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Chicago Tourism Campaign Counters Crime Narrative Amid Rising Visitor Numbers
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Chicago Tourism Campaign Counters Crime Narrative Amid Rising Visitor Numbers

CHICAGO — As the summer travel season peaks, Chicago is leaning into a bold new campaign to combat long-standing media portrayals of the city ...

Marisol Vega
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Retail Space at Chicago’s Transportation Building Sells for $4.1 Million

CHICAGO — A prominent retail property at the base of the historic Transportation Building in the South Loop has been sold for $4.1 million, ...

Marisol Vega
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Trump Tower to Pay $4.8 Million Over Longstanding Chicago River Environmental Violations
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Trump Tower to Pay $4.8 Million Over Longstanding Chicago River Environmental Violations

CHICAGO — Trump International Hotel & Tower has agreed to a record $4.8 million settlement following a yearslong legal battle over environmental violations involving ...

Marisol Vega
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Naperville Man Named in Viral Tweet as Online Debate Over Race and Media Bias Escalates
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Naperville Man Named in Viral Tweet as Online Debate Over Race and Media Bias Escalates

ILLINOIS — A heated social media exchange this week took a sharp turn into viral territory when a user named @WillRedPillU publicly accused media ...

Marisol Vega
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Chicago Cardinal Rebukes JD Vance Over ‘Love for Others’ Comments in Viral Tweet
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Chicago Cardinal Rebukes JD Vance Over ‘Love for Others’ Comments in Viral Tweet

CHICAGO — A tweet from Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost has set off a wave of reactions online after he directly rebuked U.S. Senator ...

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Google Maps Glitch Sparks Hilarious “Chicago Singularity” Conspiracy Online
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Google Maps Glitch Sparks Hilarious “Chicago Singularity” Conspiracy Online

CHICAGO — A strange Google Maps glitch is sending Chicagoans into a frenzy of memes and jokes after the app appeared to implode every ...

Tanya Williams
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Pritzker’s 2026 Campaign Launches With Focus on Fiscal Wins — But Economic Challenges Persist

ILLINOIS — Gov. JB Pritzker officially launched his campaign for a third term, touting significant fiscal achievements for Illinois — but analysts and economists ...

Marisol Vega
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324 Charged in $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Bust, Feds Say
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324 Charged in $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Bust, Feds Say

CHICAGO — In one of the largest healthcare fraud takedowns in U.S. history, federal authorities have charged 324 individuals in connection with schemes that ...

Marisol Vega
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New Illinois Laws Take Effect Minimum Wage Increase, Tobacco Tax Spike, Hotel Plastic Ban
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New Illinois Laws Take Effect: Minimum Wage Increase, Tobacco Tax Spike, Hotel Plastic Ban

CHICAGO — A new series of state and city regulations has taken effect across Illinois this July, impacting everything from worker pay and tobacco ...

Marisol Vega
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14 Chicagoland Beaches Remain Closed Ahead of July 4th Weekend
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14 Chicagoland Beaches Remain Closed Ahead of July 4th Weekend

CHICAGO — As Illinois residents gear up for Fourth of July celebrations, 14 beaches across the Chicagoland area have been closed, while two others ...

Marisol Vega
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