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BREAKING: The governors of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Kentucky are officially signing on to a multistate pact to coordinate strategies for reopening their economies.
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ICYMI => Former Chicago-area congressman turned radio talk show host @WalshFreedom is expected to announce a presidential bid against @realDonaldTrump, perhaps as soon as this weekend
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Barnes & Noble opening four Chicago-area stores, including at Walgreens' former Wicker Park flagship
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BREAKING: Macy’s has notified its landlord that it wants to vacate much and possibly all of its huge Magnificent Mile outlet in Water Tower Place, sources tell Crain's.
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Mellody Hobson talks women and power on Meghan Markle's podcast
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.@WalshFreedom announces primary challenge against Trump and apologizes for his past criticism of Obama, saying he and other Tea Party Republicans helped create a partisan political environment that facilitated Trump's election via @washingtonpost.
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In the past eight months, ten sales of units inside Chicago's Trump Tower went for less than what the sellers initially paid.
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What do you think about the idea for a train that would whisk you from Chicago to Cleveland in 28 minutes?
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@WalshFreedom @washingtonpost .@WalshFreedom: "I got personal and I got hateful. I said some ugly things about President Obama that I regret . that helped create Trump, and I feel responsible for that"
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Following progressive backlash against reports that Rahm Emanuel was being considered for transportation secretary, Joe Biden may now be considering the former Chicago mayor for the somewhat less visible position of U.S. trade representative.
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"Chicagoans are really, really tired of everybody beating up on our city. And those of us who really care understand that it ain’t an overnight solve." Meet TikTok Chicago historian @6figga_dilla
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Editorial: Weekend pandemonium requires a better response from Brandon Johnson
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Chicago ranks second on best cities in the world list
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JUST IN: The owners of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, Jerry Reinsdorf and Rocky Wirtz, are paying United Center staff for missed games, a total of more than $3.3 million.
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Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Chicago’s Ariel Investments, appears as a guest on Meghan Markle’s latest weekly podcast episode. The topic of conversation? "The B word," and how it's wielded against women in power.
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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's transition team includes no one from a major business organization and there's no group working specifically on the city budget and finances, writes @GregHinz.
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The plan to build a 58-mile bike trail connecting Chicago to Southwest Michigan is about to move one step closer to completion.
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"I learned a lot. I'm still digesting." Chicago Congressman Mike Quigley, who's probing potential #TrumpRussia ties:
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After serious flirtation with moving to the suburbs — particularly Arlington Heights — the Bears now have made building a new lakefront stadium in Chicago the focus, multiple sources in government and close to the team say.
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BREAKING: North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories gets FDA approval to produce coronavirus tests that can show positive results in just five minutes.
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No matter where you stand on the contentious issue of school choice, most can agree on this: Vociferous opponents of school choice should probably live by the rules they would enforce on others, writes the Crain's editorial board.
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None of Paul Vallas' deep-pocketed donors are racist, right-wing ideologues but conservative business people seeking a city that’s safer, less corrupt and more business-friendly, writes @andyshawchicago.
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Bill Ackman calls on Penny Pritzker-led Harvard board to resign
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Chicago named best big city in U.S. for sixth year in a row
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Illinois elects first Muslim, Indian woman to state legislature
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Toni Preckwinkle enters the endorsement arena with a nod for Brandon Johnson
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Kim Foxx will not run for re-election, sources say
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BREAKING: Citadel founder Ken Griffin pledges to bankroll a challenger to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's re-election: .
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Chicago crowned best big city in the U.S. for seventh year in a row
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The heads of the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks and Bears want to encourage all Chicagoans to help find solutions to one of the city's biggest challenges: crime. Op-ed, by George H. McCaskey, Rocky Wirtz, Michael Reinsdorf, Tom Ricketts and Jerry Reinsdorf:
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Oberweis Dairy files for bankruptcy protection
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Cut traffic, connect to the lake to reboot Mag Mile: study
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza reports that Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills is down to $943 million. That’s the first time it’s been below the $1 billion mark in 15 years.
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Dems should rethink parts of the SAFE-T Act—before voters do it for them
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Crain’s Greg Hinz: Kim Foxx owes us all an explanation on the Jussie Smollett case via @GregHinz.
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Bears stadium proposal a 'non-starter,' Team Pritzker says after briefing
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McDonald's CEO: 'Not nearly enough' from Johnson on crime
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Home prices in Chicago, but not in the suburbs, have been declining all year, a warning sign that working from home and a crime problem are hurting the city's real estate market.
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He aims to be an Black public historian for a new generation
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Illinois sues Trump Tower over Chicago River pollution
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Despite all reports of its imminent demise, Chicago is still a great place to live and work.
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Update: We are not adding @ChiPartyAunt to our list, but we appreciate everyone who has suggested her.
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CTA is getting $200 million from the feds for new train cars
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U.S. Steel South Works site wins massive quantum project
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Illinois ranks last at keeping rich people from moving out
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Editorial: For an activist, a win. For a mayor, a pointless gesture.
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A new bill in Springfield would ban single-family only zoning across most cities in Illinois, following similar measures that have passed in Oregon, California and Washington state.
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Over 70 percent of Illinois residents surveyed for a Washington Post-Ipsos poll said they approved of how Gov. J.B. Pritzker is handling the coronavirus outbreak.
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Kim Foxx and her staff badly mishandled the prosecution of Jussie Smollett and repeatedly made “false and misleading statements” to the public, according to the special prosecutor's report.
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Bring Chicago Home defeat a 'huge loss for the mayor'
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BREAKING: Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass is leaving the paper, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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The Shedd Aquarium released new renders for its planned $250 million rebuilding project to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Check here for more info on the project:
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White Sox attendance too low for over a decade for team to owe state fees
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BREAKING: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker confirmed he's trying to create a pact with other Midwestern states to work together on lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening the economy.
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It's official: The 'Bring Chicago Home' referendum has failed
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Metra mulls expanding service from Union Station to O'Hare
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An anonymous donor has given $14 million to an Uptown nonprofit serving homeless women
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JUST IN => Loop to O'Hare in 12 minutes: Elon Musk gets the job
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Editorial: Stop asking amateurs to oversee public transit
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The case for a museum of architecture in Chicago
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CME Group's CEO told Chicago's mayor to deal with rising violence and that was before his wife was recently carjacked.
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Barnes & Noble will open four new Chicago-area locations this summer, including a store in a recognizable former bank building in Wicker Park.
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Opinion: It's time to move beyond the politics of race
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BREAKING: Chicago is expected to announce an indoor mask mandate for all individuals including those who are fully vaccinated, sources familiar with the matter tell Crain’s.
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Downtown office vacancy surge hits new record high
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Opinion: Mayor Johnson's transparency problem should anger us all
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Editorial: Chicagoans should vote down 'Bring Chicago Home'
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Dear L.A.: Thank you for making our traffic look a little less nightmarish.
Aerial footage shows bumper-to-bumper traffic in Los Angeles as Americans get a head start on Thanksgiving travel.
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The Loop's comeback is upon us, new report boasts
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BREAKING: TikTok is closing in on a deal for an office in the Fulton Market District with plans to add as many as 150 jobs in Chicago.
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Opinion: Johnson needs to stem the tide of businesses leaving town
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BREAKING: The United Center will become a massive COVID-19 vaccination site capable of inoculating 5,000 to 7,000 people a day.
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Johnson to greenlight four Loop office-to-residential conversions
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Arne Duncan endorses Paul Vallas for mayor
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Reinsdorf confident White Sox will get $1 billion subsidy for new South Loop stadium
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Blommer closing Chicago chocolate factory
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Editorial: Chicago's selective-enrollment schools are a civic asset worth saving
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Johnson budget will rely on property tax increase to avoid a fight with labor
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A downtown Chicago business owner calls on political leaders to hold looters accountable: "If our property is to be offered up to the mob, perhaps the city should stop collecting property taxes."
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BREAKING: Loretto Hospital gave COVID shots to people on lawmaker's lists.
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Chicago Cubs star Dansby Swanson bought Theo Epstein's house
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Crain's names first female editor: veteran Chicago journalist @AnnCDwyer will lead the newsroom at the 41-year-old business publication
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Trump pulls Obamacare help in Chicago, 17 other cities:
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Ken Griffin sees Miami possibly replacing New York as finance capital
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Ultra Right Beer says it will ship its 'anti-woke' beer straight to you. That's illegal in Illinois.
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JPMorgan commits to Loop with Chase Tower renovation
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Opinion => Don't be fooled: The GOP tax plan won't benefit everyone, @SenatorDurbin and @SenDuckworth write in Crain's
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UPDATE: A federal judge has ruled that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-home order is constitutional.
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