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Back to SearchMayoral Candidates Have Just 6 Weeks to Win You Over
All nine candidates for mayor are scheduled to meet Thursday for their first televised debate on ABC 7. Voters and reporters got a taste over the wee…
3 years, 6 months ago
Muhammad Ali Day Celebrates 'The Greatest'
Today is Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois. Chicago author Jonathan Eig wrote the 2017 biography “Ali: A Life” and prompted Ken Burns to make a documentar…
3 years, 6 months ago
Springfield Action, Lightfoot’s Campaign Fumble, and Bald Eagles Love IL
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection team may have violated Chicago’s ethics ordinance and federal law when her campaign sent emails to CPS staff asking…
3 years, 6 months ago
What Does ‘The Fugitive’ Get Wrong About Chicago? Nothing.
In City Cast Chicago’s occasional series, “Re: VIEWS” we invite guests to re-watch a Chicago film and dissect elements like “Best line” or “Best shot…
3 years, 6 months ago
Are Illinois Schools Wrong on Reading?
Some educators in Illinois are challenging the way reading is traditionally taught in schools. They say a more evidence-based approach would get more…
3 years, 6 months ago
Will Walgreens Become Your Doctor’s Office?
In addition to cough drops, toilet paper, and pantyhose, your future Walgreens shopping list could include a checkup with a doctor. The Deerfield-bas…
3 years, 6 months ago
What to Watch on the Food Scene in 2023
Chicago’s restaurant industry is still bouncing back after the pandemic forced closures, supply chain issues, and worker shortages. Eater Chicago fol…
3 years, 6 months ago
Where to House Migrants, CPS Data Struggles, and Poet Laureate Incoming
As city officials try to provide for the nearly 4,000 migrants that have arrived in Chicago since August, some Woodlawn residents are opposing a plan…
3 years, 6 months ago
An Insider’s Guide to Pilsen
Pilsen is known as one of the city’s largest Mexican neighborhoods, but Healthy Hood founder Tanya Lozano explains it wasn’t always that way. Her gra…
3 years, 7 months ago
Will Illinois Actually Ban Assault Weapons?
State legislators are in Springfield this week. One issue that may be on the docket is gun control. Rep. Bob Morgan from the 58th District introduced…
3 years, 7 months ago