We’re not looking for the replica he wore in a skit with Larry David on HBO but the real thing.
From throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to signing autographs at Fan Expo Chicago, Mr. T connected with fans who grew up watching him as Clubber Lang and B.A. Baracus.
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The local orchestra, known for championing diverse musicians and composers, announced an abrupt pause last spring, citing financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Chicago investor wants to add a data center to the lower floors of the building at 300 W. Adams St. — a move Preservation Chicago calls a “dangerous precedent” for landmarked buildings Downtown.
The South Deering neighborhood, known as Vet’s Park and Slag Valley, endured a lot before dozens of decomposed bodies were found at South Chicago Chapel funeral parlor.
More than half of the 51 people who filed to run for Chicago School Board faced challenges. The city’s Board of Elections ruled on the final handful of cases this week, though some candidates face challenges in appeals court.
The Chicago Transit Authority board on Wednesday approved a $10 million, yearlong Crisis Intervention Safe Ride Specialist Pilot program designed to complement the recent boost in security and police on trains and buses.
More than a thousand teens signed up at the South Side YMCA alone. Teens there are playing basketball, lifting weights or just hanging out with friends — and hoping the program continues next year.
The new additions, four females expected early Thursday morning, will increase the aquarium’s total beluga population to 16.
The decision threatens college access for thousands of immigrant students. Illinois college officials want guidance from the state on what comes next.
The owner of Lush Wine & Spirits was ordered by the city to take down his decorative outdoor white lights that numerous other restaurants and taverns have citywide.
One of the world’s largest scuba organizations was founded in the suburbs. Local scuba divers carry on the legacy.
The order recommends separating the MMR vaccine into three shots administered in separate visits, and direct the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. But states like Illinois, not Washington, have the authority to require vaccinations for schoolchildren.
Data centers have drawn criticism locally and nationally because of their potential to drain water supplies and hike electric bills. Chicago’s embrace of innovation shouldn’t be at the expense of health or safety, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
This year’s fall festival includes a robust Pilsen day, with several talks exploring Chicano culture and local Latino art, at the National Museum of Mexican Art and Thalia Hall.
More than 70 properties have been rehabbed and sold under Rebuild Chicago 2.0, an expansion of the city’s Rebuild program that gives abandoned homes on the South and West sides a second life.
Lawmakers were spurred to action by the last set of horrifying allegations against an Evergreen Park couple last year.
A mile from the Obama Presidential Center, Han Cha and its companion cocktail bar focus more on hospitality than dispensing drink dogma.
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