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CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial free gas and public transit card giveaway narrowly passed the City Council Wednesday after aldermen debated whether the measure will truly help struggling residents or simply be a political “gimmick.”

Here’s how to apply for a free gas or Ventra card offered through the City of Chicago.

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) is the 34th alderperson to back a map drafted for the Rules Committee and the Black Caucus. Both it and a map proposed by the Latino Caucus turn her ward into Chicago’s first with an Asian American majority.

The Chicago-based company lost $1.2 billion as it took large write-downs and lost money in both its commercial airplane and defense businesses.

The 1970s Bob Fosse hit returns to the Bristol theatre for a string of shows

CHICAGO — When a group of Democratic state senators joined Republicans in rejecting two of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nominees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board last month, it became clear that crime has become such a big issue in this year’s elections it is even driving some divisions within the…

The #Chiefs make a ton of sense as potential trade partners with the #Bears for pass-rusher Robert Quinn.

A 38-year-old woman was shot in Englewood.

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