Monday, March 16, 2026

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the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke used Catholic card in bid to soften sentence in corruption case

It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.

real-estate
  • by david hall
Access Contemporary Music's Lake View expansion halted after impasse with landlord

The nonprofit said it was unable to reach lease terms with its prospective landlord, Illinois video gambling mogul Rick Heidner.

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Matteson lifts evacuation order put in place after train derailment

Twenty-five cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed about 10:30 a.m near 218th and Main streets in the south suburb.

environment
  • by david hall
Most new gas, diesel vehicle sales would be banned in Illinois by 2035 under proposal

Modeled after a California policy, advocates want Illinois to set a schedule that puts more electric vehicles on the state’s roads over the next decade.