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Developer Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago’s first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. If approved by…
A petition circulating in Arlington Heights could hamper the village’s ability to offer financial incentives to the Chicago Bears team in their proposed relocation to the…
Relax, the meatballs in Carterville are safe. They definitely don’t have human body parts in them, according to the Williamson County sheriff.After a viral satirical article…
A little piece of a legend still lives on in her hometown, a small village southwest of Chicago, while most of Nichelle Nichols’ fans worldwide know…
The origin of Robert Magiet’s life-changing Facebook group starts with an undeniable moment of clarity.The 45-year-old Chicago restaurateur was visiting friends in Louisville last October when…
A former Illinois attorney who retired to Texas and two conservative political action committees filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging recently approved restrictions on campaign contributions…
Illinois has joined with three other states to build a 1,100-mile EV charging circuit along Lake Michigan, creating a scenic tourism route with enough juice to…
It was sunny and hot and Destiny’s Ice Water Company stand was slammed with sorbet and Italian ice customers Wednesday afternoon outside the Garfield Park Conservatory.…
The driver who survived a fiery I-90 crash near Hampshire on Sunday that killed the rest of his family, plus another child, has died of his…
Dorri McWhorter, president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, said she screamed when she received the call from Bud Billiken Parade organizers that she was…