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US Rep. Robin Kelly, area mayors stress sustainability in renewed push for south suburban airport
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFollowing the passage of a bill in the Illinois General Assembly paving the way for public and...
Railfan Road: Chicago’s Cicero Avenue - Trains
Trains.com· 2 days agoRoosevelt Road used to be THE Chicago railfan road. On less than a mile of viaducts just south of downtown, fans could catch passenger trains to and from...
'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago“Chicago is like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ if you’re rich,” one local musician observed, “and it’s...
Chicago alderman sleeping in tent outside to bring attention to neighborhood's violence
NBC Chicago· 1 day agoAn alderman from Chicago’s South Side plans to sleep outside in a tent until the crime problem in...
Q&A: The role of 'the Southland' in Chicago's global future
Crain s Chicago Business· 6 days agoTwo sites — one in southwest suburban Lockport and one on the old U.S. Steel South Works on Chicago's Far
2 arrested in shooting of an ice cream vendor, ending SWAT standoff on Chicago's Southeast Side
CBS News· 6 days agoThe two gunmen fled into a home, which prompted a SWAT response to the scene.
Chicago residents fight to bring basketball courts back to Beverly
CBS News· 5 days agoKids and adults in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood are fighting to return basketball courts to their...
Chicago mayor announces reparations ‘task force’
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoJohnson’s office said the task force will study the ways Black Chicagoans continue to be impacted by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws. Working...
Ballot measures to rev up voters
Politico· 5 days 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 ...
Bears president stands firms on building new stadium along Chicago’s lakefront
WGN Chicago via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoCHICAGO — Chicago Bears President Warren says he appreciates pitches from suburban municipalities on...