From Ald. Cappleman's latest newsletter:"With flu season upon us and a new bivalent COVID booster available it is the perfect time to start preparing for getting both vaccines. We hope you'll join us THIS Saturday, October 1st from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at St. Mary of the Lake, 4220 N Sheridan Road, for a Chicago Department of Public Health COVID and Flu vaccination event. While walk-ins are accepted, advanced registration is encouraged. You can register for the vaccine event here.The updated COVID vaccine is designed to specifically target the omicron subvariants and it will be available at the event along… [...]

The 4600 block of Clifton is looking absolutely charming these days, with the many murals of the Art Walk easily visible during daylight hours, and the rows of string lights making it glow at night.Hard to believe it's the same street that was known for decades as Blood Alley, and was the focus of community meetings as recently as 2009. It's downright respectable looking!You can read about Uptown United's quest to have the string lights installed -- the first street in Chicago to have them -- in Block Club Chicago. [...]