The Clark Street Crossroads working group first organized and began meeting at the end of 2021, and we have shared updates along the way. Close to $8 million dollars in Clark-Montrose TIF funds are expiring this year and need to be spent to improve the district before they expire or are lost to the City's general fund.The Crossroads group solicited public comment and received input from local residents before issuing their draft report a couple of weeks ago. Our inbox has been busy along the way, with emails from multiple readers up and down the Clark Street corridor. The recent draft report brought a… [...]

Photo from InstagramThe Public Barber, one of Uptown's cherished institutions, informed us that they are nominated as "Best Barbershop" in The Reader's BEST OF CHICAGO awards. So give 'em a vote if you can! They're listed under the category "Buy Local" under "Best Barbershop."There are a ton of Uptown and Uptown-adjacent places nominations under various categories in The Reader's poll. We'll try to list them all for your voting ease in a subsequent post.Congrats to The Public Barber for making the cut. (Get it? Get it?) [...]