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Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly a million regulated apartments as a signature part of his campaign. “Freeze the rent” became a call-and-response chant during rallies and a pitch his army of canvassers made to voters when knocking on doors. But his rent-freeze promise rests
A Thursday autopsy found that a 65-year-old man who was shot last year in the Roseland neighborhood died this week of complications from multiple gunshot wounds. Claude Dixon, 65, was shot on Nov. 20 about 6:20 a.m. at 68 W. 112th Place, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Dixon
PHILADELPHIA — During the Blackhawks' stretch of 21 games in 40 days between Christmas and the Olympics, coach Jeff Blashill tried to give his players as many breaks as possible, but the young roster still got worn down by the gantlet. At that time, Blashill was already thinking ahead to a spring ga
The Charging Bull bronze sculpture is a landmark and symbol for Wall Street and Financial District as well with aggressive financial optimism and prosperity. The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller T
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Texas Rep. Greg Casar want communities to be able to buy a sports team before "billionaire owners" try to move it, very pointedly bashing the Chicago Bears' effort to relocate to Indiana, which Casar repeatedly likened to "negotiating with a gun" to the head. While it's typic
In 1889, the American correspondent for the Allahabad Pioneer arrived on the shores of Lake Michigan and was momentarily impressed. “I have struck a city — a real city — and they call it Chicago,” Rudyard Kipling, 23, informed his readers in northern India. "The other places do not count." But initi
The board named King a finalist for the permanent job of CEO earlier this month.
Now that the WNBA’s new collective-bargaining agreement has been ratified, teams can finally start building their rosters. During a hectic couple of weeks in April, the Sky will attempt to add talent around returners Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and Courtney Vandersloot. Broadcaster Ryan Ruocco is c
Police and emergency management officials did block rideshare dropoffs in East Hyde Park through Wednesday night, Ald. Desmon Yancy said. However, city officials "inadvertently" announced it would extend through Monday, he said.
Visitation for Altman, who died from injuries sustained battling a Rogers Park fire, is still on for Thursday afternoon. But the funeral for the firefighter, originally scheduled for Friday, will be rescheduled.
Police are looking for three attackers, one of whom opened fire on a 17-year-old boy, leaving him in critical condition early Thursday in the Back of the Yards on the South Side. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue when three individuals approached the t
Floyd William Parrott, 64, was arrested Wednesday in Nebraska and has been charged with capital murder in the 1990 deaths of Garland “Andy” Atkinson, 21, and Cheryl Henry, 22, according to Houston police.
The Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on the Upper East Side in May 2017 The man was pushed onto the tracks at an Upper East Side station this month. [ more › ]
An appeals court Thursday put on hold NYCHA’s ambitious plan to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s upscale Chelsea neighborhood, a delay that could extend for months a project that was supposed to kick off last December. A five-judge panel of the appellate division p
Los legisladores estatales están tomando medidas para, en el futuro, mantener los centros de detención de inmigrantes fuera de las comunidades. Bajo un proyecto de ley que salió de un comité de la Cámara de Illinois el miércoles, se prohibiría la construcción de nuevos centros de detención de inmigr
Nick Muniz found a nice tuna for you. The tuna’s name is Colin. He’s been fed a diet of sheep’s milk, soy, and hazelnuts. He’s a happy little guy who swims around in an ocean located about two thousand miles east of Chicago. No. But you can expect a happy tuna like that on your […] The post Enmolada
Nick Muniz found a nice tuna for you. The tuna’s name is Colin. He’s been fed a diet of sheep’s milk, soy, and hazelnuts. He’s a happy little guy who swims around in an ocean located about two thousand miles east of Chicago. No. But you can expect a happy tuna like that on your […] The post En
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have accused 32 known defendants of nonimmigration crimes tied to Operation Midway Blitz. Many were accused of assaulting or resisting federal agents or officers. Twenty of those defendants have already been cleared. Grand jurors refused to indict at least three of the
The bridge has been closed since last April after damage and steel issues forced major repairs. Several other Chicago River crossings remain under construction.
The Chicago Board of Education will vote on Monday to appoint Macquline King as the permanent leader of Chicago Public Schools, catapulting a Black woman with homegrown talent to the district’s top post 10 months after she was appointed to the interim role. According to documents posted on the CPS B
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