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After months of rumors swirling around a potential Trader Joe's opening in Uptown, the company acquired a permit Friday to build out a store on Montrose Avenue.
Peoples Gas is retiring the mains, which are 100-150 years old, over the next decade. Old Irving Park will be among the first neighborhoods to get new pipes this spring.
The return of the trendy Japanese brand to Michigan Avenue comes as the corridor, in recovery mode since the pandemic, faces the May departure of the luxury retailer.
Police have been notified about 248 crashes along the neighborhood's main roads since Jan. 1, according to city data. That means one out of every three drivers who crashed fled the scene.
Pilsen gallery owner Delilah Martinez hopes to raise awareness about women and girls feeling unsafe or harassed while riding public transit — and to call on Chicagoans to stop normalizing it.
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A state trooper was among two people hurt in a crash involving an Illinois state police squad car early Monday near Garfield Park on the West Side. Around 4:15 a.m., state troopers responded to a crash involving the injured trooper at West Jackson Boulevard and South Homan Avenue, state police said.
NEWARK, N.J. — At Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill's introductory news conference last May, he mentioned how Connor Bedard creating more space for himself in the offensive zone could help him take the next step. His shooting, passing and stick-handling skills have always been elite, but without space,
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The city of Chicago’s move toward mandatory pre-rental inspections raises an obvious and unanswered question: Who will be expected to bear the cost? If history is any guide, the answer will likely be small, independent landlords — the very people already navigating rising property taxes, insurance p
When President Donald Trump takes aim at costs imposed on Americans by “big health insurance companies,” he proposes stopping payments to insurers and instead giving the money directly to Americans so they can purchase care themselves “at a much lower cost.” What is largely absent from the conversat
2026 looked to be a renaissance year for the composer Florence Price, a Black woman who made music in Chicago that is now being championed by the classical music world more than 70 years after her death. Minnesota Opera premiered a new work in February about her life, and Cambridge University Press
Property taxes outpaced inflation and grew “well above wage growth” over the last 30 years, shooting up nearly 182%, according to a new report from the Cook County Treasurer’s office. The county’s property tax levy has increased from $6.8 billion in 1995 to $19.2 billion in 2024, or twice the rate o
Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today, three planets are in your sign, giving you power, focus and purpose. Meanwhile, fair Venus is now in your money house, attracting money and favors to y
NEWARK, N.J. — As the Blackhawks work through some serious defensive issues, they need stellar goaltending to have any chance to win. And that’s just to have a chance, as evidenced by the fact Spencer Knight’s sharpness in net Sunday still wasn’t enough to prevent a 5-3 loss to the Devils. Knight sa
The Cubs and left-hander Shota Imanaga were on the brink of dissolution last fall before reconciling. Both sides showed a willingness to try again. But as anyone who has experienced a rough patch in a relationship can tell you, this might take a little time before trust is reestablished. The last th
A teenage boy was hurt in a shooting in South Chicago Sunday night, police said. The boy, 17, was on a sidewalk in the 8400 block of South Muskegon Avenue just before 7 p.m. when a car approached and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said. The boy was shot in the shoulder and taken to Unive
Second baseman Nico Hoerner’s mom and dad, both teachers who never pushed him to be a ballplayer, and his two sisters sat in the front row with his fianceé, Julia, who was presented roses by the Cubs. At least a dozen teammates filled one side of the room, including locker mate Ian Happ, along with
Just when still-walking-on-air Illinois fans were sure the team’s Final Four opponent would be Duke, UConn staged an Elite Eight comeback Sunday that belongs on the short list of the greatest in NCAA Tournament history. Facing the Blue Devils, the No. 1 seed in the East Region — not to mention every
MILWAUKEE — It looked like a Colson Montgomery grand slam and yet another home run from Munetaka Murakami on Sunday might cure what had ailed the White Sox on a nauseating opening weekend. But a revamped Sox bullpen showed the same leaks it has for years as a six-run eighth-inning meltdown gave way
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