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CHICAGO — Developer Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago’s first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. If approved by City Council, the $50 million development may kick off widespread use of the modern technique, already popular in other cities, which boosters…

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference (CCC) is coming to the great city of Chicago on September 13-14, 2022 and we're thrilled to invite several Disney (NYSE: DIS) celebs to tell us their

CHICAGO — A little piece of a legend still lives on in her hometown, a small village southwest of Chicago, while most of Nichelle Nichols’ fans worldwide know her for roles in “Star Trek” and at NASA.

The fatal attack happened in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

Chicago doesn’t need exaggerations about the effectiveness of anti-violence efforts. But as the Better Government Association found, City Hall has been doing just that with its cheerleading of the Community Safety Coordination Center.

CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals received a soggy sendoff from their AL Central Division rivals, the Chicago White Sox, as they concluded their seven-game road trip on Wednesday with a game that featured a rain delay of one hour, five minutes.

The Windy City Smokeout, Northalsted Market Days, Out of Space and Festa Italiana are among the cool things to see and do in the week ahead.

CHICAGO — The do-over began Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The mayor, in an interview Wednesday, credited a ‘multitiered’ strategy for a drop in murders and shootings and said the city needs to target late-hour bars where a lot of downtown violence is occurring.