Navy Pier Plans Largest Fireworks Display in Its History for America’s 250th Anniversary
Navy Pier will stage the largest and longest fireworks show in its history on Saturday, July 4, 2026, launching a fully choreographed 15-minute display over
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Chicago Minimum Wage Rises to $17.05 as Tipped-Wage Increase Is Delayed to 2028
Chicago’s minimum wage rose to $17.05 per hour on July 1, 2026, for employers with four or more workers, while a larger scheduled increase in the subminimum tipped wage was pushed back to 2028 under a City Council compromise. The tipped wage rose to $12.96, and for the first time
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Chicago’s Windy City Nickname Has Little To Do With The Weather
Step off a train in Chicago on a January afternoon, feel the gusts tearing down the avenues from Lake Michigan, and the nickname seems to explain itself. The Windy City, obviously. The explanation is also wrong, or at least beside the point. The name that has defined Chicago for nearly
Chicago Opens HomeGrown Grants Offering Up to $70,000 Toward a First Home
Chicago began accepting applications on June 8 for the HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Program, a $21 million initiative that offers eligible
A Demolished Chicago Office Building Gave The World The Skyscraper
The tall buildings that define skylines from New York to Dubai trace their structural logic to a 10-story office block
University of Chicago Physics Breakthrough Resolves Longstanding Viscous Fingering Instability in Fluid Dynamics
The manipulation of fluid interfaces remains a cornerstone of both natural phenomena and modern industrial engineering, governing everything from the
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The Lakefront Trail Maintenance Crew That Keeps 18 Miles Pristine
The lakefront trail maintenance team works year-round to keep Chicago’s most popular recreational path safe and smooth for millions of cyclists, runners, and pedestrians. The crew manages pavement repairs, surface cleaning, winter clearing, and structural inspections along the entire route from the northern city limits to the southern edge. Who
Chicago Bears Edge Toward Indiana as Hammond Stadium Plan Gains Ground
The Chicago Bears are closer than ever to playing their home games outside Illinois, a prospect that would have seemed
Five Days to May 31: What Happens to the Bears Stadium Bill if Springfield Adjourns Without Action
The Illinois General Assembly has until midnight on Sunday, May 31, 2026, to pass the megaprojects economic development bill that
Chicago Bears Stadium Decision Is Closing In as Springfield Faces a Late-Spring Deadline
Six years into one of the more drawn-out stadium negotiations in NFL history, the Chicago Bears say a decision is
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