Here are 12 lessons our staffer’s cat taught us about managing complicated emotions during quarantine and keeping all nine lives intact.
Read MoreAre We House Plants or House Cats? 12 Cat-Approved Ways to Cope With Quarantine
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LoganSquarist Distant Quarantine Portraits: Bringing Joy and Community to Neighbors During Pandemic (PHOTOS)
For our new photo project, we checked in with a few neighbors to see how they survived quarantine, what made it most memorable and how pandemic life has been.
Read More‘She Said Yes!’ Meet the Logan Square Couple Who Got Engaged With Logan Theatre’s Help
After one man’s engagement plans fell through due to the pandemic, he turned to the Logan Theatre to help hatch Plan B and still make the event memorable, which even caught social media attention.
Read MoreUpgrade to Milwaukee Avenue’s ‘High-Crash Corridor’ Would Defend Bikers, Pedestrians
Safety improvements to a “high-crash corridor” along Milwaukee Avenue would defend cyclists from auto collisions and make street crossings less perilous for pedestrians.
Read MoreLoganSquarist Staff Highlight: Michael Dhar, Managing Editor
Cheers to Michael Dhar, our managing editor who helps keep content flowing! Get to know what he likes about being an editor, what his favorite pieces of the year have been and what he read during quarantine.
Read MoreSunny’s Shared Spines: Local Library Pops Up Amid Pandemic
A Logan Square woman opened a lending library, Sunny’s Shared Spines, out of her home amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Read MoreExtraordinarium Owner Falls Ill and Asks for Volunteers
The owner of The Extraordinarium has fallen critically ill and is seeking assistance from volunteers to help him reopen his business.
Read More‘Power to the People’: Black Lives Matter Solidarity Artwork Fills the Neighborhood (PHOTOS)
Artists have taken the opportunity to express themselves with strong messages of racial equity and social justice seen over the neighborhood.
Read MoreI Wanted to Be a Better Ally and Support Black Voices — Here’s What I Learned
Supporting Black voices and businesses in the fight for justice: Where do white allies start? One of our staff writers went on a personal journey to find out.
Read MoreA Golden Apple for the Teacher: Local Educator Receives Award for Excellence
Logan Square fourth-grade teacher Colleen McKenna receives the Golden Apple Award, celebrating 15 years of her work in deaf education.
Read MoreAs Chicago Warily Enters ‘Phase 3,’ Some Logan Businesses Reopen
As Chicago entered Phase III of its COVID-19 response, some Logan Square businesses threw their doors back open, while others remained wary.
Read MoreCity Officials and Residents Step Up to Aid Damaged Businesses
City officials, local groups and residents have stepped up to aid damaged businesses.
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