Today in restaurant news: Chick-fil-A has an opening date, a new distillery is coming to Logan Square and Royce (formerly Moderno) has closed for good. [ more › ]
Andy Gould, one of the owners of Scofflaw, definitely has a sense of humor. A redacted press release posted on Scofflaw's blog Wednesday was a playful way to announce a new Logan Square bar that the team has in the works. But because...Show More Summary
When Jesse Divine first moved to Chicago, he lived in River North, but he much prefers the quieter, more laid-back scene in Logan Square.
The Logan Square Farmers Market leaves the Congress Theater for the Square this Sunday, and launches an evening market June 26. [ more › ]
Name: Meg Zandi, Andy Green, and Lucille Austero
Location: Logan Square; Chicago, IL
Size: 800 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year; rented If there's a principle that has been proven time and time again, it's the idea that with constraint comes creativity. Show More Summary
When the City of Chicago launches its weekly night markets later this summer (June 26 in Logan Square and June 27 at Argyle and Broadway) the vibe is expected to be a cross between the night markets of Bangkok and the flea markets of New York City.
Firefighters are battling a fire this morning in the West Side's Logan Square neighborhood. The fire broke out about 5:45 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Kimball Avenue.
Streetsblog Chicago's John Greenfield calls Logan Square Driver the Stephen Colbert of the Safe Streets Movement. [ more › ]
Get ready to head over to two new Chicago farmers markets set to open soon with night hours. Chicagoans will be able to buy fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers at the markets weekly in Logan Square and Uptown, according to the mayor's...Show More Summary
When Jack Dorsey invented Twitter, he changed the way we communicate. Will his latest creation, Square, change the way we shop? Lara Logan reports March 17, 2013 4:00 PM Twitter’s Jack Dorsey on 60 Minutes
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again, they say. Then try 58 more times and maybe write some songs about it in there too, they say. At least that's what they do if you're Logan Square's Sam Zelitch, who bombarded Patton Oswalt's Twitter account with tweet after tweet inviting him to attend 826 Chicago's Promi-con this weekend. Show More Summary
The Cheesy Italian ($9.50) is Ground Control's play on an Italian beef—that meaty, messy, Chicago original, which I have a serious weakness for. But since this Logan Square establishment is meat-free, the beef is replaced with strips of seitan.
Not to be outdone by neighboring 'hoods Bucktown and Wicker Park, Logan Square now will have its own beer festival as well. The Logan Square Beer Fest, set for Sept. 21 at Logan Square Auditorium, is a new event that organizers Dave Watts and Marcus Osacky said will spotlight 20 breweries, most from the Midwest. Show More Summary
In 2006, the City of Chicago installed eight concrete planter walls between the street and sidewalk of the Fullerton Avenue business corridor in the neighborhood of Logan Square. Intended as beautification elements, these walls were designed to receive decorative inserts. Show More Summary
Good grub deserves its own discourse, though a party would be even better. This Saturday night you can have both with graze, the Logan Square literary magazine with an appetite for delectable writing and art. [ more › ]
That video making the rounds of the "gun versus bat" store robbery? The second suspect is now in custody: A Minnesota man has been arrested in connection with last week's robbery at a Logan Square gift shop, Chicago police said Wednesday. Show More Summary
A shop owner in Chicago's Logan Square was shot trying to defend his store, fighting off robbers with a baseball bat. The shop owner is in good condition, after as many as nine shots were directed at him. "I try to hit with the bat and the other guy he started shooting," said Luis Ernesto Aucaquizhpe. Show More Summary
Charges have been filed against one of two men who were beaten back by a store owner during an armed robbery in Logan Square this week.
Shop owner Luis Quizhpe, miraculously, suffered only a gunshot wound to the leg in the attack. [ more › ]
A Logan Square shop owner and his family members fought for their lives last night during an armed robbery which was caught on tape.62-year-old Louis Quizhpe was shot at nine times by a man trying to rob him. He was hit once in the right...Show More Summary