Ford upgrades Chicago factories by $1 billion, adds 500 jobs

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Apple wants Chicago students to code

Apple CEO Tim Cook want more Chicago students throughout the entire school system to learn to code, not just older students.

“We’ve fundamentally concluded instead of just waiting and going into the four-year school system and seeing how many women and minorities are graduating in coding, which is abysmal, that we had to back up,” Cook said in an interview. “(We have to go) all the way into elementary school and junior high school in order to fundamentally change the diversity.”

As a part of Apple's "Everyone Can Code" initiative, the tech giant will partner with Chicago schools to teach the programming language Swift in classrooms and after school programs.

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College Prep on Chicago's South Side

Despite its name, the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side is a tough place to grow up. Boarded up buildings are common, job prospects for young people are not. In stark contrast to the tired mid-century bungalows and storefronts are two glass and colored panel buildings facing each other across a parking lot.

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15 Most Important Chicago Beers

The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article entitled "15 Most Important Chicago Beers Ever" --- and its not really looking at the 15 best Chicago beers, but instead the 15 most important beers to the Chicago beerland scene. Here are the top 5 Chicago beers.


1. Bourbon County Stout (Goose Island Beer Co.)
2. Alpha King (Three Floyds Brewing)
3. Dark Lord (Three Floyds)
4. Daisy Cutter (Half Acre Beer Co.)
5. Zombie Dust (Three Floyds)

Amazon bookstore opens in Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Amazon opened a bricks-and-mortar bookstore Tuesday in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. The store is located near North Southport and West Cornelia avenues on the North Side. Chicago is the fifth city in the U.S. where the company has opened a store. The 6,000-square-foot store is the first in the Midwest and features a coffee shop. The store only sells books that have a 4.5-or-above customer rating.

Just enjoying a relaxing weekend in Chicago!!!

100 Greatest NHL Players: Chicago Blackhawks

The 100 Greatest NHL Players is a centerpiece in honoring 100 (1917-2017) years of NHL hockey. A Blue Ribbon panel comprised of distinguished members of the hockey community - including executives, media members and NHL alumni - selected the list of esteemed players.



The following Chicago Blackhawks (some played only briefly in Chicago) were selected for this very prestigious list:

Sid Abel
Max Bentley
Chris Chelios
Paul Coffey
Phil Esposito
Tony Esposito
Glenn Hall
Dominick Hasek
Bobby Hull
Patrick Kane
Duncan Keith
Ted Lindsay
Stan Mikita
Howie Morenz
Bobby Orr
Denis Savard
Jonathan Toews