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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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Riverside Foods named Business of the Year

Riverside Foods has been named the inaugural Business of the Year by the Riverside Chamber of Commerce. Peter Boutsikakis, co-owner and operator of the local grocery store at 48 E. Burlington St., accepted a trophy on the business’s behalf at the chamber’s Oct. 15 meeting. “I was very...

Riverside, IL · 2d

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Century-Old Chicago Hospital Serving Community Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Mounting Financial Pressures

Roseland Community Hospital Association has officially filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chicago, Illinois-based healthcare provider is currently doing business as The New Roseland Community Hospital. The filing comes amid reported financial challenges, including delayed state payments, Medicaid reimbursements, and rising operating costs. Note: Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize their...

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Heat Pumps & Chicago Build

Ever wonder what’s inside a heat pump water heater? The Hub’s Eric Aune talks heat pumps during Heat Pump Water Heater Week last week. Eric talks with Ariston trainer for the Southeast, Ross De Roulet, as they take a look at this cutaway gives to give us a closer look at the components you don’t normally get to see.

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Ware Malcomb Completes Historic Residential Conversion in Downtown Chicago

Ware Malcomb announced construction is complete on 79 W. Monroe, an office-to-residential conversion project located in downtown Chicago’s Loop district. Ware Malcomb’s Chicago office provided architecture and interior design services for the renovation of the historic 14-story building, which included transforming seven upper floors of vacant office space into 76 market-rate and 41 affordable apartment units, along with ancillary amenities.

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Avenue businesses say ‘welcome back’ with a block party

Since the beginning of March, the stretch of Oak Park Avenue between Ontario and Randolph streets has been through the wringer. Between full road and sidewalk closures, deafening machinery, overhaul of century-old infrastructure, and dust and gravel galore, local businesses, patrons and area residents have faced a highly disruptive environment.

Oak Park, IL · 1d

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Chicago’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate raises record-setting $283,000 to support future industry leaders

The Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate (MBIRE) at Roosevelt University in Chicago celebrated its 25th Annual Real Estate Gala on Oct. 22, raising $283,000, the most money raised by the event in its 25-year history. Funds from the milestone event will go toward supporting scholarships, student programming, career development...

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Select Chicago voters back taxing large corporations

A referendum that was on the ballots of nine select precincts garnered overwhelming support. There were several citywide referendums on voters’ ballots on Election Day, but one about taxing large corporations was on ballots in just nine precincts (out of nearly 1,300 precincts in Chicago). Several thousand Chicago voters...

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2025 revenue shortfall pushing Oak Park’s 2027 tax levy higher

Oak Park’s village board discussed the proposed 2027 operating budget and estimated 7.94% direct property tax levy hike and voted to approve the estimations for a Truth in Taxation hearing. The action took place at a Nov. 4 village board meeting. The board’s approval for the estimates is not...

Oak Park, IL · 1d

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Westmont Garage-Condo Project Lets Gearheads Buy Parking for Their Porsches

A new kind of condo is headed for Westmont, and it is not meant for people to sleep in — it is meant for their cars. Torque Motor Suites is planning a car-condominium development in the DuPage County suburb that would give collectors private, climate-controlled garage suites along with a shared clubhouse.

Westmont, IL · 2d

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The Emerald Cup Owners Building Full Kiosk at Church in Beverly

The Shops at Church 103 is getting another tenant early next year. The team at The Emerald Cup are getting ready to introduce their new kiosk at the building, 2501 W 103rd Street. This will be a permanent location serving many of the same coffees regular visitors of the cart have come to expect. Co-owner Katie McEnery told What Now Chicago the coffee cart is open at the church through the holidays, but she and Kelly Devine are hoping to get the kiosk fully open by March.

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Cosentino opens new showrooms and unveils new studio concept across key U.S. markets

Cosentino, a global leader in the production and distribution of sustainable surfaces for architecture and design, announces the grand opening of a new Cosentino City showroom in Naples, Fla.; a new Cosentino Center in Defuniak Springs, Fla.; newly refreshed spaces in Chicago and New York City; and the ﬁrst-ever Cosentino Studio in Montclair, N.J., coming later this year.

Montclair, NJ · 1d

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Remember Southport Department Store? A Look Back at a Lost Southport Avenue Landmark

Long before Southport Avenue became known for its boutiques, restaurants and theaters, the neighborhood had its very own department store. Southport Department Store was a longtime fixture near Southport and Grace, on the stretch of storefronts now associated with the Mercury Theater. According to a photograph shared on Southport Corridor Chicago in 2015, the store closed in 1991, marking the end of a chapter in the neighborhood’s retail history.

Chicago, IL · 5d

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Ken Chenault and Valerie Jarrett unite for a powerful Chicago conversation

What does it take to rise to the highest levels of corporate America while navigating the realities of race, opportunity and leadership in a country still wrestling with its promises of equality?. For Ken Chenault, the answer comes from a lifetime of experience, difficult decisions and an unwavering commitment to...

Chicago, IL · 4d

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CHA Unveils Final Plan for 4,100 Homes at Cabrini-Green

The Chicago Housing Authority has released its final blueprint for redeveloping the last of the land once occupied by Cabrini-Green, calling for approximately 4,100 mixed-income homes spread across 43 acres and 16 former public-housing sites on the Near North Side. The framework, known as Cabrini NOW, divides that land into four distinct zones — Rowhomes, Division, Larrabee and Sedgwick — each with its own mix of building types, unit counts and green space.

Chicago, IL · 4d

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Scottie Pippen buys $2.1M luxury condo in Chicago’s Streeterville

Chicago Bulls icon and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen has officially returned to the Chicago real estate market, purchasing a stunning $2,187,500 luxury condominium in the heart of downtown Streeterville. Purchased through an opaque land trust, the high-rise acquisition marks Pippen's official return to Chicago-area homeownership five years after...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Chicago street vendors push for ordinance allowing fresh food sales

Street vendors in Chicago want city officials to pass a new ordinance. The ordinance would allow them to sell fresh food right on city streets.

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Levi’s Opens New Michigan Avenue Flagship in Chicago

Levi’s is celebrating its connection to Chicago with the opening of a new flagship store on Michigan Avenue, bringing together local artists, businesses, and cultural institutions for a citywide celebration. Among the highlights is an exclusive capsule collection by Chicago fashion designer Ron Louis, known for his custom denim, streetwear, and signature “Blue Tag” work.