Extremely Local News: Get into the Christmas spirit by visiting Chicago’s holiday markets

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Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of ‘The Block Club Chicago Podcast’, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on:

Morton’s Steakhouse Building Downtown To Be Converted Into 252 Apartments: The former Millinery Mart Building, once home to the city’s hat-making industry, is the latest Downtown office building to be converted into apartments.

Dion’s Chicago Dream Brings Free Fresh Produce Locker To Chatham: The Dream Vault at the Discover call center will provide 125 area households with produce every week — the fourth location in Englewood native Dion Dawson’s program to reduce food insecurity on the South Side.

15 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Cocoa Crawl, A Winter Book Exchange And More Holiday Markets: There’s also a Latin America Posada and Health Fair, a Moth mainstage show, a Nigerian food pop-up and more.

WGN’s ‘Mr Fix It’ Lou Manfredini Has Been Chicago’s Handy Dad For Nearly 30 Years: The home improvement expert’s radio career started with a simple letter. In 2025 he’ll celebrate 30 years on-air.

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