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Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Mariyana Spyropoulos will hold her annual Second Chance Summit on Saturday. The event is a countywide initiative to ensure that the legal right to expungement and record-sealing is not only guaranteed in statute, but accessible in practice to every eligible Cook County resident.

On Friday, I learned that the city intends to finalize a $63,000 settlement with Northwestern University and dismiss the pending vacant building cases involving all eight off-campus houses that were cited in July. On Saturday, I sent an email to the city manager, corporation counsel and my fellow City Council...

Chicago’s City Council has given final approval to a redevelopment plan for the former Ford City Mall property despite community opposition. A warehouse and distribution facility was approved Sept. 23 for the 62-acre site at 7601 S. Cicero Ave. in Chicago across the street from Burbank. Kurve Industrial said...

Downtown Chicago's Block 37 mall was sold to Edwards Realty Company this week for $30 million, the company announced Wednesday.

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the family of Chester Weger, who has become known as the “Starved Rock killer,” in a rare event, is requesting that Governor J.B. Pritzker pardon him following his death last year.

The operator of "Lime" e-scooters called on Chicago aldermen to delay a vote on a new contract with its chief rival "Divvy" over monopoly concerns.

Come hungry to Jibaritos on Harlem, because restraint gets difficult once the plates start hitting the table. This Chicago favorite serves Puerto Rican comfort food in generous portions, with tender lechón, garlicky mofongo, arroz con gandules, and plenty of other hearty dishes competing for attention. The expansive me

At 46 years old, Gerardo Rodriguez Salazar was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer and told it was terminal. Five years later, he is sharing his survival story alongside the doctor he credits with saving his life. "She changed my life," Salazar said. "My life is 100 times better because...

Every four years, Cook County voters cast ballots, deciding whether circuit court judges should be retained or not. It is rare for a sitting judge not to achieve the 60% retention threshold. Below are brief biographies, background information, and links to relevant cases involving Cook County judges up for retention...

CHICAGO — Police say three people, including a teen boy, are recovering in the hospital on Wednesday morning following a drive-by shooting at a Far South Side gas station. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 11600 block of South Michigan Avenue in West Pullman. Officers