Action at Million’s Crab location

It’s been well over a year ago that the “coming soon” banner went up at 1329 S. Michigan Ave. But there was work being done inside this weekend and it’s continuing this week.

Currently, there are three locations for Million’s Crab: two in Ohio and one in Wisconsin. The menu looks great, so here’s hoping this location opens soon.

To check out what we might be experiencing here in the South Loop, click on the menu link to this small chain.

Work inside 1329 S. Michigan Ave. seems to have resumed.

Oh, Happy Day! Dollar Tree Is Open in the South Loop

The Dollar Tree at 627 W. Roosevelt Road is officially open. We could say, “What took you so long,” but we’re glad it’s finally here now.

This new location is bright and clean and is stocked with most of the items you expect to find at a Dollar Tree. One addition this store has is a section of items priced at $5.00. Many of the items in this section would be found in the home goods section of Target or Walmart.

In some sections of the store, the inventory is a little sparse, but it appears they are still stocking inventory.

The store accepts EBT, has a frozen/refrigerated foods section, and greeting cards by Expressions from Hallmark.

Are you a Dollar Tree shopper? What products do you stock all the time and what items do you avoid?

Take a short stroll through the new South Loop Dollar Tree.

Store Hours:

• Mon: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Tue: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Wed: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Thu: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Fri: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Sat: 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Sun: 9:00am - 9:00pm

Chicago 2020 Auto Show at McCormick Place

The 2020 Chicago Auto Show—the nation’s largest auto show—is back at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Dr. Martin King Jr. Drive. The Auto Show will occupy the North and South Buildings. The show is open to the general public on February 8 through February 17.

Public Show
Feb. 8-16 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Feb 17 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Ticket Prices
$13 for adults
$8 for seniors aged 62 and older
$8 for children 7-12
Free Admission for children 6 and younger when accompanied by a paying adult. Family members only.

To purchase tickets online click here.

First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. This year marks the 112th edition of the Chicago Auto Show.

2020 Mustang convertible interior

Film Noir classic “Mystery Street” to screen at Glessner House Museum March 29

The film noir classic Mystery Street (1950) will screen at Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave., on March 29 at 7 p.m. The screening is part of the Glessner House’s birthday celebration for Frances (Fanny) Glessner Lee, a multi-day celebration of her life and pioneering work in the field of forensic science.

Glessner Lee was instrumental in launching the field of forensic science through her endowment of the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 1932 (the first in the country). Mystery Street is the first film to feature the role of forensics in the solving of crimes, specifically murder and unexplained deaths.

Lobby card for Mystery Street

Oak Park, Illinois native, John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven – 1960, The Great Escape – 1963) directed Mystery Street. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for Leonard Spigelgass. The film was well received by critics in 1950 and today it is considered a classic in the film noir genre. Mystery Street follows the murder of a young woman whose decomposed body is identified with the help of a forensics expert at Harvard University. Locations featured in the film include Harvard Medical School in Roxbury, Massachusetts and Harvard University in Cambridge. The film stars Ricardo Montalban as State Police Lt. Peter Morales assigned to the case.

Filmed mostly on location in Boston by cinematographer John Alton (Father of the Bride – 1950, Elmer Gantry – 1960) the film has a grittiness that studio-bound productions from that period lacked. Alton won an Academy Award for cinematography for his filming of the ballet sequence in An American in Paris (1951) and wrote Painting with Light (1949), which was one of the first books written by a studio cinematographer.

Dr. McAdoo (Bruce Bennett), second from left, and Lt. Morales (Montalban) examine skeletal remains of the victim

Time magazine said that “…Director John Sturges and Scripters Sydney Boehm and Richard Brooks have treated the picture with such taste and craftsmanship that it is just about perfect.” The New York Times noted that Montalban gives a performance that is “natural and unassuming.”

Tickets for this event are $15 per person, $12 for members. For more information on this event, click here.


A National Historic Landmark, Glessner House was designed by noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in 1887. It remains an internationally-known architectural treasure in Chicago. A radical departure from traditional Victorian architecture, the structure served as an inspiration to architects such as Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and the young Frank Lloyd Wright and helped redefine domestic architecture.

Chicago Boat, RV & Sail Show Opens Today

Progressive Chicago Boat, RV and Sail Show opens today and runs through January 13 at McCormick Place (South Loop) Chicago, Illinois. The annual event features more than 150 hourly sailing seminars, as well as exhibits featuring sail boats, power boats, and RVs.

For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, click here.

Chicago Auto Show February 9 – 18, 2019 at McCormick Place

First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. This year marks the 111th edition of the Chicago Auto Show.

Ford Mustang from the 2017 Chicago Auto Show

The Chicago Auto Show utilizes more than 1 million square feet in the North and South Exhibit Halls of the McCormick Place complex. McCormick Place offers a total of 2.7 million square feet of exhibit halls with an additional 700,000 square feet of meeting room availability.

For more information on the auto show and to purchase tickets, click here.

Loft Walk Saturday, December 15

Loft Walk  

Saturday, December 15

Noon- 5:00 pm

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Join your South Loop neighbors for the 20th annual Loft Walk. To celebrate the occasion, the walk features a special “Deck the Halls” version of the event. This highly anticipated event offers visitors a unique experience to see inside 8-12 urban residences and businesses. 

This is the South Loop Neighbor’s most successful fundraiser of the year and all proceeds will benefit the 501(c)(3) non-profit community organization.

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To volunteer, email: loftwalk@southloopneighbors.org

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To purchase your tickets: https://squareup.com/store/south-loop-neighbors/

Advanced Purchase: $30 

Day of Ticket: $40