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Lawyer Bill Conway, with his wife Brittany, gives a victory speech at his election night gathering for his 34th Ward bid on Feb. 28, 2023, at Carnivale restaurant.

34th Ward race: Billionaire’s son emerges as winner, set on addressing crime and development

March 1, 2023 at 1:17 p.m.

The brand-new 34th ward, which encompasses most of the western half the Loop and stretches into Greektown and Fulton Market, has a brand-new alderman. Bill Conway — a former Cook...

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez speaks before a vote on curfew for teens was enacted by a skeptical Chicago City Council meeting, May 25, 2022.

33rd Ward race: Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez declares victory over political ‘machine’: ‘Their time is over’

March 1, 2023 at 1:18 p.m.

Four years ago, Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez upended the longtime reign of the Mell family in the ward in a razor-thin election, going on to become one of the city council's...

Volunteers set up food and supplies for a pop-up food pantry event last month offered by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at Iglesia Bautista Emanuel Church in Aurora. Food pantries in Aurora are seeing a surge in new clients.

Already dealing with an influx of new clients, Aurora food pantries worried as emergency SNAP benefits set to end

February 20, 2023 at 10:23 a.m.

Aurora food pantries have already seen an influx in users in the last year due to sharp increases in food costs, and executive directors at the facilities fear the demand...

A White Castle on Cicero Avenue in Alsip where the plaintiff worked, seen on Feb. 17, 2023.

Illinois Supreme Court allows massive damages in biometric privacy cases but says lawmakers should weigh in

February 17, 2023 at 5:44 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion on the state's biometric privacy law Friday, leaving the door open for massive damages when companies are found to violate residents' privacy...

En la despensa de Chosen Tabernacle Ministries en Chicago, Johanna Lezama, izquierda, elige comida con la ayuda de Angela Bailey-Lane, el jueves 9 de febrero de 2023.

Beneficios de SNAP de emergencia están por terminar. Esto significará para familias de Chicago:

February 15, 2023 at 8:53 p.m.

En una tarde lluviosa de la semana pasada, Robinette Haywood hizo fila para una despensa de alimentos bajo un toldo en la iglesia Chosen Tabernacle con sus dos hijos menores,...

At Chosen Tabernacle Ministries pantry in Chicago, Johanna Lezama, left, chooses food with the help of Angela Bailey-Lane on Feb. 9, 2023.

Emergency SNAP benefits are ending. Here’s what that means for Chicago families.

February 16, 2023 at 9:36 a.m.

On a rainy afternoon this month, Robinette Haywood waited in line for a food pantry under an awning at the Chosen Tabernacle church with her two youngest children, Malachi, 5,...

Walmart, which opened this pickup-only store in Lincolnwood in 2019, announced Wednesday the store will close Feb. 17. At the time the store opened it was one of the only Walmart locations of its kind in the U.S.

Walmart to close three suburban stores, including pickup-only prototype in Lincolnwood

February 8, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.

Walmart plans to shutter three locations in the Chicago suburbs, including one of its first pickup and delivery-only locations in the country, the retail giant said Wednesday. The location in...

Workers finish the trim on a new State Farm sign in 2012 at the insurance company's corporate headquarters campus in Bloomington. State Farm said it will eliminate 451 positions at the end of March 2023.

State Farm, Wells Fargo plan to lay off hundreds in Illinois

February 1, 2023 at 6:37 p.m.

State Farm and Wells Fargo are planning layoffs of employees downstate, the companies reported in mandatory state filings Tuesday. Insurance giant State Farm, which is headquartered in Bloomington, told the...

Customers talk to a bartender, right, at the United Center in Chicago on Jan. 23, 2023. About 650 concessions, food and beverage workers at the United Center have voted to authorize a strike.

United Center concession workers authorize strike but no date set; union says work stoppage could begin ‘at any moment’

February 1, 2023 at 2:52 p.m.

About 650 concessions, food and beverage workers at the United Center have voted to authorize a strike, according to their union, Unite Here Local 1. Ninety-eight percent of the food...

Una trabajadoar lleva una bebida a un cliente en el United Center de Chicago el lunes 23 de enero de 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Se avecina voto de huelga para trabajadores de concesiones en United Center

January 30, 2023 at 10:43 a.m.

Jamie O'Neill ha trabajado en el United Center durante más de tres décadas, administrando un puesto de comida en la casa de los Chicago Bulls y Blackhawks. Fuera de la...

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