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Former workers at the Signature Room with Unite Here Local 1 rally, March 28, 2024, outside 875 N. Michigan Ave., the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center, to celebrate the owner of the restaurant being found liable and ordered to pay over $1.5 million in back pay and benefits for violating the WARN Act by a federal judge. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Signature Room owner shuffled assets to avoid paying laid-off workers, lawsuit alleges

January 23, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit...

Nora Leerhsen, acting CTA president, addresses a City Club of Chicago audience at Maggiano’s Banquets, Jan. 22, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA to focus on safety, cleanliness and bus service improvements in 2026, acting president says

January 22, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Nora Leerhsen’s speech at a City Club of Chicago luncheon comes at a critical juncture for the CTA. Until state lawmakers passed a landmark transit funding bill by the skin...

Chicago’s Center Tower at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Burst pipe in air traffic tower causes delays at O’Hare

January 20, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Hundreds of flights at O’Hare International Airport were delayed Tuesday after a water pipe burst in the airport’s main air traffic control tower overnight.

Rideshare driver Jeremy Saxon canvasses in the cellphone lot near O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 15, 2026, and speaks with drivers about the possibility of a rideshare drivers union. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Uber and Lyft drivers could win union rights if state law changes

January 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

An estimated 100,000 rideshare drivers in Illinois could win the right to join a union under new legislation expected to be filed in Springfield this month.

Travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport, Sept. 25, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago considers selling naming rights at O’Hare and Midway airports

January 14, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

The city is inviting potential sponsors to describe their interest in sponsoring a range of airport assets, including parking lots, elevators, family restrooms and airport shuttle buses and stops.

A boat passes through Chicago Harbor Lock operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the connection of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on Oct. 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

As Chicago Harbor Lock faces federal cuts, Illinois senators push for more funding

January 13, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

President Donald Trump proposed a funding cut of more than 90% for the Harbor Lock in his fiscal year 2026 budget request. The lock is one of the nation's busiest.

Chicago Bears fans Sidney Thompson, from left, Nate Hughes and Clarence Griggs tailgate before the game against the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Fan fever builds in Chicago ahead of the Bears’ playoff game, from food delivery to foam cheese grater hats

January 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Excitement is high ahead of the Bears-Packers matchup. Foam cheese grater hats are already on backorder, and food deliveries are expected to be “off the charts.”

A ride-sharing vehicle with Uber and Lyft stickers stops in Chicago's Loop, June 17, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Ride-sharing congestion fee expands to Chicago’s North Side and Hyde Park

January 6, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.

Ride-sharing passengers on Chicago's North Side and in Hyde Park started paying more for Ubers and Lyfts on Tuesday.

Desks in a classroom at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, in Chicago, Dec. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPS says ‘miscellaneous’ school workers shouldn’t be allowed to unionize

December 29, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools is challenging the Service Employees International Union’s petition to represent 1,600 miscellaneous workers, stalling the effort.

Janice McLee shuffles her position in her seat as a homeless man tries to get passengers' attention on a CTA Blue Line train to Forest Park on Dec. 16, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

CTA crime down slightly despite series of high-profile incidents in 2025

December 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Riders on CTA buses and trains have a low chance of being a violent crime victim, a Tribune review shows, despite high-profile crimes this year.

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