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Like a knife through cake, the snowblower had cut a crisp channel through the 2-foot-high snowbank in front of Dobra Bielinski’s bakery door.
Had there been a wall of ice blocking the way, Bielinski’s customers likely would have found a way in.
“I’ve done it every year for the last 15 years. So I was like, I’m not breaking tradition. I got up early, I shoveled and I came out,” said Dan Hoban of Portage Park. “My grandma used to make them, but this is the best I’ve had since she passed away.”
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This afternoon will be partly sunny with a high around 17 degrees. Tonight’s low will be near -1 with wind chill values as low as -8 degrees. More snow is in the forecast for tomorrow; the high will be around 20 degrees.
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The severe winter weather wreaking havoc on sidewalks and roadways across Illinois will disrupt COVID-19 vaccination and testing efforts statewide for the rest of the week, officials said today.
Shots and swabs were put on hold at city-run sites after more than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Chicago, and the brutal conditions gripping the entire Midwest will also delay vaccine shipments coming from the federal government “over the upcoming days,” according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
But Delightful Pastries makes paczki all year.
The bakery is family-owned and serves home-style European pastries and are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary.
Paczki can be made with several fillings. Chocolate, custard and jelly are all traditional. Delightful Pastries also offers Drunken Paczki with alcohol-filled custards.
It s too late to order in advance. Walk-in orders are available. Delightful Pastries asks people to observe social distancing guidelines while visiting.
The bakery is located at 5927 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago.