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Chicago White Sox fans wearing Sox-branded papal mitres relax in their seats before the start of a game between the Sox and the
Cincinnati Reds at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

White Sox ride improbable playoff run and a papal promotion to marketing success

September 30, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

Two seasons after setting an MLB record for futility with a record 121 losses, the White Sox are in the postseason, the fans are back in the fold and the...

The Chicago Fire unveiled details Wednesday of the individual luxury hospitality offerings at their new $750 million stadium going up at The 78 in the South Loop. (Chicago Fire FC)

Chicago Fire launch luxury seat sales featuring mini-suites and bun-warmers

September 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The Chicago Fire unveiled details Wednesday of the individual luxury hospitality offerings at their new $750 million stadium going up at The 78 in the South Loop.

Sports radio 104.3 The Score co-host Jarrett Payton talks during the live morning on-air program Sept. 28, 2026.
Payton replaced longtime co-host Mike Mulligan, launching the “Haugh & Payton Show" beside former Tribune columnist David Haugh on Aug. 31. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago Media Report: Jarrett Payton’s 1st month at The Score — and an ex-Cubs radio voice up for Hall of Fame

September 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The latest Chicago Media Report tackles Jarrett Payton's first month on The Score, the debut of "The Late Show” set at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and more.

Marquee Sports Network field reporter Taylor McGregor prepares for a Cubs-Marlins game at Wrigley Field on Sept. 22, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Taylor McGregor, Marquee’s Chicago Cubs sideline reporter, is leaving to join ESPN full time

September 24, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

A staple of Chicago Cubs TV broadcasts since Marquee Sports Network launched in 2020, Taylor McGregor is leaving her sideline reporting role to work full time for ESPN.

Cary Sabados shops for chocolate at Hotel Chocolat in Lakeview on Feb. 12, 2026. This Lakeview location, opened last April, was the first Chicago store. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago-based Hotel Chocolat going nationwide with airport concessions, grocery stores and new retail markets

September 23, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

This fall, Hotel Chocolat will pop up at 49 airports, hit the shelves at Wegmans, H-E-B and Kroger supermarkets, and open new stores in Virginia, Utah and California.

Family-owned Marconi has been making giardiniera that tops your Italian beef for more than a century

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For more than a century, Marconi Foods has been making giardiniera. The family-owned company in Des Plaines recently opened up its factory doors to show just how it’s done.

Chicago radioman Eddie Volkman stands at Wacker Drive and Wasbash Avenue on Sept. 14, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago Media Report: Eddie Volkman fired, WXRT’s Terri Hemmert honored and Lou Canellis gets ‘Tonight’ show

September 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The latest Chicago Media Report tackles Eddie Volkman's departure from 96.7-FM WSSR, Lou Canellis' new talk show and introduces the new Fox 32 political reporter.

The Morton Arboretum proposed a return to Chicago’s roots by creating a network of mini-forests across city neighborhoods. (Green City Rising)

World Business Chicago announces design contest winners with shared vision for greener city

September 15, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Competing but complementary proposals to restore Chicago’s tree canopy and natural habitat shared the top prize in World Business Chicago’s inaugural “Horizon Lines” design contest to find the city’s next...

Construction workers build a seven-story Drury Plaza Hotel, Sept. 9, 2026, outside the Hollywood Casino Joliet in the Rock Run Collection mixed-use development. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet development

September 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new...

Nicor Gas headquarters in Naperville on Dec. 7, 2010. (Corey R. Minkanic/for the baiduhai)

Nicor Gas agrees to lower proposed rate increase by $140 million

September 9, 2026 at 7:41 p.m.

Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.

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