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A City Council committee voted to put a referendum on the March ballot asking voters to authorize the Council to quadruple the real estate transfer tax rate on sales over $1.5 million and more than double the rate on sales above $1 million. The rate would drop on sales below…

Ms. Kelley was a voracious reader who rented a separate Presidential Towers apartment just to house her book collection.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall held Tuesday’s hearing to determine whether Elmhurst University political science professor Constance Mixon should be allowed to testify during ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s trial.

The New Orleans Saints opened as big favorites over the struggling Chicago Bears in Week 9:

Biden was last in Chicago June 28, to deliver a speech on “Bidenomics” at the Old Post Office and for political fundraising.

Find out how warm your home or workplace should be in Chicago and when a tenant can withhold rent over a heating issue.

“It’s very pretty,” said one migrant from his tent set up outside the Near North District police station. “But it’s so cold it hurts.”

Video of the shooting shows the suspect fire at the trooper at close range. It also shows the suspect being hit by a squad car before his arrest.

The actor, who plays Kelly Severide, announced a leave of absence from the show in January.

“There is a lot of attention to detail. Today, sewing is more of a kind of mindfulness,” said Cherice Taylor of Making It Sew Fun.

It doesn't sound like Bears CB Jaylon Johnson is going anywhere.