A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis has found that 580 people have been detained in the Chicago area from Jan. 1 through mid-March.
The Art Deco former Chicago Daily News Building will also get the nod from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
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The risk of having a stroke has increased by 50% over the past two decades, according to the World Health Organization. Chicago’s longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley, recently had his third.
A CPS spokesperson said many of the athletic directors have already received some payment or are scheduled to next week.
Dr. Gary Slutkin, an epidemiologist and author of the new book “The End of Violence: Eliminating the World’s Most Dangerous Epidemic,” says authoritarian leaders are like “superspreaders” who use their power and platforms to mass “infect” populations.
Ever notice a branded stamp in the sidewalk? Some signify Depression-era infrastructure projects by the Works Progress Administration.
Whitney LaMora and Zoe Schor are building the city’s first lesbian-owned hospitality group solely focused on creating queer gathering places. Their ambitions stretch beyond Chicago.
Struggling Greater Union Baptist Church sits on the north edge of the area targeted in a $7 billion plan to convert acres of parking lots around the United Center into residential, retail, park space and entertainment.
Illinois maintained a nearly 97% vaccination rate against the measles among school-aged children, according to new data from public health officials.
Starting in 1984 and until recently, Aadam Jacobs brought tape recorders to thousands of indie, rock and punk shows, capturing full audio sets of everyone from R.E.M. at the UIC Pavilion in 1986 to Nirvana (twice) in 1989. And the list goes on.
His boundless collaborations with other artists and performers make him a popular name this spring in the afterglow of Chicago’s big art season.
The space will host The Belmont, a relaxed cocktail bar, in early evenings. But after 10 p.m., a curtain is pulled back to reveal the revamped dance floor, and the transformation into Decibel is complete.
Artist Antoine “Twan Twan” Humphries wants to create a place to preserve the history of the dancers, gymnasts, drill teams and DJs, who have been part of the footwork culture — and who strive to be in the annual Bud Billiken Parade.
Load up the rack and drive to these five Midwest destinations where you can explore mostly flat, scenic trails that offer an idyllic getaway.
The shooting was the second at an Endeavor Health hospital in the Chicago area in the last year. Both the police and Endeavor say they are investigating and reviewing the Swedish Hospital shooting.
The money will be paid out for recovery and treatment programs over the next 15 years.
Twenty years ago, Flor Ramirez lost her job for trying to stand with immigrant workers on May Day. Now, she brings her family to the march, hoping her children learn not to stay silent.
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