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entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
Where to commemorate Juneteenth in Chicago: 'A celebration of freedom'

The June 19 federal and state holiday honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

transportation
  • by david hall
CTA, Metra, Pace may soon offer a combined day pass

Metra's board of directors on Wednesday approved a pilot program for a Regional Day Pass, which would offer unlimited rides on the three systems on a given day.

real-estate
  • by david hall
South Korea's Lotte Hotels & Resorts brings its lifestyle-brand hotel to the Loop

Seoul-based Lotte Hotels & Resorts is holding a grand opening Thursday for L7 Chicago by Lotte, the first L7-branded hotel in the U.S. meant to appeal to younger travelers.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Parliamentary maneuver spares Johnson a City Council defeat on ethics reform — for a little while

The measure would stiffen penalties for lobbyists who contribute to mayoral campaigns in defiance of a 2011 executive order signed by then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In other action, after vigorous debate, the Council approved a "quiet zone" around a West Loop abortion clinic.