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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...
On This Day, April 3: FBI arrests 'Unabomber' Theodore Kaczynski
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn April 3, 1996, the FBI raided a Montana cabin and arrested Theodore Kaczynski, accusing him of...
Meet the ‘Rap-brarian:’ Chicago librarian by day, rapper by night
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 1 week agoCHICAGO — The secret lives of librarians, may not sound like a bestseller, but at one West Side...
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 ...
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 ...
Editorial: How casinos broke their promises to the struggling downtowns of Illinois
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBack in 1992, William Weidner, then president of Hollywood Casino of Aurora Inc., set out to...
Ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson accused of failing to pay restitution in tax case
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoSix months after his release from federal prison, former Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson could...
Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago’s April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started having mayoral ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ex-chief of staff joins private security firm that hires Chicago cops
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s former chief of staff, Richard Guidice, is going to work for a suburban...
Editorial: Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God. But not...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn its election Tuesday of Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson as its 57th mayor, Chicago chose...