With conditions perfect for flooding, the Better Business Bureau’s Chicago division is urging area residents to take precautions when hiring contractors to address flooding-related damages.
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to New Felony Charges
The “Empire” actor entered the plea after his case was assigned to a new judge. He faces more than a dozen charges stemming from a staged attack he allegedly planned against himself.
R. Kelly Appears in Chicago Court in Child Support Case
Mar 14, 2019 |
R. Kelly’s publicist says the R&B singer wants his child support payments lowered, but it doesn’t appear that they were reduced during the most recent hearing in the case.
US Grounding of Boeing Jet Shows Limits of Company’s Clout
Mar 14, 2019 |
Bowing to international pressure, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the U.S. were being grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines disaster.
City Council OKs Lincoln Yards, Police Academy
Mar 13, 2019 |
Two major projects – both of them controversial – got the full City Council vote Wednesday in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s second-to-last meeting.
Chicago Girls Learn the Ropes of Double Dutch
Mar 13, 2019 |
Memories of jumping rope as a child lures a Chicago woman back to the sport as an adult – and inspires her to start teaching double Dutch to a new generation through her organization Black Girls Jump.
5th Ward Candidate Forum: Incumbent Ald. Hairston vs. Calloway
Mar 13, 2019 |
As Chicago voters prepare to head back to the polls, our series of forums continues with 5th Ward candidates Ald. Leslie Hairston and William Calloway.
Northwestern Project Enlists ‘Earthquake Detectives’ to Study Seismograms
Mar 13, 2019 |
With the help of volunteers who classify sounds from recordings of seismic events, scientists could learn more about the conditions under which earthquakes occur.
Irishmen Bring Music, Meditation to Chicago Stages in ‘Choir of Man,’ ‘Two Pints’
Mar 13, 2019 |
Lift a glass and make a toast to the musical and verbal talents of some Emerald Islanders who have arrived on the shores of Lake Michigan for brief stays.
Pilots Have Reported Issues in US with New Boeing Jet
Mar 13, 2019 |Airline pilots on at least two U.S. flights have reported that an automated system seemed to cause their Boeing 737 Max planes to tilt down suddenly.
CPS Watchdog: Pre-K Billing Mismanagement Cost District $2 Million
Mar 13, 2019 |
Chicago Public Schools missed out on as much as $2 million in pre-K payments over the past four school years due to a combination of errors, uncollected tuition and employee fraud, according to the district’s internal watchdog.
Mayoral Candidates Preckwinkle, Lightfoot Square off on Aldermanic Prerogative
Mar 12, 2019 |
With corruption scandals roiling Chicago politics, both of the candidates for mayor say cleaning up City Hall is near the top of their agendas. But it’s also where they differ, particularly when it comes to aldermanic prerogative.
Striking CSO Musicians Get Superstar Support
Mar 12, 2019 |
Instead of being in rehearsal Tuesday morning with their superstar conductor Riccardo Muti, most of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 106 musicians joined forces with him on the sidewalk outside the concert hall.
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi Pushes for More Reform
Mar 12, 2019 |
He’s promised big ethics changes and is now pushing to streamline the assessment system and change the rules for some property owners. We sit down with Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi.
Artists, Architects Reimagine the Possibilities of Design in ‘Dimensions of Citizenship’
Mar 12, 2019 |
Seven teams of designers, artists and architects created new visions of space in the world. We visit the forward-thinking show that recently arrived from Venice, Italy.
Health Officials Warning Residents About Unproven Stem Cell Therapies
Mar 12, 2019 |
The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning patients and health care providers about the risks of stem cell therapies that are not approved by the FDA following a national investigation into their use.
Theo Ubique Unleashes the Italian Opera Soul in ‘Bridges of Madison County’
Mar 12, 2019 |
This is one of those productions that makes you wish the show’s composer and writer would make a quick trip to Chicago to see their work in what might just be its ideal incarnation.
