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Pedestrian Crossing Signals on State Street Begin Giving Unsolicited Life Advice

By Marcus Williams

Walk signals across a twelve-block stretch of State Street have started displaying personal messages to pedestrians, ranging from gentle encouragement to pointed observations about their life choices.

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Pulaski Day Confusion Reaches New Heights as Man Claims He Met Casimir Pulaski at a Jewel-Osco

By Sofia Russo

As Chicago marks its beloved state holiday, a survey reveals that roughly 60% of residents who enjoy the day off have no idea who Casimir Pulaski was, with several respondents guessing he invented the Polish sausage.

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Chicago Meteorologists Confirm: This Was the Winter That Finally Broke the City's Spirit

By James Okafor

National Weather Service issues first-ever 'Existential Despair Advisory' as residents report unprecedented levels of seasonal hopelessness.

LIFESTYLE

I Walked to the Lake Every Morning for 40 Years and Now There's a Scooter in My Way

By Tom Hennessey

Tom Hennessey recounts his decades-long morning walk to Lake Michigan and the electric scooter menace that has disrupted the sacred routine.