Sam’s Club Closing Six Locations in Chicago Area
Walmart is closing 63 of its Sam’s Club locations nationwide in an effort to keep a balance between physical stores and online retail hubs. Six of the warehouse clubs closing […]
Death on CTA Red Line Tracks Causes Rush Hour Delay
A death near Bryn Mawr on the CTA Red Line tracks affected all runs between Howard and Belmont. The only two stops that were not affected are Sheridan and Wilson. […]
Governor Rauner and J.B. Pritzker Face Off in War of the Spots
Governor Rauner ran a political ad targeting J.B. Pritzker’s campaign Thursday, which displayed a recorded 2008 phone conversation between Pritzker and Former Governor Rod Blagojevich. In the conversation, Pritzker is […]
Rauner Removes Ads Featuring Missouri Governor
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign removed ads featuring Eric Greitans, in the wake of accusations that the Missouri Governor blackmailed a woman after allegedly having an affair with her. The […]
Illinois Politicians Respond To Trump’s Racist ‘Shithole’ Remark
Illinois politicians condemned President Donald Trump and his racist remarks towards Haitians and people from African nations. According to Politico, it was during a meeting on immigration policy with Illinois […]
Mixed-Income Artists’ Residences Being Built in Washington Park
The KLEO Art Residence, a four-story 58-unit mixed-use building is being built at the corner of Garfield Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand for the […]
Biss Launches TV Ads as “The Middle Class Governor”
State Sen. Daniel Biss has launched television ads for his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor. The first two ads–“Personal” and “Honework”–introduce the candidate as a middle-class community […]
Near-Record Temperatures for January on Thursday
Chicago could see record setting temperatures – warm ones – on Thursday. The Chicago Tribune reports the temperature at O’Hare reached 56 degrees at 8:00a.m. this morning, and a bank […]
CPS Gets Angry Feedback at Meeting on Closing of Four High Schools
A meeting to allow community members to provide feedback on Chicago Public Schools’ plan to close four high schools (Harper, Hope, Robeson and TEAM Englewood) quickly became an angry shouting […]
Another Carjacking, This Time Ending in Crash
After two men held a woman at gunpoint to rob her car in Hermosa, they crashed the car into a building on the 3000 block of North Laramie Avenue. Police […]
Hanging Gardens to Welcome Field Museum Visitors Before Summer
The Field Museum will add “plant clouds” to its Stanley Field Hall entrance where Dinosaur Sue lived for years. The floating plants are meant to foster the feeling of roaming […]
Cook County Assessor Faces Additional Scrutiny for Campaign Contributions
The Cook County Ethics Board is examining contributions made to the county assessor’s office, after it was found that he did not return to property tax appeals lawyers contributions that […]