Extremely Local News: A food hall is set to take the place of a vacant building on Broadway

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Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:

Metropolitan Beers Will Live On At Suburban Schiller Park’s Short Fuse Brewing Company: Short Fuse will have a re-release party July 12 at its Schiller Park taproom to welcome Metropolitan’s Krankshaft and Flywheel beers to the menu.

Boulevard Bistro In Logan Square Picks Up Where Other Classic Chicago Diners Left Off: Owner Daria Pruska is keeping alive the spirit of iconic Wicker Park diner The Busy Bee, one bowl of soup at a time.

Uptown Food Hall Featuring Local Asian Chefs Planned For Vacant Building On Broadway: The city awarded Uptown Food Exchange a $1.98 million community development grant to help with construction costs.

Chicago Has 5th-Worst Traffic In The World, Study Finds: Evening rush hours on the Dan Ryan and Stevenson expressways were among the most congested commutes in the country last year, according to the study. The typical Chicago-area driver lost 96 hours in traffic last year.

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