Friday, March 14, 2025

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obituaries
  • by david hall
Don De Grazia, 'American Skin' author, Columbia College Chicago teacher, dead at 56

His acclaimed novel was published when he was 30, and he'd been guiding young writers ever since. He collapsed during a softball game and died.

metro-state
  • by david hall
Homeowners in Cook County's south suburbs hardest hit by latest round of property tax hikes

With property tax bills set to hit mailboxes next week, the median bill jumped a record high 19.9% across the southern portion of the county, including bills that more than doubled in Dixmoor and Phoenix.

comed-bribery-trial
  • by david hall
Madigan, ComEd bribery cases could be upended by U.S. Supreme Court ruling, defense attorneys say

A defense attorney predicted one of Chicago's high-stakes public corruption cases, the ComEd bribery case, will get a new trial. Michael Madigan’s trial is set for October but could be delayed.

consumer-affairs
  • by david hall
Fruit, veggies at Chicago-area farmers markets could be hurt due to cold snaps this spring

The wild temperature swings might affect supplies in particular of apples, peaches and nectarines as well as other summer produce, farmers say.