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1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoDaley was determined to showcase a new and different Chicago on the world stage and erase the ugly...
'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“Chicago is like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ if you’re rich,” one local musician observed, “and it’s...
At the Newberry Library and on stage, the return of Mike Royko
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWas Mike Royko the toughest man in Chicago? We shall see, I suppose, when a one-man play opens here in early September at the Chopin Theatre. Mitchell Bisschop is the author ...
Work about to begin on long-awaited Red Line Extension on Chicago's South Side
CBS News· 5 hours agoAs the CTA prepares to extend the Red Line south to 130th Street, people who live on the Far South...
Chicago mayor announces reparations ‘task force’
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoWindy City Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a municipal executive order on Monday to establish a “Reparations Task Force...to develop a Black Reparations...
Riot Fest departure from Chicago's Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHICAGO — Sheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The...
Mayor’s migrant plan dissed
Politico· 1 day agoDetails here MONDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Stephen Sadin for correctly answering that Earl Bush once told the Chicago City Hall press corps that when covering Mayor ...
Will Bally’s planned $1.7 billion Chicago casino get built by 2026? The odds may be shrinking.
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoChicago permanent casino may be doomed before the first shovel is planted are, according to the...
Jim Dey: Campaign funds helping Chicago mayor to look good
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 17—Check out Chicago's new mayor. He's sporting an expensive, if not necessarily improved, new look. That's because Mayor Brandon ...
The Rundown: A Chicago first: school board ballot shaping up
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoAfter more than a decade of lobbying, years of negotiation and months of sorting out the logistics,...
