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The union election comes after hundreds of nurses held a one-day strike after six colleagues were fired from the Ukrainian Village hospital. It’s part of a wave of nurse unionization and action in the area.
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers in Illinois, and millions more nationwide, need to select a new student loan repayment plan if they don’t want to end up on a more expensive plan by default.
A few months ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Chicago metro area was around $4. Now, it’s $4.52.
The $2.5 million program was created after AI data center growth drove up power prices for the second year in a row.
The HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant comes at a time when homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many city residents.
The sportsbook operator blames the state’s high tax structure for doing away with live betting at its namesake Wrigleyville bar.
Every day, 20,000 semitrucks roll in and out of the sprawling warehouse complexes along Interstate 80, supporting the rise of next-day delivery. They pummel the roads, belch fumes and cause deadly crashes — on average, one death every month.
Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here’s what to know about flood insurance.
The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Illinois are suing Premium Home Service and founder Yosef Bernath for violating consumer protection laws.
Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners have lost their properties and the equity in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sold. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled those sales unconstitutional three years ago.