Chicago
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United Airlines makes 2nd large order for new planes in less than a year as it renews its fleet
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - United Airlines is making its second large order of new planes in less than a year, more than 100 in all, as the carrier renews its fleet. The most recent orde...
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Haymarket sign goes up, but Itasca 'stands by' decision to reject drug rehab centerOct 03, 2023 7:00 pm - Haymarket Center has put its name atop the former Holiday Inn in Itasca amid a legal fight over whether the nonprofit group can use the hotel building as an addiction tr...
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Casino at Medinah Temple will 'secure Chicago's fiscally strong and vibrant future,' mayor says
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday invited gamblers in Chicago and beyond to come to the table at the city's first legal casino. "To all of our residents and Illinoisans ...
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Racist propaganda, antisemitic acts spiked in Illinois last year, report shows
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Racist propaganda campaigns and antisemitic acts more than doubled last year in Illinois, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League that detai...
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Chicago's iconic Signature Room abruptly announces closure ThursdaySep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Signature Room, whose views of downtown Chicago from atop the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center attracted diners for 30 years, abruptly announced it...
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United Airlines will make changes for people with wheelchairs after a government investigation
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines has agreed to improve air travel for passengers in wheelchairs after the federal government investigated a complaint by a disability-right...
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Businessman who bribed state legislators asks for leniency
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The politically connected businessman who bribed two Illinois lawmakers in a bid to change state law in his favor has asked a judge for a relatively light prison sentenc...
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum opens Sustainability Center that was seven years in the makingSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - A 7-foot-tall floating digital globe lit up on the second floor of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Thursday, marking the grand opening of the Sustainability Center. Th...
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Invasive spotted lanternfly found for the first time in IllinoisSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found for the first time in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday, after a report of a live adult S...
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City council unanimously approves Chicago's new top cop
Sep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Larry Snelling's days in the $260,004-a-year hot seat reserved for Chicago's police superintendent probably won't get any better than Wednesday. By a 48-0 vote, the Chic...