Chicago Mayor’s Race Update: Mendoza Makes Her Case, Stanton Out, Wilson In

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#tbt Make the corner store great again!

Found this photo via Roseland History on Facebook. It shows a building which is used for apartments on the top floor and a storefront on the street located on 10957 S. Wentworth.

We see how it looked during the 1910s vs today. It appears the storefont is covered up today and the whole building is vacant and boarded up.

This is why I say "make the corner store great again". A building like this ought to be used for housing and certainly with a business operating on the street.

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Chipotle Ribbon Cutting #Ward09

 Something to put on your agendas on Thursday especially if you're a fan of Chipotle.

The new Chipotle is going up in the lot — now referred to as Pullman Gateway —  of the former Off Track Betting facility that has long been closed. 

The restaurant itself is on 11211 S. Corliss Ave and next to the Dunkin' that opened on that same Off Track Betting Lot. I had seen working going on that space for most of the summer.

h/t Concerned Citizens of Chatham

Chicago Mayoral Race 2027: Alexi Giannoulias is in

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially joined the 2027 Chicago mayoral race on Sunday in an exclusive interview with NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern. He announced his candidacy while criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration for failing to “meet the moment,” citing high staff turnover, credit-rating problems, and difficulty advancing an agenda through City Council and Springfield. Giannoulias positioned himself as a coalition-builder who can work across labor, business, and neighborhood lines, and outlined priorities that include hiring more police officers, restoring ShotSpotter, and handling under-enrolled schools through community-driven processes rather than abrupt top-down closures.

In the interview, Giannoulias was clear in his opposition to President Trump, calling him dangerous to the world order and pointing to his own record of resisting Trump administration policies, including limits on ICE access to Illinois driver data. At the same time, he said he would still meet with Trump, framing it as a practical necessity: a mayor has to be willing to engage when the city’s interests — federal funding, public safety resources, or other issues affecting neighborhoods like the 9th Ward — are on the line.