Why Paolo Pasco, a Brooklyn crossword champion, thinks the puzzles are blowing up
As the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament moves to a bigger space in Philadelphia, Pasco says the puzzle has never been more popular. [ more › ]

What started as a small trading post turned into a busy industrial hub. This was Chicago in the 1840s. Modes of transportation were horse, water and rail, new buildings were quickly going up and the city’s burgeoning meatpacking industry earned its reputation as “Hog Butcher for the World.” “We know
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Read on Chicago Sun-TimesAs the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament moves to a bigger space in Philadelphia, Pasco says the puzzle has never been more popular. [ more › ]

BEVERLY VIEW — The city’s health department has temporary shuttered a Beverly View grocery store Friday over what health officials called a “serious asbestos risk.” The Chicago Department of Public Health said Friday evening that it issued emergency cease and desist and abatement orders to the owner
