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The criminal courthouse in Manhattan. Daniel McAvoy was sentenced to 30 days at Rikers but avoided having to register as a sex offender. [ more › ]
City Hall officials met last week with union and labor leaders who are pushing Mayor Zohran Mamdani to veto a controversial City Council bill that would establish anti-protest “buffer zones” around schools and educational facilities. A representative of Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su met
WEST LAWN — The immediate closure of Ford City Mall has been delayed by a Cook County judge. Cook County Circuit Judge Leonard Murray was scheduled to rule on an order to vacate the Southwest Side mall Thursday, but the hearing was postponed to May 15 after the building’s fire suppression
Outgoing NY Rep. Elise Stefanik has written a new book about her clashes with Ivy League universities. Stefanik traces her path from Harvard undergrad to antagonist, devotes a chapter to Columbia University and declares American higher education is beset by “moral rot.” [ more › ]
12 Ophelias, through 5/24, Strawdog Theatre at Factory Theater The post <i>12 Ophelias</i> imagines another chance at life for Shakespeare’s wronged woman appeared first on Chicago Reader.
A new film festival at Metrograph looks to display the actor's full range, from character actor to leading man. [ more › ]
IRVING PARK — A woman accused of shooting at three men in Irving Park this month was arrested Tuesday. At 2:47 a.m. April 12, the three men — ages 31, 37 and 38 — were standing outside in the 2900 block of West Irving Park Road when a woman shot at them from “a distance,” police said. All three men
The Chevron Championship is Thursday through Sunday at Memorial Park Golf Course, where a pool has been constructed next to the 18th green.
GALEWOOD — Tension between Galewood residents and developers boiled over at a meeting about the future of the former home of the Mars Wrigley factory — so much so that officials warned the 20-acre site could remain vacant for an extended period of time. Galewood residents sounded off Tuesday against
ROGERS PARK — Rogers Park author Layne Fargo’s latest novel “The Favorites” — a “Wuthering Heights”-inspired page-turner about a pair of star-crossed ice dancers — quickly became a best-seller. It also was a Book of Month Club selection, and was nominated in the fiction categ
MTA Chair Janno Lieber tried and failed to lead a Penn Station rebuild before the federal government took over the project. The MTA in 2022 commissioned a $74 million plan for the train hub that ended up on the shelf after President Donald Trump seized control of the project. [ more › ]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters CHICAGO — The new contract for Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King makes it easier for the district to part ways with her after the protracted and controversial departure of her predecessor,
As New York City barrels toward a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the Mamdani administration has tapped a key architect and booster of the original plan to help see it through. Dana Kaplan, who helped coordinate the city’s blueprint to close th
WRIGLEY FIELD — The latest celebrity at Wrigley Field is one Chicagoans know well. A massive rat was met by a welcoming crowd Tuesday night at the Friendly Confines, scurrying on the field in the eighth inning as the Cubs stomped the Phillies for the team’s seven straight win. The rat was abou
DOWNTOWN — A medical executive who fled to Dubai before being indicted on charges of embezzling millions of dollars from the West Side’s Loretto Hospital made his first court appearance in Chicago Wednesday more than a year and a half after charges were filed. Sameer Suhail, 48, is facing charges of
File photo of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle on the street in Broadview, Illinois street. The federal government is seeking a multiyear contract offering to spend $5 million to $10 million for the spaces. [ more › ]
Mayor Mamdani spoke at the Woodside Houses on Earth Day. Mamdani said 10,000 induction stoves and 20,000 heat pumps are coming to NYCHA apartments. [ more › ]
SPRINGFIELD — Facing the specter of losing the Chicago Bears to Indiana, the Illinois House unveiled a new version of property tax legislation that the team says is a prerequisite for building a new domed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. But whether the new proposal advances the effort remains
NEW YORK, NY USA - APRIL 21, 2026 - The front courtyard. A look at the recently closed Bellevue Men’s Shelter. Several mayors have tried closing the Bellevue shelter on 30th Street in Midtown. [ more › ]
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