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The giant Pabst Blue Ribbon sign that once towered over downtown Chicago

Here's another installment in our "History Mystery" series investigating archival photos of Chicago.

History

This week&#x27;s &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="History Mystery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/05/history-mystery-palmer-house-construction-state-hotel-fire-potter" data-vars-content-id="bf1c97c2-1dd4-4c65-9f80-d90863844b04" data-vars-headline="The giant Pabst Blue Ribbon sign that once towered over downtown Chicago" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/05/05/history-mystery-palmer-house-construction-state-hotel-fire-potter" target="_self">History Mystery</a>&quot; features a long-lost photo of a neon beer sign that once welcomed people to downtown Chicago. <ul><li>The Pabst Blue Ribbon billboard lit up the night sky at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue decades before Millennium Park existed.</li></ul>

Chicago suburbs add drones this July 4

Environmental, safety and accessibility concerns are reshaping some local Fourth of July celebrations.

Things to Do

Fireworks symbolize the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fourth of July" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/30/ohare-fourth-of-july-travel-weekend-united-aaa-driving-travel-illinois" data-vars-content-id="9dcf7be1-575d-47cd-86be-ba4b5dfff2c6" data-vars-headline="Chicago suburbs add drones this July 4" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/30/ohare-fourth-of-july-travel-weekend-united-aaa-driving-travel-illinois" target="_self">Fourth of July</a> as much as American flags, hot dogs and sweltering heat, but some Chicago suburbs are switching things up this year.

Chicagoans open French cottages in New Buffalo

The new cottage compound blends wellness and hospitality.

As someone who has rented summer homes in the Harbor Country area for decades, I was intrigued by the new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Petite Acres" data-vars-click-url="https://www.petiteacres.com/" data-vars-content-id="67435586-1052-45d9-9965-88cf93983274" data-vars-headline="Chicagoans open French cottages in New Buffalo" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.petiteacres.com/" target="_blank">Petite Acres</a> cottage compound in New Buffalo, which feels like a hybrid cottage, luxury hotel and summer camp.Background: Chicago couple Jeana Anderson Cohen and Justin Cohen dreamed up the facility after a 2020 trip to a resort in the south of France.

Fox 32 Chicago's talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck's departure

The Chicago product is moving on from anchoring the Fox 32 newscast.

News

Fox 32&#x27;s top news anchor, Dawn Hasbrouck, has left Fox 32 after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nearly 17 years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/10/23/tom-skilling-news-anchors-talent?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&amp;stream=top" target="_self">nearly 17 years</a>. Why it matters: Hasbrouck signed off late last week as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="colleagues showered" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-rgjigwnp60959atb?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4491f4ad50b40001f1728e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS44v5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtS0lmZkx2Vks0b0FXSUFtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn206hgddY52zAuOdaoUr_QFGz9Mneh-DiiAqyYBRPBcg4fNIWJK2cr2Twwt_aem_caObK1836hXGIMj0UJGTLA" target="_blank">colleagues showered</a> her with compliments on air. <ul><li>The Chicago native was only the second female ever to lead the station&#x27;s 9pm news. </li></ul>Context: Hasbrouck is the latest personality to depart Fox 32 this year, joining sports anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lou Canellis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/lou-cannelis-fox-32-nbc-5-sports-bears-bulls" target="_self">Lou Canellis</a>, political reporter <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Paris Schutz" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving" target="_self">Paris Schutz</a>, and longtime anchor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sylvia Perez" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/15/sylvia-perez-leaving-fox-32-40-years-chicago-television-news" target="_self">Sylvia Perez</a>. <ul><li>Morning anchor Roseanne Tellez and Hasbrouck&#x27;s former 9pm co-anchor, Scott Schneider, were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fired in the spring" data-vars-click-url="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" data-vars-content-id="14bebbfa-947b-4b68-ad0c-c62a71bcbd4d" data-vars-headline="Fox 32 Chicago&#x27;s talent exodus continues with Dawn Hasbrouck&#x27;s departure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis-roseanne-tellez" target="_blank">fired in the spring</a>. </li></ul>

Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line

From Hello Kitty Café to neighborhood bakeries, social buzz is turning waits into part of the experience.

Food and Drink

When every other Instagram reel or TikTok post features stylized, scrumptious videos of pastries, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ice cream" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/21/ice-cream-shops-parlors-rainbow-margies-lickity-split-pretty-cool-kurimu" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/07/21/ice-cream-shops-parlors-rainbow-margies-lickity-split-pretty-cool-kurimu" target="_self">ice cream</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="matcha lattes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/05/16/insta-review-matcha-cita-chicago" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/05/16/insta-review-matcha-cita-chicago" target="_self">matcha lattes</a>, it sparks instant FOMO, which then leads us to the newest spot to lose hours of our lives. The big picture: The world&#x27;s largest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hello Kitty Café" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/17/chicago-worlds-largest-hello-kitty-cafe-opening-date-michigan-avenue-london-house" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/17/chicago-worlds-largest-hello-kitty-cafe-opening-date-michigan-avenue-london-house" target="_self">Hello Kitty Café</a> is the latest big opening to join this phenomenon. Nearly two weeks after it opened, a long line still snakes around Wacker Drive almost to Michigan Avenue at 2pm on a Tuesday. <ul><li>Add bakeries Bad Butter, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Guillotine" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/12/guillotine-bakery-new-chicago-west-town-june-17" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/12/guillotine-bakery-new-chicago-west-town-june-17" target="_self">Guillotine</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Del Sur" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/04/chicago-bakery-del-sur-hot-tips" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/04/chicago-bakery-del-sur-hot-tips" target="_self">Del Sur</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PopUp Bagels" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/24/pop-up-taste-of-new-york-bagels" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/24/pop-up-taste-of-new-york-bagels" target="_self">PopUp Bagels</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gus&#x27; Sip &amp; Dip" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/05/22/a-few-cheers-from-chicago-to-go" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/05/22/a-few-cheers-from-chicago-to-go" target="_self">Gus&#x27; Sip &amp; Dip</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Afro Joe&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.afrojoes.com/" data-vars-content-id="d3463814-47f6-4a63-8e4a-932e031eaf37" data-vars-headline="Why every hot new Chicago opening comes with a line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.afrojoes.com/" target="_blank">Afro Joe&#x27;s</a> as spots where you can expect a wait.</li></ul>

Sotheby's selling rare Virgil Abloh prints to fund scholarship

Four signed prints from Abloh's UW collaboration will fund scholarships at his alma mater after auction.

Culture

Proceeds from the sale of limited-edition prints will benefit a scholarship at the late artist and designer Virgil Abloh&#x27;s alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.The big picture: Considered by some as one of the most influential young designers of the 21st century, Abloh often credited his time at UW for shaping his creative side.<ul><li>The sale aims to do the same for future students, with proceeds benefiting the Virgil Abloh Scholarship Fund at the university. </li></ul>

Chicago Fourth of July quiz: Test your knowledge of local traditions

Chicago arts economy generates $50B, report finds

A new report says the creative sector supports 210,000 Chicago jobs and billions in tax revenue.

Money

A new report from Illinois&#x27; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="arts advocacy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/03/21/trump-art-cuts-chicago-landmarks" data-vars-content-id="d41e2c99-9174-4e5e-8b98-2a8b397b6d9c" data-vars-headline="Chicago arts economy generates $50B, report finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/03/21/trump-art-cuts-chicago-landmarks" target="_self">arts advocacy</a> finds that the arts generate more than $50 billion for Chicago&#x27;s economy.Why it matters: Chicago, and increasingly other parts of the state, promote the arts and culture sector to attract tourism, new businesses and residents. The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Arts Alliance Illinois report" data-vars-click-url="https://artsalliance.org/" data-vars-content-id="d41e2c99-9174-4e5e-8b98-2a8b397b6d9c" data-vars-headline="Chicago arts economy generates $50B, report finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://artsalliance.org/" target="_blank">Arts Alliance Illinois report</a> validates their argument and puts hard numbers on investment in the arts as an overall win for the economy.

Why Chicago sees LGBTQ+ tourism as a growing economic opportunity

The popular gay neighborhood is going to get a tourism boost from two new luxury hotels.

Business

<div><iframe name="opinionstage-widget" alt="Opinion Stage Embed" src="https://www.opinionstage.com/api/v2/widgets/4585ba33-10b6-47f4-8d02-413f381112ce/iframe" data-opinionstage-iframe="4585ba33-10b6-47f4-8d02-413f381112ce" data-vars-category="embed" data-vars-sub-category="embed-poll" data-vars-asset-id="4585ba33-10b6-47f4-8d02-413f381112ce" data-vars-content-id="836bd9c5-2582-4081-a0d8-a28333044aac" width="100%" height="800" allow="fullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" class="gtmView" referrerPolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><div style="display:none"></div></div>This Sunday, the Pride Parade will draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to Northalsted for one of the country&#x27;s biggest neighborhood parades.Why it matters: As some states become less welcoming to LGBTQ+ visitors, Northalsted is betting that Chicago&#x27;s reputation for inclusion can translate into more tourism dollars.

Elmhurst Art Museum's summer exhibits are worth the trip

Two striking exhibits blend illusion, memory and technology in an art museum experience unlike any other.

The Elmhurst Art Museum currently features two very different exhibits and both are worth making the trip to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="western suburb" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/11/19/elmhurst-history-museum-department-stores-exhibit" data-vars-content-id="50821e80-e4fe-46d2-acf9-173fd8cd59d1" data-vars-headline="Elmhurst Art Museum&#x27;s summer exhibits are worth the trip" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/11/19/elmhurst-history-museum-department-stores-exhibit" target="_self">western suburb</a>.The big picture: &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="On Wonder, Mind, &amp; Magic: Jeanette Andrews&quot; " data-vars-click-url="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/on%20wonder%20mind%20and%20magic" data-vars-content-id="50821e80-e4fe-46d2-acf9-173fd8cd59d1" data-vars-headline="Elmhurst Art Museum&#x27;s summer exhibits are worth the trip" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/on%20wonder%20mind%20and%20magic" target="_blank">On Wonder, Mind, &amp; Magic: Jeanette Andrews&quot; </a>explores what we can and can&#x27;t see through the practice of magic, while<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" &quot;Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford: Near Eternity&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/Near%20Eternity" data-vars-content-id="50821e80-e4fe-46d2-acf9-173fd8cd59d1" data-vars-headline="Elmhurst Art Museum&#x27;s summer exhibits are worth the trip" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/exhibitions/Near%20Eternity" target="_blank"> &quot;Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford: Near Eternity&quot;</a> makes feelings and memories front and center with bright, large sculptures.

Chicago Pride quiz vol. 2: Test your LGBTQ+ knowledge

The city has so much great LGBTQ+ history, we had to do two quizzes!

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Help us create the most authentic Chicago database ever.

We are unveiling a new regular feature that draws from the Axios reader hive mind.The big picture: To create the ultimate guide to authentic Chicago, we&#x27;re rolling out a series of questions about our city, its culture, its food, and other local quirks. <ul><li>The answers will be used in a live game show where we quiz contestants on their Chicago street cred.</li></ul>

World Cup watch party map finds fellow supporters

This free map helps fans find bars and venues showing matches around the world.

Sports

With the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="World Cup " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/11/world-cup-fifa-travel-immigration-woes" data-vars-content-id="969bd4a7-60b2-4b48-bcab-0762f6189c13" data-vars-headline="World Cup watch party map finds fellow supporters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/11/world-cup-fifa-travel-immigration-woes" target="_self">World Cup </a>in full swing, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Watch Party Radar " data-vars-click-url="https://watchpartyradar.com/?city=chicago" data-vars-content-id="969bd4a7-60b2-4b48-bcab-0762f6189c13" data-vars-headline="World Cup watch party map finds fellow supporters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://watchpartyradar.com/?city=chicago" target="_blank">Watch Party Radar </a>shows you where to catch the latest match from anywhere in the world.