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Riot Fest organizers: Humboldt Park repairs complete, cost about $150,000

May 21, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

Riot Fest organizers announced Monday that repairs to Humboldt Park, damaged during the three-day music festival, are complete and the price tag is $150,000. However, stretches of the Northwest Side...

Lollapalooza’s final tab for fixing Grant Park: $260,544

May 21, 2019 at 2:05 p.m.

What was once a mud-wrestling pit at Grant Park during Lollapalooza has returned to being Chicago's grassy front yard. The chain-link fences surrounding the park finally came down and restoration...

A tour of Rush’s Ebola treatment center

December 15, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.

Bleach was everywhere. Jugs of it. Canisters of disposable bleach wipes. The so-called containment suite at Rush University Medical Center was stocked with bleach, ready to kill the Ebola virus...

Voters say ‘yes’ to hiking minimum wage, pot issue. Now what?

June 18, 2018 at 7:28 a.m.

Illinois voters supported raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour and having health insurance plans include prescription birth control as part of their coverage. Chicago voters favored giving local...

Generation Y votes: Quinn or Rauner for governor?

June 17, 2018 at 5:00 a.m.

With the top two candidates – sitting Gov. Pat Quinn and businessman Bruce Rauner – vying in a competitive, mud-slinging race for governor, Millennial voters will decide by Election Day...

The fence of Rosehill Cemetery from Western Avenue.

Unused cemetery land to become city nature preserve

June 18, 2018 at 7:24 a.m.

You might be tempted to whisper "I see dead people." That's because the graves of legendary Cubs announcer Jack Brickhouse, Oscar Mayer, ad exec Leo Burnett, Shedd Aquarium founder John...

Illinois Governor candidates Quinn, Rauner on the issues

June 17, 2018 at 4:56 a.m.

Where do the candidates for governor - incumbent Pat Quinn and challenger Bruce Rauner - stand on the issues? MINIMUM WAGEQuinn: Wants to raise minimum wage to $10 an hour...

Chicago, you can still register to vote in this year's election.

You can still register, vote on Tuesday Chicago

June 17, 2018 at 5:06 a.m.

Not yet registered to vote? You can register to vote and cast a ballot on Election Day between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. at five sites in Chicago: Chicago Board...

Maggie Daley Park ice skating ribbon set to open this winter

May 21, 2019 at 1:57 p.m.

Lace up your ice skates. You could be the next Shani Davis, the Chicago-native Olympic speedskater. The new winding ice skating ribbon at Maggie Daley Park is set to open...

City to crack down on Chicago motorists who don’t buy city vehicle stickers

June 17, 2018 at 5:26 a.m.

Chicago motorists who fail to buy city vehicle stickers beware: Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza wants to crack down on scofflaws. The City Clerk's office plans to use the Secretary...

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