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Microsoft Ignite conference returns to Chicago in November after 9-year hiatus
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNearly a decade after holding its first Microsoft Ignite event in Chicago — and then abruptly...
Lollapalooza expected to deliver big weekend for Chicago hotels, even as business travel lags
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoLollapalooza concertgoers are expected to pack downtown hotels this weekend, capping a busy summer...
Hotels are getting close to pre-pandemic business levels, and more convention travelers in 2023...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe events calendar for McCormick Place is filling up, with interest mounting among potential attendees and exhibitors, and that means 2023 could be the year convention travelers return in big ...
Editorial: Chicago’s convention business won’t recover merely on a hope and a prayer
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the looming threat of a recession, Chicago’s convention and trade show business has an uphill climb this year — but there are also signs of meaningful recovery from those nightmarish pandemic ...
Daywatch: CTA touts decreased crime
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGood morning, Chicago. One year after unveiling a broad plan to address CTA service and safety challenges, President Dorval Carter touted decreases in...
Chicago Auto Show back to full size for first time since the pandemic, hoping for crowds of EV and...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter three years of pandemic disruption that saw postponements, downsizing and a special outdoor summer edition, the Chicago Auto Show may be hitting on all cylinders for the 2023 edition.
High school grad forgoing scholarship money to continue training as a welder: ‘College isn’t for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO -- Quintin Scott graduated Sunday from Chicago’s Crane Medical Prep High School with a head start to becoming a professional welder and a direct pipeline to Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The ...
One year from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, organizers trying to reach historic $90...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA year is an awfully long time to spend planning a party. Unless you’re trying to drum up $90...
SoxFest returning for fans after three-year hiatus, team announces
NBC Sports Chicago via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoSoxFest returning for fans after three-year hiatus, team announces originally appeared on NBC Sports...
Daywatch: Repairing homes as a form of public art
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGood morning, Chicago. Segregation. Redlining. Land sale contracts, where real estate speculators in the 1950s and ‘60s sold homes to Black families on...
