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Riverwalk eatery gone thanks to murky Chicago rules
Restaurants and bars bid to be along Chicago’s Riverwalk, so why a proven business with a lucrative offer was booted is a mystery wrapped up in a secretive city panel. Robert Gomez opened Beat Kitchen on the Riverwalk as a chance to…
Housing gets boost by easing parking lot mandates near…
The Illinois General Assembly just eliminated parking minimums for developments near transit…
Baker & Taylor library supplier closing, laying…
A major library supplier formerly employing 1,500 will cease operations at the end of the…
How many people in your county can’t access SNAP after…
If the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Illinoisans could lose access to…
Capital One leads Illinois mass layoffs as companies…
Illinois companies announced 1,722 mass layoffs in September, with restructuring at Capital…
Every Illinois metro has fewer homes for sale than in 2018
Illinois home prices have jumped 48% since 2018 while available housing inventory has plummeted across all 26 tracked metro areas, creating a housing crisis driven largely by restrictive zoning laws and the nation’s highest property…
Illinois grows enough pumpkins for 8B pumpkin-spice…
Illinois can take credit for plenty of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes. The state produces…
Illinois GDP grew 4.8% in 2nd quarter of 2025
Illinois’ economy bounces back after early 2025 slump. Long-term growth is threatened by…
Just 4-in-5 businesses from 2015 likely still open in…
Chicago lost nearly 1-in-5 businesses between 2015 and 2024, translating to nearly 11,200…
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