The macabre discovery of dozens of unrefrigerated, decomposing bodies at a South Side funeral home is prompting legislative calls for tighter government regulation of an industry that has operated largely free of state controls.
Chicago’s summer flirtation with Greek froyo boutiques is still in the pop-up stage. And while New York and Miami have more options, Chicago restaurants are filling the gap.
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Cubs fans and Sox fans swarmed Wrigley Field to watch the highly anticipated rivalry game. Fans wore Cubs or Sox gear, repping their preferred Chicago team. But a few couldn’t decide which one to choose.
The CTU is framing the suit as its president, Stacy Davis Gates, “standing up to the multimillion dollar marketing firm Illinois Policy Institute,” the Liberty Justice Center and Austin Berg, the institute’s marketing vice president.
Northwestern University said Saturday the African Studies program is transitioning away from its status as a university-wide research institute and center, while a staff member says employees were told it was closing.
The Bell Federal Savings sign didn’t work for years, but that’s now changed as restoration work recently wrapped up.
A Chicago investor wants to add a data center to the lower floors of the building at 300 W. Adams St. — a move Preservation Chicago calls a “dangerous precedent” for landmarked buildings Downtown.
The South Deering neighborhood, known as Vet’s Park and Slag Valley, endured a lot before dozens of decomposed bodies were found at South Chicago Chapel funeral parlor.
More than half of the 51 people who filed to run for Chicago School Board faced challenges. The city’s Board of Elections ruled on the final handful of cases this week, though some candidates face challenges in appeals court.
The Chicago Transit Authority board on Wednesday approved a $10 million, yearlong Crisis Intervention Safe Ride Specialist Pilot program designed to complement the recent boost in security and police on trains and buses.
Broadway is no longer the sole marker of a show’s success, as the trajectory of productions such as ‘The Notebook’ and ‘Illinoise’ show.
Laura Murillo’s arrest last fall represented a rupture for Chicago’s immigrant community and in the life she had built around work and caring for her daughters. Six months later, she returned home to find that life, and her place in it, had changed.
More than a thousand teens signed up at the South Side YMCA alone. Teens there are playing basketball, lifting weights or just hanging out with friends — and hoping the program continues next year.
The new additions, four females expected early Thursday morning, will increase the aquarium’s total beluga population to 16.
The decision threatens college access for thousands of immigrant students. Illinois college officials want guidance from the state on what comes next.
The owner of Lush Wine & Spirits was ordered by the city to take down his decorative outdoor white lights that numerous other restaurants and taverns have citywide.
The Cajun-styled family spot, known for its funky art and grits, was an early lynchpin in a neighborhood going from rugged to gourmet. Its patrons aren’t sure where they’ll head next.
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