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The Money Overview

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HUD’s fiscal 2027 fair market rents for two-bedroom homes run $1,734 in Phoenix, $1,762 in Atlanta, $2,011 in Chicago and $2,169 in Denver

Housing agencies that run Section 8 vouchers in Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago and Denver are working from HUD fair market rents of $1,734, $1,762, $2,011 and $2,169 for a two-bedroom home in fiscal 2027. The figures took effect Oct. 1, 2026, and they set the base for the payment standard that decides how much of a […] The post HUD’s fiscal 2027 fair market rents for two-bedroom homes run $1,734 in Phoenix, $1,762 in Atlanta, $2,011 in Chicago and $2,169 in Denver appeared first on The Money Overview .

Chicago, IL · 22h

ABC 7 Chicago

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Our Chicago: Helping Cook County Veterans Get the Benefits They've Earned

Wednesday is Veterans Day, a time for the country to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

Cook County, IL · 22h

CBS19

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Hundreds gather in Chicago to ‘push’ iconic Bean sculpture

Chicago, IL · 4h

Axios Chicago

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Chicago readers favor permanent standard time in Axios poll

Earlier this week, we looked at President Trump's push to make daylight saving time permanent and what it could mean for Chicagoans, including winter sunrises after 8am. We also asked readers whether they'd prefer permanent daylight saving time, permanent standard time or sticking with the twice-yearly clock changes. The results: More than 340 readers weighed in, and the answers were all over the clock! Permanent standard time led with 41% of the vote, followed by permanent daylight saving time (35%) and keeping the current system (24%). Chart: Justin Kaufmann/Axios A quick refresher: Permanent standard time would mean earlier summer sunrises and sunsets, while permanent daylight saving time would mean later winter sunrises and sunsets. In Chicago, permanent daylight saving time would push winter sunrises past 8am, while permanent standard time would mean summer sunsets an hour earlier than they are today. What they're saying: Readers had plenty of thoughts about the annual clock-changing ritual. Some defended it, others wanted it gone, and a few made us laugh. "Given how divisive this issue is, perhaps we should split the year half-and-half between standard time and daylight saving time so that everyone gets a bit of what they want…oh wait." — Alexa

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Democrats win big, A Gary councilman under fire, and a strike impacts Soldier Field |Week in Review

Election day came with a giant blue wave across the country. What's next for Illinois? A councilman from Gary, IN is under fire after his wife's death, and striking workers could make parking at Soldier Field a big hassle.

Gary, IN · 2d

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Pritzker, IBM unveil quantum computer fueled by state taxpayers

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says a new quantum computer in Chicago will bring jobs to Illinois, after state taxpayers provided $25 million for the project. State and local officials joined administrators from the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at the unveiling of the IBM Quantum System Two at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago on Friday. Pritzker said quantum means companies investing billions of dollars and creating thousands of jobs. “Scientific innovation is hugely important and the results of it are as well. It’s also really important that this is an economic boom for the state of Illinois,” the governor said. The public-private project includes a $25 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. In a statement to investors, IBM said it generated $67.5 billion in revenue and delivered $14.7 billion in free cash flow last year, the company’s highest free flow cash margin in reported history. Officials said the System Two would relocate to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park when the facility opens on Chicago’s Southeast Side. Illinois, Cook County and Chicago governments have provided hundreds of millions of dollars in tax incentives for companies to operate at

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Underwater Fiber Line From Chicago Lands at Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor

United Federal Credit Union Headquarters — Project Connection Site. A high-speed internet cable running from Chicago to southwest Michigan under Lake Michigan is now coming ashore at Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor, with crews laying new fiber lines that extend from the lake onto land. The park is one of two landing points for the project, known as Critical Crossings. The project also includes a connection point at United Federal Credit Union's headquarters in St. Joseph, where construction was still in progress on August 25, 2026.

Benton Harbor, MI · 2d

Main Street Dollars

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Homeowners 65 and older get an extra $60,000 off school taxable value in Texas, $20,000 in West Virginia, and up to $9,000 in North Dakota and $8,000 in Illinois

Homeowners 65 and older can have a slice of their home’s value taken out of the property tax calculation, and the size of that slice depends heavily on the state. Texas school districts must give an extra $60,000 homestead exemption, West Virginia exempts the first $20,000 of assessed value, North Dakota reduces taxable valuation by […]

Texas · 2h

WBBM News Radio

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CFD Commissioner: Bike lanes, bump-outs slowing response

The commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department says the growth of protected bike lanes in the city is contributing to an increase in response times.

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Ald. Burnett's Mom Challenges All 4 Rivals' Petitions in 27th Ward Race

Four challengers to 27th Ward Ald. Walter Redmond Burnett now face objections to their nominating petitions. The objector is his mother, Darlena Williams-Burnett, a former Cook County commissioner and Democratic committeewoman, who argues that some signatures do not belong to ward residents. Williams-Burnett filed objections against Mary Eason, Nate Cornell,...

Chicago, IL · 1d

CBS Chicago

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Cook County pilot program helping aspiring homeowners realize their dream

A Cook County housing program is bringing new homes and potential financial assistance to working families in underserved communities.

Cook County, IL · 3d

CBS Chicago

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Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie reopens Nov. 11

The Skokie museum has been closed since July 2025. Veterans, active-duty and retired military personnel and up to four family members get in free on opening day.

Skokie, IL · 2d

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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...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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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 · 1d

CBS Chicago

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Group against O'Hare Flyer gather to discuss possible environmental impact

The grassroots coalition Stop the O'Hare Passthrough broke down the possible impacts on wildlife and the environment if it's built.

Chicago, IL · 19h

The Center Square

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Illinois Quick Hits: Feds say Ammons charges shouldn't be dismissed

(The Center Square) – In response to a motion filed by the lawyers of state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, calling for the dismissal of her charges related to an alleged kickback scheme siphoning taxpayer funds directed to nonprofits in her district employing her daughter, alongside improper use of campaign funds, government lawyers say the charges should stand.

Illinois · 2d

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.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Most Illinois Families Don’t Know Garfield Park Conservatory Stays Warm, Green And Free All Winter

A 65-foot glass ceiling in Illinois keeps palm trees happy while snow piles up outside. Yes, palms. More than 70 of them grow in one enormous room on the West Side of the state’s biggest city. The building opened in 1908, and its outline was shaped to echo a...

Chicago, IL · 1d

The Center Square

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Chicago festival grounds proposal raises questions over benefits

(The Center Square) – Chicago voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in support of a permanent festival grounds for the city in a non-binding ballot question. While there was support, the question may have left some with more questions about the proposal. The question, which asked if it should have its own festival grounds on publicly owned land, didn't advise voters of a location, costs to the city’s taxpayers or when planning would begin. Alderman Nicole Lee, the councilwoman behind the ballot question, said a festival site would help shift the delay and closure of public parks after events like Lollapalooza or Riot Fest. After a particularly rainy Riot Fest concluded in Douglass Park, neighborhood residents complained the park’s grass had been entirely killed and the park was mainly a field of mud. Residents complain each year that the festival ruins the park, but Riot Fest’s organizers say they bear the costs of restoring the park. This year, restoration began two days after the festival concluded, and the festival’s founder, “Riot” Mike Petryshyn said it cost them between $400,000 and $600,000. One co-owner of the independently owned music venue Bookclub in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood, Nick Heineman, raised questions in a video

Chicago, IL · 1d

ABC 7 Chicago

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Peoples Gas crews shut down Dan Ryan Expy. exit ramp for 2 weeks

A ramp closure on the Dan Ryan Expressway began on Monday morning.

Chicago, IL · 3h