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city-hall
  • by david hall
O'Hare expansion, La Salle Street makeover take giant steps forward as City Council OKs financing

Mayor Brandon Johnson got the go-ahead to issue up to $3 billion in bonds to bankroll the next phase of the O’Hare makeover and nearly $160 million in bonds to build housing units inside two La Salle Street office buildings.

news
  • by david hall
Lawsuit filed by ironworker who survived scaffolding fall by landing on PVC pipes

Jeffrey Spyrka remains sedated and on a ventilator after the plunge of more than 125 feet, said his lawyer, who filed the suit for his client this week. His co-worker David O'Donnell was killed in the fall.

politics
  • by david hall
Yes, it did! Obama visits presidential center site as signature tower reaches full height

The Obama Presidential Center and museum is "about 56%" complete, according to workers at the site, and the former president briefly spoke and shook hands with dozens to celebrate the structure hitting its full height of 225 feet.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Bally's a bad bet? Johnson casts doubt on permanent casino in River West

"I think that one’s still to be determined, to be perfectly frank with you,” Mayor Brandon Johnson told the Sun-Times Editorial Board Monday, referring to Bally's plan for a $1.7 billion permanent casino along the Chicago River.