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Ed Burke sentenced to 2 years in prison on corruption charges

By Jon Seidel and Mariah Woelfel
Jun 24, 2024 7:40 pm - Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burkę was sentenced to two years in prison Monday and fined $2 million after he was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion late last year.
Chicago’s iconic ‘Bean’ sculpture reopens to tourists after nearly a year of construction

Jun 24, 2024 6:46 am - CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction. C...
Riot Fest moving to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for new ‘RiotLand’ venture; lineup announced

By Miriam Di Nunzio, Stefano Esposito and Emmanuel Camarillo
Jun 12, 2024 1:40 pm - Riot Fest is moving out of Douglass Park and heading to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for a newly christened RiotLand extravaganza. Also announced Wednesday was the full lineup for the three-day festival Sept. 20-22, including Slayer, Fall Out Boy, Pavement, St. Vincent and Beck.
Regulators slash Chicago gas utility’s rate request, setting up likely legal battle

By Andrew Adams
May 31, 2024 9:00 pm - Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday once again reduced a request to increase customer rates from Chicago natural gas utility Peoples Gas. In Novemb...
Journalists sue Chicago Tribune owner alleging pay discrimination

By Laura Wagner
May 17, 2024 11:21 am - Chicago Tribune journalists filed a lawsuit Thursday against the newspaper’s owner, claiming it has knowingly paid them less than their White or male counterparts. The fe...
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago

By TERESA CRAWFORD
May 16, 2024 10:21 am - Police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school's president told students to leave the area o...
Stephens, Rosemont would be bulldozing a new Bears stadium to the goal line

By Jim O'Donnell
May 15, 2024 7:33 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell believes Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens would have already pushed a Bears stadium proposal over the goal line in his town.
Unlikely allies? Suburban mayor, GOP legislator backs Bears’ lakefront plan

By Christopher Placek
May 13, 2024 8:42 pm - The governor of Illinois and top leaders in both chambers of the state legislature have thrown cold water on the Bears’ request for public subsidies to develop a new Chicago lakefront stadium. But the plan has a key supporter who wields influence in the Northwest suburbs, city of Chicago and hallways of the state Capitol in Springfield: Brad Stephens.
From ho-hum to 6 levels: New parking lot at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 hits milestone

By Marni Pyke
May 13, 2024 4:50 pm - Anyone who’s parked at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 5 knows the lot is about as fancy as a strip mall’s. That will change in October when the Chicago Departme...
University of Chicago clears a pro-Palestinian demonstration as MIT confronts a new encampment

By CHARLES REX ARBOGAST and STEVE LeBLANC
May 07, 2024 4:24 pm - Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday as tension ratcheted up in standoffs with demonstrators at other college campuses around the U.S. — and increasingly, in Europe.

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