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The Bean in Millennium Park remains closed
Axios· 19 hours agoThe shiny tourist attraction officially known as Cloud Gate remains closed for repairs. Why it matters: Anish Kapoor's stainless steel "gate" to the city...
1996 Democratic convention was redemption for Chicago — and Daley
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoDaley was determined to showcase a new and different Chicago on the world stage and erase the ugly...
Meet the ‘Rap-brarian:’ Chicago librarian by day, rapper by night
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
Appellate Court backs Chicago Public Schools’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter: ‘It is sad...
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoJust before the end of the school year in June, Lisa Brown washed, dried and neatly folded up her...
Jerry West, Hall of Famer and inspiration behind NBA logo, dies at 86
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoThe NBA has never confirmed the worst-kept secret in basketball, that Jerry West is the player whose...
Ballot measures to rev up voters
Politico· 3 days agoDaley ‘saw this as an opportunity to show a city that does work — not a city that crumbles under the pressure of protesters,’ said Leslie Fox, executive director of the 1996 ...
Let's all play 'Sit in Judgment of Ed Burke'
Chicago Sun-Times· 15 hours agoWhile Burke seems more shell-shocked than smug in recent photos, he is a known quantity to anyone on the Chicago scene: Burke strode about in a haze of...
Riot Fest departure from Chicago's Douglass Park sparks more debate over costs and gains for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCHICAGO — Sheila McNary had a somewhat complicated relationship with Riot Fest over the years. The...
Lightfoot to take on another higher education teaching role
Crain s Chicago Business· 3 days 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 ...
How It Works: When Mayors Use TIFs To Steer Investment Dollars
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 6 days agoIn March 2018, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel tweeted a 90-second video. As swirls of white form ribbons of light, the words “Amazon Makes Its Second City The Second City” come ...
