Retail giant Walmart announced Tuesday that it is closing down of its stores in the Chicago area because none of the stores have been profitable and “lose tens of millions of dollars” annually, according to a news release. After about two decades of continual losses, Walmart said that it also invested “hundreds of millions” of…
Walmart Announces Its Shutting Down Unprofitable Chicago Stores After Investing ‘Hundreds of Millions’
Chicago to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention
April 11, 2023
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Chicago has been chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center from Aug. 19–22. “Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on the Democratic National Committee’s website. Though he has made no formal announcement, Biden has indicated he plans…
Brandon Johnson, a Progressive, Wins Chicago Mayoral Runoff, Beating Moderate Paul Vallas
CHICAGO, Ill.—Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, was elected the 57th mayor of Chicago on April 4, according to The Associated Press. Johnson, 47, defeated Paul Vallas, a 69-year-old moderate Democrat. He will succeed Democrat Lori Lightfoot, who lost in the Feb. 28 primary following years of coming under fire on issues ranging from COVID-19 to…
Chicago Mayoral Runoff: Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson Make Final Push as Voters Head to Polls
CHICAGO, Ill.—Paul Vallas, a moderate Democrat, and Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, have been trying to get last-minute votes ahead of polls closing in the April 4 Chicago Mayoral runoff. The winner will succeed Lori Lightfoot, who lost in the Feb. 28 primary following years of coming under fire on issues ranging from COVID to…
At Least 26 Dead After Tornadoes Rake US Midwest, South
WYNNE, Ark.—Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope. Confirmed or suspected…
At Least 1 Dead, 28 Injured After Roof Collapses During Death Metal Concert in Illinois
A person was killed and 28 others injured when the roof and marquee of the Apollo Theatre collapsed amid a severe weather warning during a concert in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening. The sold-out concert, which included death metal bands Morbid Angel, Revocation, Crypta, and Skeletal Remains, began at 7 p.m. The collapse occurred about…
Bye, Bye, Lori Lightfoot, Goodbye: The Day Chicago Died
March 23, 2023
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The era of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come to an end. The legacy she left included a significant rise in crime, harmful business and school closures during the pandemic, and a mass exodus of residents moving out of the city. Her tenure included racial prejudice against reporters and blatant hypocrisies relating to COVID protocols…
2 Illinois Teens Dead After Sledding at Colorado Ski Resort
FRISCO, Colo.—A community in Illinois is in mourning a day after two local teens were killed while sledding at a Colorado ski resort. Paula Crane, superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury, confirmed Monday that two students from Prairie Central High School died in a “tragic accident.” She declined to identity them out…
Illinois Prison Guard Gets 20 Years for Inmate Beating Death
March 16, 2023
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— A former Illinois state corrections officer was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018. Alex Banta, 31, of Quincy was “caught up in the culture” of silence surrounding violence against inmates but there was no excuse for…
Illinois Businesses Must Give Workers Time Off ‘For Any Reason’
March 15, 2023
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Illinois has passed a law ordering businesses to give workers paid leave for any reason. The state becomes one of three that requires employers to offer the generous leave benefits, after Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the law on Mar. 14, which will take effect next year on Jan. 1, reported the Associated Press. “Too many…
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