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city-hall
  • by david hall
Former City Council colleagues credit judge with striking right balance for Burke

Many current and former City Council members said U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall's sentence struck the appropriate balance between discouraging political corruption and showing the mercy they believed Burke had earned from his many acts of kindness.

weather
  • by david hall
Chicago’s streak of very warm nighttime temperatures ends, though 5-day averages are historic

The city recorded four nights of lows in the 70s. Nighttime heat can be dangerous for the elderly, and for those without air conditioning, there are almost no options to cool off.

casinos-gambling
  • by david hall
Should City Hall push ahead with plans for Bally's casino in River West? Here's what Sun-Times readers say.

Bally’s will have trouble meeting its state-mandated September 2026 deadline for a $1.7 billion permanent casino, according to a gaming expert and Mayor Brandon Johnson. It's been running a temporary casino at Medinah Temple.

environment
  • by david hall
Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say

The scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.