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Chicago restaurants facing another margin squeeze

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Walgreens private equity takeover ripples through Chicago

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Bears aren't alone in Springfield stadium jockeying

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Chicago housing market's constricting supply

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Keep the business talks going at these restaurants

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Investors raise bet on downtown office recovery

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Employers' many healthcare headaches

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Chicago home market's display of strength

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Chicago restaurants living second lives

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Massive overhaul for Mag Mile fixture

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Chicago's grocery store surge

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'Zombie mortgages' awaken around Chicago

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Chicago's 100 biggest private companies

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Momentum building for downtown apartments

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A potential seismic event for O'Hare

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After surprise hospital shutdown, a sudden reopening

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Office-to-apartments deals build momentum

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Pritzker wants data centers to cover their power tab

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The biggest Mag Mile lease since 2015

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Highland Park's biggest batch of new homes in decades

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Michelin-starred chefs want to open a neighborhood bar

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What brought down West Suburban Medical Center

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Johnson's struggle with CHA leadership

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For Michael Jordan estate owner, setback after setback

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AI's massive water usage raising alarms

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Cook County property tax hikes outpace inflation

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Apartment landlords push to sell despite headwinds

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Ken Griffin isn't done selling Chicago portfolio yet

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For Illinois, a huge congressional turnover

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Landlords show cautious optimism after Hynes' assessor win

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Sox owner-to-be lines up possible stadium site

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The typical Chicago homeowner is getting older

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Blue Cross Illinois, Prime Healthcare locked in contract dispute

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New restaurant options on Chicago riverfront

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Downtown apartment rents surge again

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You missed your chance to rent Michael Jordan's old mansion

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How the Obama Center is already changing its environs

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Nursing faces a demographic cliff

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Chicago's $14 billion stadium question

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Anxiety over housing affordability deepens

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The haves and have nots of work lunch

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Blame game over Chicago's credit downgrade

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Chicago's coming transit revamp

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Chicago-area home sales dip to new lows

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Two Chicago giants hit the reset button

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Lakeview getting more rental stock

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The Bears stadium saga's new chapter

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Chicago's home affordability shrinks

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The life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson

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02/13/26: Dramatic reversal in care for Chicago's homeless population

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02/12/26: Chicago's model citizen calls it quits

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02/11/26: American brings O'Hare feud to the lounge

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02/10/26: High-rise plan could open Fulton Market to skyscrapers

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02/06/26: Chicago's vinyl bar wave

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02/05/26: The priciest home sales of 2025

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02/04/26: Johnson's move to investigate alleged ICE abuse

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02/03/26: What's at stake for Illinois safety-net hospitals

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01/30/26: Signs of retail recovery in the Loop

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01/29/26: Latin School bails on historic homes

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01/28/26: United, American lock horns at O'Hare

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01/27/26: Keep an eye on these new restaurants

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01/23/26: Chicago's airport sponsorship experiment

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01/22/26: Illegitimate listing pops up for Frank Lloyd Wright house

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01/21/26: Johnson shelves costly parking meter buyback

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01/16/26: Financial pros split on 2026 forecasts

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01/15/26: Hope, and risk, for housing market recovery in 2026

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01/14/26: Illinois' cannabis equity pledge falls flat

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01/13/26: Michelin's growing footprint brings risk for restaurants

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01/09/26: What's causing Chicago's crime decline?

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01/08/26: Banner year for high-end homes

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01/07/26: Chicago steakhouses shatter the classic mold

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01/06/25: Crypto race intensifies in Chicago

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12/24/25: Big aviation news to watch in 2026, including O'Hare's revamp

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12/23/25: What shaped health care in 2025 — and what’s ahead

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12/19/25: Chicago's 2026 budget draft, piece by piece

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12/18/25: Plan B for Michael's Jordan's old mansion

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12/17/25: Illinois flexes with ACA enrollment deadline

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12/16/25: What's next for commercial real estate in Chicago?

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12/12/25: The forces behind your next meal

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12/11/25: Rivian elbows into Edens dealership row

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12/10/25: Hospital CEOs sound the alarm

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12/09/25: What steep discount on State Street retail property signals

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12/05/25: Another shot for controversial Glenview plan

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12/04/25: No relief for Chicago homebuyers

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12/03/25: Outage uncovers shortcomings in CME system

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12/02/25: A blow to Chicago's craft brewing scene

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11/27/25: Tale of two housing markets

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11/26/25: Wine country business trips by chopper

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11/25/25: Breaking down Chicago’s movers and shakers

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11/21/25: O'Hare's long rebound hits milestone

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11/20/25: 18 years, $10.5M in price cuts for Barrington mansion

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11/19/25: Johnson's head tax revival dealt setback

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11/18/25: Homeowners paying for downtown Chicago's woes

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11/14/25: A 'gut punch' to intoxicating hemp biz

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11/13/25: Record year for Chicago's high-end homes

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11/12/25: Apartments market rides rising rent

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11/11/25: Anxiety about immigration raids takes its toll

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11/7/25: Chicago chain taps into protein craze

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11/6/25: 17,000 Cook County homebuyers share tax hindrance

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11/5/25: Cboe resets its sights for growth