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Oct 04, 2024
After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time, striding in with a grin after a strong monthly jobs report and the temporary settlement of a strike by ports workers.
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Oct 04, 2024
During his years playing for — and also after leaving — the Bulls, Pippen owned a pair of mansions in Highland Park as well as a condo on Lake Shore Drive on the Gold Coast.
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Oct 04, 2024
The legacy of the late Ann Bagnall was celebrated Wednesday at a dedication of a new outdoor classroom at Givins Castle in Beverly.
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Oct 04, 2024
The announcement comes as McDonald's continues to put a focus on chicken. During a second quarter earnings call in July, CEO Chris Kempczinski said the company's chicken sales were now on par with beef sales.
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Oct 04, 2024
Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on.
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Oct 03, 2024
The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free.
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Oct 03, 2024
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
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Oct 03, 2024
It won't be the first time on the Mile for either Harry Potter or Mango. Water Tower Place hosted a Harry Potter pop-up attraction in 2022 and 2023, while the Spanish clothing line once had a small store in Water Tower Place.
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Oct 03, 2024
Among the recipients is Forty Acres Fresh Market, an Austin grocer that now operates via pop-ups and as a delivery service.
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Oct 03, 2024
President Joe Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead, at least temporarily, after a judge in Georgia sent a legal challenge to Missouri.
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Oct 03, 2024
Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window to push its plan forward, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri quickly granted an injunction blocking any widespread cancellation.
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Oct 03, 2024
Mayor Eddie Melton called Gary the "crossroads of the Midwest," and he believes the future of the Gary Public Transportation Corporation shows that. "We have rail, we have a highway behind us," Melton said. "We have almost all transportation within just a couple mile radius of the core of our city. Down the road, we have the Gary-Chicago International Airport." The Gary Public Transportation Corporation on Thursday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Adam Benjamin Metro Center, service expansion to other Northwest Indiana cities and Greyhound's increased presence. The transportation organization is expanding its bus services into other communities, including […]
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Oct 03, 2024
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.
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Oct 03, 2024
The pursuit of an antenna to watch CHSN, the new station for the Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox on free TV, was like a trip back to the 1980s.
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Oct 03, 2024
Address: 1610 N. Mohawk St., Unit E, Chicago Price: $1,200,000 Listed: Sept. 13, 2024 This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home has hardwood floors throughout and a double-sided fireplace in the living and dining rooms. In the kitchen are custom cabinets, Sub-Zero, Thermador and Fisher & Paykel appliances, as well as quartzite countertops and a double dishwasher. Outside is a brick paver patio and a balcony off of the living room. In the ensuite primary bedroom is a Jacuzzi tub, dual vanities and Baccarat-inspired fixtures. This home is completed by a shared courtyard for the residents of Larrabee Commons, private and gated entrances […]
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Oct 02, 2024
Bank of America customers report having trouble accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday.
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Oct 02, 2024
Abercrombie & Fitch is coming to downtown Naperville, filling a spot that's been vacant since March, city and business officials say.
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Oct 02, 2024
Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas.
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Oct 02, 2024
The facility will replace the Kellogg School of Management's James L. Allen Center, nearly doubling the number of classroom seats.
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Oct 02, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard has signed an exclusive memorabilia deal with Fanatics, the athletic merchandise and apparel company that became the NHL's official on-ice outfitter last year.
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Oct 01, 2024
Lab "employees threw away untested, weeks-old specimens, but released purported test results to patients as negative for COVID-19," according to the plea agreement.
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Oct 01, 2024
Gray Media television stations in Rockford and South Bend both flipped the switch to join the fledgling Chicago Sports Network ahead of its two-hour premiere show at 5 p.m.
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Oct 01, 2024
The Glencoe Historical Society has removed the name of Sherman Booth from a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage after discovering the extent of Booth's efforts to reduce the number of Black citizens from Glencoe roughly 100 years ago by using racially restrictive covenants. The cottage now located at in the Ravine Bluffs neighborhood was designed by the noted architect Wright as a gift to Booth, his friend and attorney. GHS took possession of the structure several years ago amid demolition fears. GHS officials said they were previously aware of the large decline in Glencoe's Black population in the 1920s, but they […]
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Oct 01, 2024
The Glencoe Historical Society has removed the name of Sherman Booth from a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage after discovering the extent of Booth's efforts to reduce the number of Black citizens from Glencoe roughly 100 years ago by using racially restrictive covenants. The cottage now located at in the Ravine Bluffs neighborhood was designed by the noted architect Wright as a gift to Booth, his friend and attorney. GHS took possession of the structure several years ago amid demolition fears. GHS officials said they were previously aware of the large decline in Glencoe's Black population in the 1920s, but they […]
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Oct 01, 2024
The Glencoe Historical Society has removed the name of Sherman Booth from a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage after discovering the extent of Booth's efforts to reduce the number of Black citizens from Glencoe roughly 100 years ago by using racially restrictive covenants. The cottage now located at in the Ravine Bluffs neighborhood was designed by the noted architect Wright as a gift to Booth, his friend and attorney. GHS took possession of the structure several years ago amid demolition fears. GHS officials said they were previously aware of the large decline in Glencoe's Black population in the 1920s, but they […]
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Oct 01, 2024
Information about the victim was not immediately available, though Amtrak released a statement saying the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office was called to the scene, which would indicate the victim was killed.
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Oct 01, 2024
The group's flagship restaurant, Alinea, is one of two Chicago restaurants with three Michelin stars. Among its other projects are the restaurant Roister and the cocktail lounge The Aviary.
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Oct 01, 2024
With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.
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Oct 01, 2024
From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains — leading to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
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Oct 01, 2024
Visitors to Chicago booked 3.4 million hotel rooms from June through August, up 5% over last summer, according to data released Tuesday by Choose Chicago, the city's tourism arm.
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Oct 01, 2024
An activist investor that has acquired a 10% stake and wants Portillo's to make key changes to its business as it grows, building smaller restaurants and more intentionally building brand awareness outside Chicago.
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Oct 01, 2024
Address: 1 Briar Lane, Glencoe Price: $3,950,000 Listed: Aug. 12, 2024
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Oct 01, 2024
The program will start with 44 vacant city-owned lots being offered to developers to purchase for $1 each. The lots have assessed values ranging from around $4,000 to nearly $50,000.
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Sep 30, 2024
Baxter said it will provide an update, as soon as it is able to, about when it plans to resume production.
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Sep 30, 2024
Baxter said it will provide an update, as soon as it is able to, about when it plans to resume production.
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Sep 30, 2024
The Daily Scoop, which opened in Clarendon Hills in 2002, is set to close its original location at the end of the season
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Sep 30, 2024
An evolution of the green screen, where weathercasters point at changing computer-generated maps and images, the new technology turns the entire studio into a green room, enabling a three-dimensional view.
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Sep 30, 2024
An evolution of the green screen, where weathercasters point at changing computer-generated maps and images, the new technology turns the entire studio into a green room, enabling a three-dimensional view.
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Sep 30, 2024
The house has a family room with a stone fireplace and built-in bookshelves.
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Sep 30, 2024
The house has a family room with a stone fireplace and built-in bookshelves.
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Sep 30, 2024
Metra trains were at a standstill on three commuter lines for part of Monday morning, with service on two of them resuming by around 10 a.m., according to an agency spokeswoman.
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Sep 30, 2024
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.
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Sep 30, 2024
Starting Oct. 1, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox will have a new TV home — but many in Chicago won't be able to see it. Here's what to know about the Chicago Sports Network.
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Sep 30, 2024
Ferrero initially announced plans for the factory — an expansion of an existing production facility in Bloomington that is home to the company's first chocolate factory outside Europe — two years ago.
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Sep 28, 2024
A regional district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said late Friday that Boeing "would not engage substantively" on a demand for higher pay.
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Sep 27, 2024
Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.
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Sep 27, 2024
CHA and Habitat began their working relationship in 1987, according to a Habitat spokesperson. Habitat has worked in affordable housing development in Chicago for more than 50 years.
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Sep 27, 2024
The late filmmaker John Hughes, who wrote and directed "Uncle Buck," grew up in Northbrook, about a mile away.
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Sep 27, 2024
Federal safety investigators are making urgent recommendations to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to prevent certain 737s from veering off the runway after landing.
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Sep 27, 2024
Freightbull Inc. plans a paved lot just north of the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center large enough for 48 semi trailers.
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Sep 27, 2024
Officials from British Petroleum are mulling a plan to remove thousands of trees to ease maintenance of a pipeline in Homer Glen.
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Sep 27, 2024
Juanita "Nita" Tribo, 86, who died Sept. 20, ran CarmelCorn in Chicago Heights, adjacent to Enzo's Italian Beef and Sausage.
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Sep 27, 2024
Chicago-based On Leave Experiences pairs clients with excursions intended to help them broaden their horizons by wandering, creating and learning.
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Sep 26, 2024
Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats.
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Sep 26, 2024
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, alleges dancers at the Admiral Theatre experienced "frequent unwelcome touching" while at work.
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Sep 26, 2024
Address: 6037 N. Legett Ave., Chicago Listed: Sept. 6, 2024 Price: $1,400,000 This five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in Edgebrook features tall ceilings, large windows and skylights. The fenced in professionally landscaped backyard has a raised raised deck with access to the family room and kitchen. The main level has two living spaces, a formal dining room, a bedroom, a full bath and an eat-in kitchen with an island, solid wood cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and a tile backsplash. There are four additional bedrooms upstairs including the private primary with a walk-in closet and an ensuite bathroom with a tub, separate spa shower […]
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Sep 26, 2024
Forty years ago, a Canadian banking giant bought Harris Bank for $547 million, taking over the storied Chicago institution and staking its ground in the fertile financial soil of the Midwest. BMO, formerly the Bank of Montreal, has since created its own Chicago history, growing to become the 10th largest bank in the U.S., now […]
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Sep 26, 2024
General Motors Co. by next week could let go of about 250 part-time temporary employees at an Indiana truck plant since the automaker and United Auto Workers Local 2209 haven't reached a deal on the use of the workers helping to build light-duty trucks.
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Sep 25, 2024
Coca-Cola Co. is discontinuing its newest "permanent" flavor a little more than seven months after putting it on the market.
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Sep 25, 2024
Stellantis NV is expected to terminate 191 workers at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant by this weekend, according to the United Auto Workers. Some 177 of those affected are supplemental workers, also called temps, according to a letter to members from UAW Local 1700, which represents workers at the plant. Another 14 are full-time employees that have lower seniority with the company. The Sterling Heights plant, known as SHAP, builds the Ram 1500 pickup. Additional supplemental workers at the Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, which builds the Jeep Wrangler SUV and Gladiator pickup, were also being notified of their termination […]
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Sep 25, 2024
Fatalities in Barrington and on Chicago's Southeast Side have sparked concern for pedestrians when they are near railroad tracks.
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Sep 25, 2024
Tucked away behind unassuming double doors on the fifth floor of Rush University Medical Center sits a new, very different type of medical unit.
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Sep 24, 2024
As Chicagoans prepare to cast ballots in the presidential election now just over a month away, workers for the city's Board of Elections Commissioners want to unionize, saying they're overworked and frustrated by "stagnant" wages.
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Sep 24, 2024
"Birthday cards are a big deal," a Peace Village resident said, so they're making and selling them to raise money for charity.
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Sep 24, 2024
The new Floridian trains will run daily from Chicago to Miami, stopping along the way in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Service begins Nov. 10.
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Sep 24, 2024
Address: 21 Forest Ave., Naperville Price: $3,999,000 Listed: Sept. 4, 2024 This five-bedroom, 7 ½-bathroom home is near downtown Naperville and features hand-scraped walnut floors and dual staircases. On the first floor is the kitchen with custom Alder cabinets by Joliet Cabinet Co. and a breakfast nook. Off of the kitchen is a living room […]
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Sep 24, 2024
Mars Wrigley has chosen a commercial developer to reconstruct its historic factory site on the Northwest Side, the nearly century-old birthplace of the Snickers and Three Musketeers candy bars.
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Sep 24, 2024
Q: Neither my husband nor I understood your reply in our paper recently. We both use Citgo 87 and the stations we go to state "Top Tier." You said Citgo doesn't meet Top Tier standard. Can you please clarify your reply?
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Sep 23, 2024
Kmart, renowned for its Blue Light Specials — featuring a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole enticing shoppers to a flash sale — is shuttering its last full-scale store in mainland United States.
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Sep 23, 2024
Illinois allocated $75 million in state funding to continue to provide rental assistance to renters and their landlords for fiscal year 2025.
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Sep 22, 2024
The Crawford Avenue span over the Cal-Sag Channel was built by the same company as the Golden Gate Bridge and NYC's Washington Bridge.
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Sep 22, 2024
Unit owners can opt-in to electronic communications, but they can't be forced to communicate that way with a condo association.
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Sep 22, 2024
Drought monitor shows 45% of Illinois is being affected by at least a moderate drought and parts of southern Illinois are experiencing severe drought.
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Sep 21, 2024
Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has confirmed.
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Sep 20, 2024
Amazon is closing its fulfillment center on Goose Island in River North and laying off 211 employees, the company reported in a state filing Monday.
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Sep 20, 2024
Thousands of soccer fans are expected to descend on Lincoln Park this weekend to cheer on their favorite British clubs at a nationally televised two-day watch party to Chicago.
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Sep 19, 2024
CTA President Dorval Carter outlined an ambitious vision for growing transit in Chicago — if the state legislature comes through with needed cash
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Sep 19, 2024
A historian from Aurora delivered a lecture about "traqueros" at the Union Station ceremony, which also included a Mariachi band
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Sep 19, 2024
Boeing's CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union machinists.
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Sep 19, 2024
Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada.
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Sep 19, 2024
The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive.
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Sep 19, 2024
Ashik Desai's sentence on Thursday reflected his cooperation with prosecutors.
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Sep 19, 2024
Address: 4136 N. Lakewood Ave., Chicago Listed: Sept. 3, 2024 Price: $4,195,000 This six-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, a wine cellar, custom built-ins and walnut wide plank floors. The kitchen features a five-burner Wolf cooktop with a steamer and a custom stainless hood. The primary bedroom suite, located on the second floor, is equipped with a steam shower and heated marble floors. The lower level of this home has high ceilings, an exercise room and a bar with a Fisher Paykel dishwasher drawer, surround speakers and automated blinds. A patio with a wood-burning fireplace and a […]
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Sep 18, 2024
On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it reduced its key rate by an unusually large half-percentage point.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Teamsters decision to forgo an endorsement is a break in tradition: the union has for years backed Democrats for president.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Teamsters decision to forgo an endorsement is a break in tradition: the union has for years backed Democrats for president.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Teamsters decision to forgo an endorsement is a break in tradition: the union has for years backed Democrats for president.
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Sep 18, 2024
Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Sep 18, 2024
The case was originally brought by a whistleblower, who will receive $9.9 million as part of the settlement.
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Sep 18, 2024
Fulton Market could be especially active with development as interest rates decline.
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Sep 18, 2024
The former wrestler and TV and movie actor was at Jewel in New Lenox to hawk his Real American Beer and sign cases for fans.
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Sep 18, 2024
As expected, the Chicago Sports Network and DirecTV formally announced an agreement Wednesday to carry the new TV home of the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks when it launches Oct. 1.
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Sep 18, 2024
Retailers also are stretching the ever-important holiday retail season as long as possible.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Tinley Park Village Board approved contracts for decorative woodwork, painting, flooring and electrical work for the project.
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Sep 18, 2024
A coalition of community groups has come together to oppose the Chicago Bears' plans for a new lakefront stadium.
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Sep 18, 2024
A coalition of community groups has come together to oppose the Chicago Bears' plans for a new lakefront stadium.
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Sep 18, 2024
General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point.
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Sep 18, 2024
The cut should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses just weeks before the presidential election.
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Sep 18, 2024
HUD has been working with VA medical centers and public housing authorities in Chicago and beyond to get veterans off the streets and into their own homes.
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