Monday December 1st, 2025

Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban Begins December 1

Parking ban ensures main roads remain clear for snow removal, helping to ensure public safety during winter storms

CHICAGO - The Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) reminds motorists that the Chicago winter overnight parking ban begins on Monday, December 1, 2025 (overnight Sunday to Monday), and is in effect through April 1, 2026. The parking ban is enforced regardless of snow on 107 miles of main streets throughout the city during the hours of 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Read the November 28th press release.

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

 Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Maps 2024 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions 2025 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino 2024 - click here

Uptown Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Eff 12/22/23 - click here

Continued Closure Of Canal St. At Union Station Phase II Updates - click here

1st Ward Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Fri & Sat (7:00pm – 4:00am CDT)

 Effective June 26, 2025 - click here

Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza Transportation Restrictions 11/20/25 -12/24/25 - click here

NEW Radiological Society of North America- McCormick Place 11/30-12/3

McCormick Place Events Calendar

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Click here for the November 25, 2025 edition

Amid Growing Economic Strain, Nearly One-Third Of Americans Can't Afford Holiday Travel

With the cost of living heading steadily upward in the United States over the past six months, fewer Americans are hitting the road or taking to the skies for the holidays.

The newly released BMO Real Financial Progress Index shows that 62 percent Americans have become more concerned about the cost of living over the past three months in particular. 

Additionally, just 40 percent of Americans plan to spend any money on holiday travel this year, a decline from 45 percent of Americans who traveled for the holidays in 2024.

About one in five (20 percent) Americans, meanwhile, have cancelled or postponed travel plans amid rising costs in the United States, with nearly half of that group (46 percent) saying that travel is a lower priority than daily living expenses.

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CD/NLA Vegas Show Scholarship Program applications open December 1

The NLA Scholarship Program, organized and funded by the NLA, is designed to enable new operators to attend the CD/NLA Vegas Show in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 1-3, 2026. These scholarships provide an unsurpassed business development opportunity for operators who have recently launched their companies and have never attended a CD/NLA event before.

What does the scholarship include?

• One (1) Full Show Pass to the 2026 CD/NLA Vegas Show. ($649)
• Three (3) paid nights at host hotel, MGM Grand. ($549)
• One (1) year NLA membership if scholarship winner is not currently an NLA member. ($395+)
• Networking and education to grow your business (Priceless!)

Click here for applicant criteria

Questions? Contact Paula at the ILLBA office .

How Do The Lions Get Their Wreaths?

How do the lions at Chicago's Art Institute get their holiday wreaths every year? One of the most photographed area by tourists.

Read about it here

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