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Walmart to close 3 stores in Chicago area

Nearly half a dozen Walmart locations are set to close in the coming weeks, just two months after the retail…

2 years ago

Chicago selected to tackle vacant properties at Vacant Property Leadership Institute

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago is one of 12 cities across four states that have been selected to send a…

3 years ago

Developers stop construction on 74-story South Michigan tower: COVID-19 given as reason

Developers of the 1000M skyscraper, a 74-story Michigan Ave. condominium, say they have halted construction of the Helmut Jahn-designed structure…

3 years ago

Mayor Lightfoot announces plan for Blueprint for Fair Housing

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the “Blueprint for Fair Housing” will address the city’s housing segregation, disparities in access to opportunity,…

4 years ago

Chicago seeks to ban contractor for fraudulently claiming it is based in the city and more than half of its workers live in Chicago

Chicago municipal officials want to ban a contractor they say is based in Waukegan, for fraudulently claiming it is a…

4 years ago

CDC confirms first person-to-person transmission of coronavirus in US

The first person-to-person transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been confirmed in the US by the Centers for Disease…

5 years ago

Chicagoans come on street in huge number for Women’s March 2020

The Women’s March 2020 was organized on Saturday in Chicago. Thousands of people came to the streets for joining the…

5 years ago

Toronto to scrape pass Chicago in Skyscraper Rankings

According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Toronto, Ontario will push back Chicago for second place…

5 years ago

Groundbreaking ceremony for 19-story mixed use building

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a 19-story mixed use building at 800 W. Fulton Market. The developers held the…

5 years ago

Chicago under fire from Trump

Chicago thrashed by President Trump as he was speaking to a fawning audience of police chiefs attending an annual convention.…

5 years ago

Amtrak restores route from Chicago to New Orleans

A summer filled with train disruptions for New Orleans visitors has reached its end as Amtrak has restored full service…

5 years ago

Checks worth millions written by Chicago remain uncashed

The city of Chicago has been sitting on $11.5 million in uncashed checks since 1987. More than 22,000 checks have…

5 years ago

Navy Pier expects thousands of people for Independence Day’s firework

Thousands of people are expected to reach Navy Pier for the Independence Day celebrations on 4th of July. People are…

5 years ago

Ride on a bus from Indianapolis to Chicago in just $10

A new bus service has been launched which offers only $10 for a ride form Indianapolis to Chicago. OurBus, a…

5 years ago

Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus: Since that moment when you take the oath, your private life is eliminated forever

To Americans, Valdas Adamkus is known for cleaning up pollution in Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes; to Lithuanians,…

5 years ago

Eric Trump says that a waitress spat on him in a Chicago bar

Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, has said, “I was spat on by a waitress in an upscale Chicago bar”.…

5 years ago

Population declining of Chicago

United States Census Bureau have released population figures and it is not good news for Chicago and Illinois. Their estimate…

5 years ago

Chicago separate from Illinois?

Chicago could become separate from Illinois as Illinois Republicans have pushed bill to make this happen. Those Republicans have said…

6 years ago

Why Chicago is shrinking day by day

A majority of African-people exiting the Chicago place did not have a job once they left, that is why black…

6 years ago

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