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Who’s the richest person in Illinois? According to Forbes, it’s no longer Ken Griffin
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 36-year-old heir of the Walton family has replaced billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin as...
An estimated 68,440 Chicagoans experienced homelessness in 2021, new report says
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe number of people experiencing homelessness in Chicago increased between 2020 and 2021, according...
Concerned about climate change, more Chicagoans are buying all-electric home heating systems
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen Derek Eder started looking for an all-electric heating system for his 100-year-old home in Oak...
Chicago’s Reform-Minded New Mayor Has A Big Task: Picking A New Police Chief
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 12 months agoChicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson participates in a public safety forum on March 14. Chicago...
‘Let the Little Light Shine’ Film Review: Black Chicago Students Fight for Their School and Their...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVarious sets of cameras, far different from the national-news ones obsessed only with Black homicide...
Homeless Chicagoans also living at police stations alongside migrants
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe floor of the police station in Woodlawn was turning into a patchwork of mattresses and quilts on...
Rents are going up, forcing Chicagoans to make lifestyle changes, or hunt for more affordable...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — When the pandemic started, photographer and public relations professional Micaeh Johnson...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes 15-year deal with ComEd that critics on City Council call...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reached a 15-year deal with Commonwealth Edison that the city bills as the “strongest municipal utility franchise deal in the country,” but some aldermen are ...
Chicagoans brave below-freezing temps to protest police brutality in wake of Tyre Nichols’ death
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBraving below-freezing temperatures, over 100 people gathered Monday night at Federal Plaza in the Loop to protest police killings after a video was released of the traffic stop in which Memphis ...
City ID card event cancellations frustrate migrants desperate for official identification
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBefore even crossing the U.S. border, Carolina Olachea knew she wanted to be a Chicagoan. The...