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Bally’s, the casino operator chosen to bring a gambling mecca to Chicago’s River West neighborhood, has made its initial $40 million payment to the city —…
Chicago Ridge police are looking for leads to find the four people they believe robbed a jewelry store in the mall Sunday afternoon.Police said it took…
The head of the Navy’s boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes has been relieved of his command after his superiors lost confidence in his ability…
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.The Food and…
Maribel Velazquez, a single mother of five living in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, made the difficult decision to leave her factory job in Bolingbrook this year…
For more than 2 ½ years, the ubiquitous catch phrase “school safety” was inextricably tied to COVID-19 protocol requiring masking, social distancing and a slate of…
David Woulard stepped onto the stage at Schubas wearing a black beret and camouflage jacket.“In 2008 I joined the military,” he told an audience of almost…
Chicago and most of the surrounding area has returned to a medium COVID-19 transmission level with case numbers dropping and lower hospitalization rates.Cook County, including Chicago,…
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which has headquarters in Chicago, plans to move its offices around the block to the Aon Center.The association has about…
Despite the record-breaking high temperatures that have hit the city in recent days, Chicagoans will not be able to enjoy the cooling relief of public pools…