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Public officials celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new American Blues Theater on the Northwest Side, activists held a vigil for people who have died while detained at Cook County Jail, and construction workers began framing a “winterized base camp” for asylum-seekers in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger sounds the alarm on Trump threat to democracy if he wins a second term

Our conversation on the “At the Table” show was pegged to the publication of Kinzinger’s memoir, “Renegade Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2023

City shuts down Calumet Fisheries for signs of rodents, but owner smells something fishy: ‘We got a bad deal’

The Chicago Department of Public Health shut down Calumet Fisheries Oct. 31.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 10, 2023

Inside Chicago’s catalytic converter theft epidemic

Thieves have taken more than 17,000 in Chicago since 2019, and that’s surely an undercount. Of those reported thefts, only 34 had an arrest, a Sun-Times analysis finds. How you can protect yours.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2023

Vendors forced out of Little Village Discount Mall have mixed success beyond it

Several in the group of about 40 vendors have tried different means of remaining in business after their half of the mall shuttered, but business isn’t the same and they feel isolated without one another.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2023

Finkl Steel withdraws plans to add more furnaces to Southeast Side facility

Community members gather at Olive-Harvey College for a listening session with the Illinois EPA to voice their concerns with Finkl’s plan, and other area pollution issues. Finkl executives were a no-show.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2023

Clout-heavy lawyer James J. Banks makes a push in video gaming

The former Illinois Tollway board member is new to the industry. But his Belmont Bank has been lending money for years to Rick Heidner, a giant in the business.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Suburban Democrats spend big to hold two U.S. House seats in newly redrawn districts: ‘We are running to win’

Democrats Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten flipped Republican seats to blue four years ago. But now, Republicans Scott Gryder and Keith Pekau are aiming to flip them back to the red team.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2022

Climate change could trigger toxic disasters along Lake Michigan, new report finds

A report released Wednesday warns that rising lake levels, strong wind gusts and high waves are inching closer to flooding hazardous spots in northern Illinois, including coal, nuclear and Superfund sites.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022

Wilson’s 2nd gas giveaway goes smoother, says 3rd a possibility

Willie Wilson have away about $1 million worth of gas Thursday through nearly 50 stations in Chicago and suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2022