The Cook County Board of Review is urging homeowners across the county to file prefiling property tax appeals after a summer of severe weather that
Workers at the Chicago History Museum ratified their first union contract on August 25, 2026, closing a chapter that included federal labor law violations, four employee firings, and a formal complaint from the National Labor Relations Board against the Lincoln Park museum’s former leadership. The contract, approved by 96% of
The 0.25% Regional Transportation Authority sales tax increase authorized under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act took effect on August 1 across Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, activating the single largest new revenue stream for Chicago-area public transit in decades. The increase is projected to generate $199
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the second round of Regional Site
The 97th annual Bud Billiken Parade and Back-to-School Festival returns to Chicago’s South Side on Saturday, August 8, stepping off
Lollapalooza 2026 opened at Grant Park on Thursday, July 30, launching a four-day run through Sunday, August 2, that features
The Chicago Bears activated defensive end Montez Sweat from the non-football illness list on Wednesday July 29, 2026, just one day after placing him on it at the start of training camp. Sweat is in line to practice on Thursday, and general manager Ryan Poles expressed no concern about the
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs Wednesday night at Camden Yards, driving the Chicago Cubs to a 9-7 victory over
The lakefront trail maintenance team works year-round to keep Chicago’s most popular recreational path safe and smooth for millions of
The Chicago Bears are closer than ever to playing their home games outside Illinois, a prospect that would have seemed
