City Hall considers hiking the minimum wage. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on marijuana expungements. Why old trees are getting cut down. And Chicago’s role in the history of...

General Iron is on the move. Debating reparations in City Council. The top business headlines from Crain’s. Sacred stained glass. And getting into – and paying for – college.

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Political heavyweight Anne Burke is elevated to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as her husband, Ald. Ed Burke, faces 14 federal corruption charges. Cook County Clerk Karen...

Rent control in Chicago: a good idea? The fate of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans. The Lyric Opera’s new music director. Can the Bears bounce back? And the creative team behind ...

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks in Chicago. Teaching abstinence in schools. A new series on criminal justice from all angles. Plus: Ask Geoffrey and Chicago company Smashed...

Debating a city congestion tax. Why fewer kids are playing high school football. Saving the planet from asteroids. An art show too racy for Russia. And a 100-year-old bagpipe band.

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Uber’s expansion in Chicago. Reaction to the reopening of Sterigenics. The latest on vaping. A unique guidebook to Chicago. And the future of medical monitoring.

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A DuPage County judge has given the green light to reopen Sterigenics, the Willowbrook sterilization plant that was shut down for emitting cancer-causing pollutants.

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A study shows rent is already on the rise near the future Obama Center. Back to school with CPS CEO Janice Jackson. Paying more to drive downtown. And Naperville snuffs out recreational...

The ongoing debate over Lincoln Yards. Artificial intelligence takes a big leap forward on campus. And James “Big Cat” Williams raises the curtain on the Bears opener against the Packers.

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