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People walk through downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021.

‘Touchdown’ group looking to help local businesses and community have win-win with Bears proposed move to Arlington Heights

May 1, 2023 at 7:40 p.m.

A new group backing the Chicago Bears' proposed $5 billion mixed-use megaproject at the site of the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights has emerged — as local and...

Clarice Boswell, who received a cochlear implant, is greeted by her oldest child, Connie, at home on April 25, 2023, in Plainfield. Boswell, 84, said she received notable hearing ability after three weeks, which will allow her to hear her youngest daughter Cathy, left, speak during her induction speech at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony on April 29 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Mom of Olympian Cathy Boswell gets hearing implant just in time for daughter’s induction into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

April 28, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

After she lost her hearing at age 87, Clarice Boswell decided to get a hearing device implanted in her ear. The clock was ticking: She wanted to regain her hearing...

Docenas de migrantes hacen fila para obtener una identificación de la ciudad en Park Community Church, en Chicago, el miércoles 26 de abril de 2023.

Abundan inmigrantes viviendo en estaciones de policía de Chicago, municipalidad, grupos de caridad se apresuran a encontrarles refugio

April 27, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

Dos familias de Venezuela instaladas en sillas de metal en el vestíbulo de la estación de policía del Distrito 16 de Jefferson Park en Chicago el martes, están desesperadas por...

Luisette Kraal, coordinator for Nuevos Vecinos, helps Vanessa Moya Maquilon, left, and Franky Balolles Parras, both Columbian migrants, as they wait to obtain city identifications at Park Community Church in Chicago.

Influx of migrants living at Chicago police stations as city, charity groups scramble to find them shelter

April 27, 2023 at 10:25 a.m.

Two families from Venezuela sat on metal chairs in the lobby of Chicago's Jefferson Park 16th District police station Tuesday, desperate for permanent shelter after spending months walking and taking...

Bears fans line up to enter Soldier Field prior to a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 19, 2021.

Latest Bears stadium legislation would add $3 to ticket prices at Arlington Heights site to help pay off Soldier Field debt

April 26, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

Tickets to games and other events at the Chicago Bears' proposed Arlington Heights development would come with a $3-per-person tax under legislation filed in the Illinois House on Thursday that...

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‘Touchdown’ group looking to help local businesses and community have win-win with Bears proposed move to Arlington Heights

Mom of Olympian Cathy Boswell gets hearing implant just in time for daughter’s induction into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Abundan inmigrantes viviendo en estaciones de policía de Chicago, municipalidad, grupos de caridad se apresuran a encontrarles refugio

Influx of migrants living at Chicago police stations as city, charity groups scramble to find them shelter

Latest Bears stadium legislation would add $3 to ticket prices at Arlington Heights site to help pay off Soldier Field debt

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As cannabis customers celebrate 420, consumption becomes more common at sponsored events

Teamsters plan to strike at three Rise cannabis stores on the eve of 4/20 pot festivities

Bears stadium development could hinge on TIF money — a financial tool that’s had varying success in Arlington Heights

Chicago-area protesters march in Washington for federal assault weapons ban