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Extremely Local News: Yeti store in Wicker Park closes without notice

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wgnradio.com
Published
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://wgnradio.com/?p=2646476

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on:

Wicker Park’s Yeti Store Closes After 6 Years In Former Double Door Space: The Yeti opening in 2019 was seen by some neighbors as the ultimate symbol of gentrification in the neighborhood.

Claw It Opens In Chinatown, With 40 Claw Games — And Elusive Labubus: The new store is one of the few in Chicago devoted to claw machines, said owner Jackie Xu.

Bridgeport’s Sausage Queen Moves To The Burbs As Family Meat Empire Grows: Nicole Makowski, the fourth-generation owner of Makowski’s Real Sausage, is moving the business to Lansing after 90 years on the South Side to meet increased production needs. But she “will always be the sausage queen of Chicago.”



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