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Midway Armory Can’t Become Police Station, City Says — But Southwest Siders Aren’t Giving Up
CLEARING — Plans to turn a vacant National Guard building into a new police station for the Southwest Side are at a standstill as city officials feud over the building — but Southwest Side alderpeople continue to fight for the station. Southwest Side officials have long pushed for...
Daywatch: New casino makes huge debut
Good morning, Chicago. Hard Rock Rockford had a huge debut at its new permanent casino, jumping from ninth to second in Illinois in both gaming revenue and visitors during its first full month. The sprawling entertainment complex generated $13.7 million in adjusted gross receipts and drew more than 157,000 visitors for September, topping every casino in the state but perennial leader Rivers ...
Biden puts Mayor Johnson on faster timetable to replace Chicago's toxic lead water pipes
President Joe Biden sped up a mandate for Chicago to replace its more than 400,000 lead service lines, cutting in half the deadline — and now requiring that the city get the job done in about 20 years. The estimated cost is more than $14 billion, and city officials...
ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows
This article was produced in partnership with South Side Weekly, with support from the Puffin Foundation and the Wayne Barrett Project. On September 23, thousands of ShotSpotter sensors that have been monitoring city streets for gunfire on Chicago’s South and West Sides stopped providing alerts to the police department — at least for now. The shutdown follows a monthslong fight between Mayor Brandon Johnson and members of the City Council over the effectiveness of the technology, and the mayor’s decision not to renew the company’s contract.
Sweater Weather, Finally: Chicago’s ‘Fake Summer’ Likely Ending This Weekend
CHICAGO — Cooler fall temperatures are coming just in time to help runners at Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. There’s now an “end in sight” to the warm, dry conditions that made September one of the warmest recorded in city history, said Ricky Castro, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Local faith leaders react to Oct. 7 anniversary: ‘See the humanity on both sides’
In the year since Oct. 7, 2023, when the attacks and armed violence in Israel and the Middle East threw the region into moral, as well as military, crisis, we asked local faith leaders in the northern suburbs to weigh in. The area is home to many Jewish synagogues in Northbrook, Skokie, Evanston, Glenview, Wilmette and elsewhere, as well as a growing Arab and Muslim population centered around ...
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