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Riverdale approves $500,000 county grant for street and alley remediation work

Riverdale’s board of trustees approved a $500,000 grant for local street and alley improvements and honored police officers for commendable service during its Oct. 27 board meeting. The board approved a subrecipient agreement with Cook County’s Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) for a $500,000 grant for local infrastructure...

Riverdale, IL · 3d

mchenrycountyblog.com

A New Strategy for Creating a New State Separate from the Chicago Area

Fox TV in Chicago interviewed a woman in suppport of the movement to create a state without Chicago. There have been and were referendums in Downstate counties aasking the question. The woman interviewed said that some county officials see the referendums as just a protest vote. The referendums are strictly...

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Chicago hemp businesses face uncertain future as Illinois ban nears

New Illinois restrictions take effect Nov. 12, limiting where intoxicating hemp-derived THC products can be sold. Chicago hemp businesses, including South Loop café ChiTiva, face potential closure as the changes approach. Licensed cannabis dispensaries expect increased business as customers seek alternative places to purchase THC products. CHICAGO - Chicago...

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Chatham Plants Trees to Fight Flooding as Chicago's Wettest Summer Since 2018 Hits South Side

A tree-planting initiative has taken root in Chatham, one of the Chicago neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding, with sixteen sites chosen through community input and dozens more trees headed into the ground this fall. The effort lands at a pointed moment: Chicago just recorded its wettest meteorological summer since 2018, with 15.38 inches of rain soaking the city between June and August.

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Top 4 Personal Injury Law Firms in Chicago (2026 Guide)

Kennedy Watkins Injury Attorneys is the top personal injury firm in Chicago for injured people who want a trial lawyer, not a call center. The River North firm won a $34 million wrongful death verdict after an apartment fire and a $30 million verdict after a deadly truck crash. Clients pay no fee unless the firm wins, and calls are answered 24/7.

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ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago Bears stadium proposal on Southeast Side gains attention as lawmakers work on legislation

A proposal for a new Chicago Bears stadium on the city's Southeast Side is gaining attention as lawmakers work on stadium legislation ahead of the fall veto session.

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Axios Chicago

We put Northwestern's new $870 million Ryan Field to the test

Northwestern spent $870 million building a football stadium with luxury amenities, gourmet food, spectacular views and a design intended to keep the noise inside. But does it all live up to the hype? The big picture: We headed to Evanston Saturday night for the Wildcats' game against Iowa to put the new Ryan Field through a stress test. The verdict: Pretty tremendous. The stadium is a winner, even without a luxury ticket. But the high-tech concessions and neighborhood noise controls still have some kinks to work out. What they're saying: Pat Ryan Jr., CEO of Ryan Sports Development, compares opening the stadium to watching a dog learn to swim — lots of splashing before finding its rhythm. "We're not at cruising speed yet, but we're not splashing around as much," Ryan says. The view from the endzone while the Wildcats warm up before the game. Photo: Justin Kaufmann/Axios 🏈 The view Northwestern has gone to great lengths to ensure fans sitting in the upper deck have an experience comparable to those in the luxurious "Living Room" section at the 50-yard line. Zoom in: Entering Ryan Field was a fairly standard experience, but once inside, you're immediately greeted with a view

Evanston, IL · 16h

ABC 7 Chicago

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Tentative agreement reached to end Chicago parking garage attendant strike affecting Soldier Field

A tentative agreement was reached Friday night to end a strike of Chicago parking garage attendants.

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Garfield Park Conservatory Opens 4-Acre Child Wild Garden, First of Its Kind in a City

Garfield Park Conservatory has a sprawling new reason for West Side families to head outside: a four-acre nature play garden called the Child Wild Exploration Garden, packed with climbing mounds, a sensory cave, a prairie maze and a floating boardwalk. Park District Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and the district's director of conservatories, Mary Eysenbach, cut the ribbon on the space Thursday at the conservatory grounds in Garfield Park.

Chicago, IL · 2d

CBS Chicago

Pritzker pauses events next week for medical procedure

Governor JB Pritzker will pause his events next week so he can recover from a medical procedure, his office said Friday.

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Block Club Chicago

3 Candidates File To Replace Matt O’Shea As 19th Ward Alderman

BEVERLY — The 19th Ward will have a new alderperson next year for the first time in more than a decade. Three people have filed to replace outgoing Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) after O’Shea announced in September he would not seek a fifth term. He first ran for alderman in 2011 following then-alderwoman Ginger Rugai’s decision to retire after 20 years in office.

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“It’s detective work”: Community project maps the places that shaped Black Evanston’s history

In 1916, a lynch mob murdered wealthy Black landowner Anthony Crawford in Abbeville, South Carolina. This killing spurred an outflux of Black families from the region, many of them relocating to a small but growing city in the North Shore of Chicago – Evanston. Today, many members of Evanston’s...

Evanston, IL · 1d

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Here in Evanston: The fountain and the square

Fountain Square can seem deserted when it’s cold and windy, with vacant tables and chairs, scuttling leaves and the occasional pedestrian on the way to someplace else. In the warmer months — and in times of political strife — residents and others gather to listen and dance to music, participate in cultural festivals or stand in solidarity with others for peace and justice.

Evanston, IL · 1d

CBS Chicago

Evanston-Sckokie to vote on school closures Monday

A vote at a Monday night school board meeting is expected to decide whether Evanston-Skokie School District 65 will close two schools.

Evanston, IL · 1d

wheninyourstate.com

Report links ICE fears to changing shopping patterns among Chicago families

For some Chicago families, a simple trip to the grocery store has become something they would rather avoid during the day. Fear of encountering federal immigration agents is pushing some immigrant households to move everyday activities into the evening and late-night hours. Shopping, laundry, childcare and even work schedules are...

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Riverside turns off Flock cameras

Opponents of Flock automatic license plate reader technology in Riverside notched a win at Thursday’s village board meeting. Riverside’s two Flock cameras — one located at the intersection of Longcommon Road and Byrd Road and the other on Burlington Street just west of Harlem Avenue — were turned off Thursday, Nov. 5, following a 4-2 vote from the village board to immediately cease the use of the hardware.

Riverside, IL · 3d

WTTW - Chicago PBS

Pat Hynes on Winning Cook County Assessor Race, Easing Tax Burdens

Democrat Pat Hynes beat out Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis in Tuesday’s election to become the next Cook County assessor. The office is tasked with delivering accurate and transparent assessments to all residential and commercial properties. Hynes has called the system broken and mismanaged, and vowed to fix it. Hynes spent...

Cook County, IL · 4d

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Public library creates community, provides confidence

VOICE-OVER: Tucked away on South Blackstone Avenue and East 49th Street, on a dead-end corner where busy Lake Park Avenue once lay, stands a tall granite building. It’s over a hundred years old, with soaring columns and a green glass Tiffany dome familiar to any Chicagoan. This is the Blackstone Memorial Library, the oldest branch of the Chicago Public Library system.