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First legal casino opens in Chicago after decades of political wrangling
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than 30 years after it was first proposed by former Mayor Richard M. Daley, the city of Chicago...
Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett to speak in South Bend Thursday
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSOUTH BEND — Valerie Jarrett, a longtime adviser to former President Barack Obama and the CEO of the...
Meet the ‘Rap-brarian:’ Chicago librarian by day, rapper by night
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meigs Field — shut 20 years ago by Mayor Daley — and Northerly Island’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwenty years ago, Mayor Richard M. Daley shut down Chicago’s third airport — Merrill C. Meigs Field. A wrecking crew used bulldozers to carve giant X’s into the airstrip late on March 30, 2003 ...
Editorial: On Independence Day weekend, the Supreme Court must still command respect
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLori Lightfoot has reminded us that she is not the first Chicago mayor to use profanity. Rahm Emanuel was known for his mouth, and Richard M. Daley also had a fine command of expletives, albeit ...
Out of print: After nearly 40 years, Chicago's Newberry Book Fair is done
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCHICAGO -- There is no shortage of used books in this city. You can find them in informal little...
Ald. Nicole Lee elected to first full term in 11th Ward
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith Tuesday’s runoff election, Chicago’s 11th Ward alderman is set to fully step into her role representing Chicago’s first Asian-majority City Council seat, though some familiar Irish power ...
Lightfoot appoints ex-Ald. Michael Scott to Chicago Board of Education weeks after he resigned from...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a surprise move, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday that she has appointed former Ald....
Editorial: Our choices for City Council: Robinson, Hone, Hall, Chico, Lee, Mosley, M. Scott
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicagoans clearly wanted a change in leadership, choosing on Feb. 28 to make Lori Lightfoot a one-term mayor. When it came to the City Council, however, that desire for change among voters ...
‘Literally the most contentious community issue’: Chicago greenway shows challenge of getting...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHICAGO — In the heart of Lincoln Park on the city's North Side, a new installation has drawn the...