wrigley Rooftops being torn down, Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, food festivals this weekend, and more!
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July 18: National Holidays
National Tropical Fruit Day
National National Sour Candy Day
National Caviar Day
National Perfect Family Day
World Listening Day
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Carnivore Carnival: On Saturday, July 27 from noon until 11pm, Hideaway Brew Garden (near NOW Arena) in Hoffman Estates is putting on an epic $15 Carnivore Carnival one-day event.
The full-day party is going to have meat, music and mayhem with award-winning BBQ, four live bands, margaritas and sideshow performances from some of the world’s most interesting entertainers.
The live music schedule will be as follows: 12pm: Red’s Hot Chili Peppers, 3:30pm: Poison’d Crue, 6:30pm: Hi Infidelity, 9:30pm: Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press.
General admission tickets are still available here.
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Chicago News
Brookfield Zoo: Massive news out of Brookfield Zoo this week as they just announced a $500 million redevelopment plan that will entirely reshape the zoo. The plan focuses on bringing animals together that live in harmony in the wild. They are moving away from individual exhibits and towards new habitats based on geographic regions. See renderings.
Wrigley Rooftops: In more construction news, City Council announced yesterday that they have approved the rezoning and teardown of three iconic Wrigley Field rooftop buildings on Sheffield Avenue despite the neighborhood group’s best efforts. In its place will be one 29-unit apartment building standing five stories tall with pickleball courts on the rooftop. Read the full story.
Millennium Park: Happy Birthday, Millennium Park! The city of Chicago has planned a full itinerary of events for Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, which will take place starting today and run through Sunday (July 18-21). The four-day celebration is free to attend and is headlined by Grammy-winning artist Common.
Food Festivals: If you are looking to explore a fun food-focused festival this weekend, you’re in luck! The following three fests will be taking place Friday-Sunday this weekend: Taste of River North, Tacos Y Tamales Festival and Roscoe Village Burger Fest.
Driving in Chicago: A new proposed ordinance from a Chicago alderman this week is aiming to drop the city’s default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. Additionally, the end of free parking in West Loop is near as hundreds of parking meters are being installed after years of delays.
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Just For Fun
Emmy Nominees: The list of 2024 Emmy nominations (best in television) was just released yesterday. Chicagoans will be happy to see that The Bear just set a new Emmy record for a comedy series with 23 nominees. See the full nomination list by category.
Jimmy Butler: Former Chicago Bull and current NBA star Jimmy Butler helped kick off his new River North country bar in Chicago last week by getting on stage at Welcome to the Farm to sing some Shaboozey. The new venue is taking over the former Fremont space and will officially open next month.
Group Dining: Looking to plan a meal with friends this summer? Eater Chicago put together a list of the best restaurants for group dining in Chicago.
Poll Question of the Week
Which Chicago area zoo do you prefer?Share your favorite zoo animal as well! |
Poll Results: Last newsletter we asked if you thought West Loop has the best restaurants of any neighborhood in Chicago and 63% of you said yes. Some West Loop favorite spots included Aba, Duck Duck Goat and Lyra. While others mentioned Logan Square, Andersonville and Wicker Park as other favorite foodie neighborhoods.
Today's Sunset in Chicago
The sun will set in Chicago this evening at 8:21pm. This means the sun sets today four minutes earlier than it did last week.
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