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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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KEVIN PANG 2340 North California Avenue, Chicago; akahoshiramen.com Walking into the sprawling Al Bawadi Grill transports you to a sumptuous Bedouin tent — ceilings draped with colorful fabric, the waft of grilled meats ever-present. Nowadays in Chicago, upscale non-bistro French cooking is rarely seen; Brindille is an exception.

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Chicago’s Latest Attraction? A Rat-Shaped Hole

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“Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole,” he wrote in a social media post this month, including a close-up photo of the concrete cutout. It has the big hips of a squirrel,” he said, “but ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ is just a great band name.” Mr. Dumaine agreed that the shape of the imprint was not, in fact, so rat-like. “It

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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While automobile-centric sunbelt cities such as Dallas (ranked 19 th ) and Phoenix (ranked 23 rd ) have a lower proportion of 0-1 mile trips (18% and 17%, respectively) compared to denser cities such as Chicago or New York (both 22%), the small variation across all metros indicates the universal suitability for micromobility services, INRIX says.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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Otherwise, you may spend hours caught in traffic, as many discovered after the 2017 eclipse. Neighborhood locations, she said, may have better availability. Data from the 2017 total eclipse, which also took place on a Monday, showed about 41 percent less traffic leaving destinations on Tuesday, compared with Monday, Ms.