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nascar-in-chicago
  • by david hall
Community leaders to NASCAR: Be more like Lollapalooza

Jim Wales is a fan of NASCAR, but he’d like to see it directly invest in Grant Park. The community group leader pointed to Lollapalooza donating $500,000 to fix up the park's tennis courts and add pickleball courts.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Johnson allies shoot down attempt to level legislative playing field between City Council and mayor

The Rules Committee voted down a resolution that would have converted the Legislative Reference Bureau into the Office of Legislative Counsel. That new office would have been charged with giving “competent, unbiased advice” on parliamentary procedure and other legal matters.

movies-and-tv
  • by david hall
Jay Johnston, 'Bob's Burgers' actor from Chicago, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charge

He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder, a felony.

transportation
  • by david hall
Effort to combine CTA, Metra, Pace gets public hearing on Tuesday

State Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, both Chicago Democrats, introduced a bill in April to combine the region's transit agencies. Residents can offer their opinions in a series of public hearings that begin Tuesday in Chicago.