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A Chicago City Council committee extended the life of the tax increment financing district by three years — until Dec. 31, 2027 — and granted the latest development team tackling the formidable project a $27 million city subsidy.

What a pleasure it is to be back at The Original Beef of Chicagoland

Chicago officials are closing in on plans to transform a budget motel along North Lincoln Avenue into a housing pilot that would provide on-site substance abuse and mental health treatment — part of the city’s long-term efforts to combat chronic homelessness by pairing temporary shelter with intensive health care.

Brandon Johnson’s election as mayor and Illinois’ enactment of liberalized social policies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker served as rallying points for the three-day Netroots Nation conference, the largest national gathering of progressives and a precursor to next year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

The air quality was expected to improve by Tuesday.

CHICAGO -- Canada is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in modern history, and experts said climate change is increasing the fires’ intensity, frequency and reach.

Could Bears RB Khalil Herbert be in for a breakout year? One NFL analyst believes so.

The teens, both 17, were outside in the 8100 block of South South Shore Drive when two assailants approached them and fired shots.

Those killed included a 41-year-old woman slain in a mass shooting on the West Side, and a 32-year-old Wicker Park man who had just left the California Clipper tavern in Humboldt Park.

With 55 days until the Bears' 2023 season opener, here's a look at every player to ever wear No. 55 for Chicago.

 Protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several Congress members at the Netroots Nation conference