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People enter the Cook County treasurer's office on the main floor at the County Building in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2018.
People enter the Cook County treasurer’s office on the main floor at the County Building in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2018.

Cook County sued over property tax sales system that ‘widens the racial wealth gap,’ plaintiffs’ lawyer says

Cook County’s handling of delinquent property tax sales are the subject of a federal lawsuit filed today by two low-income homeowners and two community groups that represent Black and Latino Chicagoans. Read more here.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian and his wife recently sold their Lincoln Park condo for $680,000.
Chicago Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian and his wife recently sold their Lincoln Park condo for $680,000.

Chicago Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian sells Lincoln Park condo for $680,000

The unit has two bathrooms, a private balcony with a gas hookup, a mudroom and an open living and dining room area with floor-to-ceiling windows, built-in cabinetry and a gas fireplace. Read more here.

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Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins, general manager, speak at spring training on March 14, 2022, at Sloan Park.
Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins, general manager, speak at spring training on March 14, 2022, at Sloan Park.

With fan angst increasing daily, will the Chicago Cubs sign Dansby Swanson — the top remaining free-agent shortstop?

Cubs fans’ appetite for major upgrades to a 74-win team have only grown over the last two weeks. Read more here.

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Rendering of the Miru dining room, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant set to open inside the St. Regis hotel.
Rendering of the Miru dining room, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant set to open inside the St. Regis hotel.

Two new St. Regis Chicago hotel restaurants revealed, with Japanese and Italian cuisine on the menus

Miru, which means ‘view’ in Japanese, is planned to open on the 11th floor in tandem with the highly anticipated hotel next spring. Read more here.

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Co-founder Kseniia Drahaniuk of the nonprofit group Zemliachky pauses during an interview in front of shelves stacked with military boots at its supply room in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2022.
Co-founder Kseniia Drahaniuk of the nonprofit group Zemliachky pauses during an interview in front of shelves stacked with military boots at its supply room in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2022.

Homegrown supply operation outfits Ukraine’s women soldiers

A volunteer group is serving many of the 57,000 women in the Ukrainian military with boots, uniforms, stand-to-pee tubes, wireless bras, thermal underwear, medicines, right-sized bulletproof plates for their flak jackets and care packages. Read more here.

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