From @WSJopinion: In Chicago last month, Biden hailed “Bidenomics,” which throws free trade and free-market capitalism under the bus in favor of centralized government controls, writes @andykessleron.wsj.com
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Smoke billowing from Canadian wildfires filled skies over cities in the Midwest including Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis, creating some of the worst air quality in the world on.wsj.com
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Grubhub is laying off around 15% of its workforce as the Chicago-based food delivery company seeks to reduce costs to stay competitive on.wsj.com
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The Chicago-area home of Andrew McKenna, the late former chairman of the fast-food giant McDonald’s, is going on the market for $5.75 million on.wsj.com
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Migrants are sleeping in police stations and vacant schools in New York and Chicago as cities struggle to house thousands of arrivals, mostly bussed in from Texas on.wsj.com
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Walmart has announced plans to close 19 stores this year, including four in Chicago, where it has operated for nearly 17 years. See the list. on.wsj.com
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Chicago voters head to the polls today to decide a mayoral race focused on public safety on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox said it wasn’t hard to say yes to the Cuban team “but it was a little strange because there are some who sadly cannot play.” He added, “You feel a little bad for them but I made my decision.” nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
Sotheby’s will unveil on Tuesday in Dubai what many sneaker collectors consider to be the Holy Grail: the “Dynasty Collection,” or six Nike Air Jordan sneakers that Michael Jordan wore during the NBA championship games the Chicago Bulls won in the 1990s on.wsj.com
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Some business leaders who are concerned about crime and corporate departures are backing one of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s challengers ahead of the Feb. 28 city election on.wsj.com
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The White House is considering nominating Austan Goolsbee, who became president of the Chicago Fed last month, to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors on.wsj.com
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Bobby Hull, the 1960s scoring dynamo who won a Stanley Cup with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before defecting to the upstart World Hockey Association, has died at 84 on.wsj.com
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Reviews: In Chicago, Des McAnuff directs "The Who’s Tommy," a revival of his and Pete Townshend’s musical about a deaf, dumb and blind kid, and Judy Greer and Ian Barford play literary wife and husband in "Another Marriage," a play by Kate Arrington on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
The waves of migration that brought Black Americans to many northern cities are reversing, with losses hitting major cities including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Oakland, Calif. on.wsj.com
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The Civic Committee, an influential group representing the biggest businesses in Chicago, has offered support for the new mayor’s focus on tackling the root causes of crime on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
‘I was going to be a nun!’ Broadway legend Chita Rivera on Chicago, West Side Story – and her love of sumo wrestling theguardian.com
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A legal battle over control of Chicago eatery where the pizza pot pie was invented involves the founder’s children, one of his ex-wives and a longtime employee. on.wsj.com
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Chicago has been chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, giving the party a Midwestern and union-friendly backdrop as a launching pad for President Biden’s expected re-election campaign next year on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
Chicago Bears trade No 1 overall pick in NFL draft to Carolina Panthers theguardian.com
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From @WSJopinion: By denying Mayor Lori Lightfoot a spot in the April 4 runoff, Chicago voters delivered accountability for failure and provided some hope that the city might arrest its decline on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
Sotheby’s will unveil on Tuesday in Dubai what many sneaker collectors consider to be the Holy Grail: the “Dynasty Collection,” or six Nike Air Jordan sneakers that Michael Jordan wore during the NBA championship games the Chicago Bulls won in the 1990s on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
In 1995, a cabinetmaker from Chicago bought a painting in an antique shop that he believed was a lost work by Raphael. Three decades later, a group of investors is still trying to prove it. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
“The Image Disappears,” a new exhibition opening Feb. 18 at the Art Institute of Chicago, shows how the young Salvador Dalí invented his style on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Ray Cordeiro, a late-night Hong Kong disc jockey who spun records for more than 70 years, has died at 98. His durability got him into Guinness World Records, though he later lost his title to a Chicago D.J. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed Chicago and other parts of the Midwest for a second day Wednesday and moved toward the East Coast, which is bracing for another round of haze on.wsj.com
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From @WSJopinion: If the University of Chicago can stand up to demands for censorship and suppression of dissent, why can’t other schools? asks Benjamin Ogilvie on.wsj.com
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Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, who co-wrote and co-stars in the movie “About My Father,” with Robert De Niro, talks about growing up in the Chicago suburbs, the unspoken credo in his family and his long road to stand-up success on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
The Chicago-area home of Andrew McKenna, the late former chairman of the fast-food giant McDonald’s, is going on the market for $5.75 million on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
A legal battle over control of Chicago eatery where the pizza pot pie was invented involves the founder’s children, one of his ex-wives and a longtime employee. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson has promised to unify the nation’s third-largest city after a campaign that exposed rifts over public safety, how to run the schools and who will pay more to bolster social programs on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
Would you get more bang for your buck selling the Montecito, Calif., abode from “Scarface,” or the Chicago-area red brick house in “Home Alone?” Here's how properties from films stack up against houses in their ZIP Codes on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld2 years ago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses re-election bid bbc.in
@WSJ2 years ago
A Chicago couple sees investing in real estate as a way to boost their income. A financial pro offers advice. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
In 1995, a cabinetmaker from Chicago bought a painting in an antique shop that he believed was a lost work by Raphael. Three decades later, a group of investors is still trying to prove it. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
“You feel guilty sitting at home eating and being warm.” The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are inspiring acts of charity in the suburbs of Chicago and Denver. on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Sixth Decade From Paris to Paris review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month theguardian.com
@BBCWorld2 years ago
Canada wildfires spark air quality alerts in Chicago and Milwaukee bbc.in
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Late night TV stars including Seth Myers and Amber Ruffin started their careers thousands of miles from the United States at the Amsterdam improv club Boom Chicago. This year, the club turns 30. nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
Volunteers across Chicago are providing necessities to migrants who are spending weeks living in police stations waiting for housing on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld2 years ago
Chicago kayakers discover 'Chonkosaurus' turtle bbc.in
@WSJ2 years ago
Walmart has announced plans to close 19 stores this year, including four in Chicago, where it has operated for nearly 17 years. See the list. on.wsj.com
@BBCWorld2 years ago
Chicago chooses Brandon Johnson, a progressive voice on crime, for mayor bbc.in
@nytimesworld2 years ago
Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox said it wasn’t hard to say yes to the Cuban team “but it was a little strange because there are some who sadly cannot play.” He added, “You feel a little bad for them but I made my decision.” nyti.ms
@WSJ2 years ago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid, AP projects. The pandemic, spats with unions and a rise in crime caused her popularity to fall. on.wsj.com
@WSJ2 years ago
A Chicago couple sees investing in real estate as a way to boost their income. A financial pro offers advice. on.wsj.com
@guardian2 years ago
DeSantis plans speech for Chicago police union amid talk of possible 2024 run – live theguardian.com
@WSJ2 years ago
An expansion of a Chicago freight yard faces a crucial vote, a sign of the challenges of running a railroad in a dense urban area on.wsj.com
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing stiff competition in her re-election bid amid crime concerns and the lingering economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic on.wsj.com