Articles filed under Chicago
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Loyola Medicine plans for 2 new buildings, at cost of $426 million, as part of larger effortOct 31, 2026 2:25 pm - Loyola Medicine plans to construct two new buildings at a cost of $426 million — part of a broader plan to modernize its facilities and expand geographically.
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Bat surveys boost interest in protecting Illinois’ declining populationsOct 31, 2026 1:07 pm - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the total population of tricolored bats, now a federally listed endangered species, had dropped by 93% in caves and shelters where they hibernate since the first discovery of white-nose syndrome in 2006. The devastating fungal disease has wiped out hibernating bats.
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BBB: This election cycle avoid being a candidate for scammersOct 30, 2026 12:14 pm - Tight deadlines and high emotions are key elements used in fraud, and highly charged election campaigns and commercials provide the perfect background to entice people to send money or hand over information, the Better Business Bureau warns.
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‘First Impressions’: A long-suppressed 1961 documentary about Chicago is unearthedOct 29, 2026 10:05 am - “The interpretation of Chicago was at stake at this moment.” That’s Northwestern University professor Michael Metzger talking about the 1961 made-for-TV documentary “Chicago: First Impressions of a Great American City,” which would ultimately be suppressed and virtually unseen — until now — in a Thursday, Nov. 5, screening in Evanston.
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‘We need to build more’: Why apartment rents here are rising faster than the national averageOct 28, 2026 3:44 pm - Chicago-area rents are climbing faster than the national average, according to an Apartments.com report released earlier this month. It shows a typical one-bedroom is 23.5% more expensive than the national average.
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It’s your money, so check, please!Oct 28, 2026 10:40 am - I love the hospitality industry, but it really upsets me that there are devious owners and managers who try to take advantage of their guests with additional fees. These operators are betting you won’t look at your check. They just want you to sign it and get on with your day.
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It’s projected to cost ComEd $3.1 billion to connect data centers to the gridOct 27, 2026 9:25 am - ComEd data shows that the cost of connecting 30 data centers to the utility’s grid will cost upwards of $3 billion. Some of the spending has already been completed, with the rest of the investments to be made by 2031. The data center developers have paid $721 million in deposits for the infrastructure needed to connect to the grid. Utility watchdogs warn that Illinois households and small businesses could end up footing the bill for the gap.
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Savannah Bananas coming to Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2027 — and tour bringing ‘360’ game to Notre Dame StadiumOct 16, 2026 1:09 pm - Banana Ball is headed to Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2027 for the first baseball games to be played at the 102-year-old stadium.
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Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois housing plan likely waits but Bears stadium and data center bills aliveOct 16, 2026 11:37 am - Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday cast doubt on his ambitious housing program passing in the short fall legislative session but indicated optimism about legislation to regulate data centers and support a new Bears stadium to be located in the suburbs or even stay in Chicago.
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The power of a multigenerational workplaceOct 16, 2026 10:46 am - Walk into almost any successful business today, large or small, and you are likely to see one of the most powerful forces shaping the modern workplace: generations working side by side.