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With students returning to campuses in just a couple of weeks, universities and colleges across the state are beginning to pull from COVID-19 response plans to…
The deal to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for at least the next decade includes a complete revamp of how festival producers will pay the Park District,…
Groupon is laying off 500 employees, or nearly 15% of its global workforce, as the struggling Chicago-based online marketplace seeks to cut costs amid falling revenues.The…
Calling Illinois an “oasis” for abortion rights, Gov. J.B. Pritkzer put out the welcome sign Monday for businesses looking to expand outside of states like Indiana…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday called on authorities to “quickly and thoroughly” complete their investigation into potential influence peddling involving a police body-camera manufacturer and a…
The city of Chicago has reached a deal worth up to $422 million to partially power some of its biggest buildings with solar energy starting in…
Consumers in Illinois and other states are suing health insurance giant Centene and its Chicago-based subsidiary Celtic Insurance Co., alleging the insurers defrauded them by overcharging…
The Chicago Police Department is “dedicated to ensuring that the people who ride the CTA are safe,” Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Monday…
Workers at Chicago-based specialty coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee voted to unionize Monday, the latest in a string of union votes at coffeehouses across the city in…
John Catanzara, the firebrand president of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police, won’t run for mayor against Lori Lightfoot.Catanzara, who retired while facing potential termination by the…