Friday, March 20, 2026

Search results for keyword: sports found in 213 News.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard federal probe is looking into work of contractor who faces prison for bribery

The south suburb paid more than $200,000 to O.A.K.K. Construction Co., a Summit business whose president Alex Nitchoff awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in January to bribing a Cook County assessor's office employee for property tax breaks.

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.

fran-spielman-show
  • by david hall
Bally's won't open permanent casino in River West by 2026, gaming expert says — and may not build it at all

As CEO of Gaming USA Corp. and editor of the Gaming Industry Daily Report, Alan Woinski has watched Detroit and New Orleans struggle to complete their ambitious casino projects. The financial hurdles for Bally’s in Chicago are infinitely worse, he says.

Europe
  • by david hall
The tiny statelet of Transnistria is squeezed on all sides

But so far Russia has been unable to gobble it up