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Reed was found not guilty last year of a double murder for which he spent decades in prison. He’s suing the city and the officers he said forced him to confess.
The project will consist of a 300-room hotel at the Hard Rock Casino, two additional hotels nearby, a 145,000-square-foot convention center and two new restaurants.
Lower Wacker is a faster route from one corner of downtown to another. But if this double-decker street has ever left you mystified or terrified, you’re not alone.
The ordinance would empower Chicago’s police superintendent to declare the three-hour-long curfews anywhere in the city to disperse groups of 20 or more after 30 minutes’ warning.
Biden canceled more student debt than any other president. Trump is taking things in the opposite direction.
Eileen O’Neil Burke wants to amend the Illinois criminal code to consider attacks on reproductive health clinics terrorism. But the ACLU of Illinois is opposed, saying it could be used against people who protest clinics run by abortion opponents.
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.”

A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.
The singer was in town performing at Soldier Field as part of her Cowboy Carter tour, and it meant concertgoers were looking to don their best Western gear.
Electric bills are about to jump by an average of $10.60 a month due to increased power demand across the country. A consumer organization also blames the electric grid operator.
“He is a very good icon for the Black and Brown communities,” said Nicole Williams, a ľֱ junior who attended the events at the Near West Side community college.
The navy jersey had his name “Pope Leo” on the back. His jersey number? XIV, of course.
The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor born in Chicago who is teaching in Rome.
Gates’ leadership caucus, known as CORE, has led the CTU for 15 years. With one challenger, they won 64% of the vote in Friday’s membership election.
They say the agency helped them advocate to protect other families after their children died in safety accidents.
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