The Chicagoland Chamber is supporting a new 34-acre development being proposed for the South Loop that “would include a Millennium Park-like ‘tabletop’ above the existing CTA and [other train] lines — plus 20 million square feet of new offices, homes […]
A clearly well-organized group of Chicago’s finest west side criminals used stolen credit cards to commandeer approximately 100 Mercedes from the service and use them to commit further crimes. | learn more
Tribune readers share escalator horror stories in response to the plan that “proposes having departing travelers ride up escalators to a raised check-in and security floor, then take escalators down to gate level.” | learn more
Oy vey! Barely a month has gone by. This time, he’s mixed up in a bribery scandal involving a Binny’s liquor store. The evidence against him in this one isn’t particularly strong, but maybe we’ll be forgiven for spotting the […]
“The Illinois Supreme Court has sided with David Piccioli, a teachers union lobbyist who qualified for a public pension windfall after spending one day as a substitute teacher.” | learn more
They did a major renovation, but, “An elevator, which would make the station ADA accessible, would have cost $71 million, the CTA said.” I’m here with my jaw on the floor wondering how come it’d cost so much. Any ideas? […]
Uber is trying to bring a competing bike program to Chicago, but Rahm doesn’t seem to care. He’s falling back on the fact that the city is, “not in a procurement process” so he doesn’t need to take bids. | learn […]
I’m skeptical of this list since it’s clearly missing Pita Inn and Falafel & Grill. However, there are a bunch of places here that I haven’t tried, so I have some work to do. Who wants to join me? | learn […]
“A Chicago police officer was forced to release a handcuffed drug suspect on Sunday afternoon when a group of people surrounded the cop and implied that he would be shot if he did not let the man go. But on […]
I love this! “The group’s organizers, a coalition of West Side hospitals, professionals and residents, say one key to improving wellness is direct investment in West Side small businesses. Feedback from West Side residents sparked the idea of starting this […]