Starting in January, Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu is opening a permanent brick and mortar location at 4101 N. Broadway. (h/t Buena Park Neighbors)Courtesy Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu WebsiteFormerly home to N&H Cleaners for a number of years and most recently co-working space The Shift, the one-story building across from Michael's Pizza has been searching for a long term tenant for a while. Lakeside has also been around for a while, starting as Copa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2011. Copa opened a location in Lakeview's Quads Gym (3727 N. Broadway) in 2012. Copa transitioned to the new name of "Lakeside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" in 2023 and has been [...]

Oh, Chicago! One of the few places where a candidate can lose an election, yet end up in the position anyway.New School Board AppointeeKaren ZaccorIn last November's election, the only races in which the winners weren't pretty much foregone conclusions were those involving the first elected school board. (The judgeships always have a couple surprises, but the vast majority are retained.)In School District 4 (in which Uptown's Goudy, McCutcheon, Courtenay, Brennemann, and Disney are located, along with Uplift HS, Truman Middle College HS and 27 other schools to the west and south), Ellen Rosenfeld won the election for school board [...]