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1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 hours agoDaley was determined to showcase a new and different Chicago on the world stage and erase the ugly...
Riot Fest departure from Chicago's Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 25 minutes agoCHICAGO — Sheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The...
Ballot measures to rev up voters
Politico· 4 hours agoTGIF, Illinois. On this day in 1977, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community held its first large political demonstration to protest anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant’s ...
Meet the ‘Rap-brarian:’ Chicago librarian by day, rapper by night
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
Chicago's commissioner of business affairs retiring
Crain s Chicago Business· 21 hours agoKen Meyer, the city’s commissioner of the Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, is leaving City Hall by the end of the month. Meyer, a City Hall veteran of four administrations ...
When is the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade? What to know about the massive event
NBC Chicago· 20 hours agoPride Month is in full swing, with preparations beginning for one of the world's largest pride...
Dozens of supporters hail convicted ex-Ald. Ed Burke as devoted public servant
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA flood of letters made public this week reinforced what nearly everyone in Chicago already knows:...
O'Hare expansion, La Salle Street makeover take giant steps forward as City Council OKs financing
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoThe City Council signed off Wednesday on a pair of development projects pivotal to Chicago’s...
Former Gov. James R. Thompson remembered as ‘titan’ in state government
Gannett via AOL· 3 days ago“And the state government expanded in terms of its functions and its size.” “State government looked...
Lightfoot to take on another higher education teaching role
Crain s Chicago Business· 18 hours agoThe visiting professor role is something of a homecoming for Lightfoot. Lightfoot will co-teach a strategic public policy consulting class with the school's associate dean for research and policy ...
