David Heinzmann

The Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Lakeview on Dec. 7, 2020. Ald. Tom Tunney's restaurant received a $2,000 fine for being in violation of city and state rules designed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Tallying up indoor dining ban fines: Chicago dinged restaurant and bar owners; suburban counties issued warnings

March 26, 2021 at 9:18 p.m.

While Chicago levied hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines on bars, restaurants and other businesses for violating COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic's first year, suburban county governments largely let...

Workers help construct the back of the race track on March 1989, to be ready for its June re-opening. Under the three steeples is the Paddock, where the horses are brought in to be saddled and readied for races.

Arlington Park horse racing track is up for sale

February 24, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.

The owners of Arlington Park, the state's flagship racetrack, announced Tuesday they were putting the Arlington Heights landmark up for sale. The decision is not a surprise. Churchill Downs Inc.,...

Dan Fischer sits on Oct. 4, 2013, at a Dotty's video poker cafe in Melrose Park, part of a chain run by his company, Illinois Cafe and Service Co.

Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval to Rockford Hard Rock casino despite investigation of lead developer’s prior deal

February 5, 2021 at 12:41 a.m.

The Illinois Gaming Board gave preliminary approval Thursday afternoon to a proposed Hard Rock casino in Rockford, despite the agency's ongoing investigation into the lead developer's other gambling interests in...

Gold Rush Gaming machines at Shelby's in Berwyn on Jan. 20, 2021.

How a fight over slot machines led state investigators to probe two Illinois video gambling kings

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

An increasingly bitter lawsuit between two of Illinois' biggest video gambling executives has put both of their licenses in jeopardy as allegations of bribes and illegal deals lodged during the...

A Lake County sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020, in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, who is charged in the fatal shootings of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in August during protests in Kenosha.

Kyle and Wendy Rittenhouse focused on social media comments as teen asked for a lawyer and did not answer cops’ questions, new video shows

January 26, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse and his mother fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after he fatally shot two men, and the teen immediately asked for a lawyer when...

Land at the northeast corner of Harlem Avenue and Vollmer Road in unincorporated Rich Township is seen on Sept. 30, 2020.

Embattled video gambling owner was in line for $2.5 million, taxpayer-funded windfall by flipping land. Now it’s off the table.

October 20, 2020 at 1:20 a.m.

Tinley Park has not fared well in its dealings with video gambling operator Rick Heidner over the last year. First, the southwest suburb signed onto Heidner's plan to build a...

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Tallying up indoor dining ban fines: Chicago dinged restaurant and bar owners; suburban counties issued warnings

Arlington Park horse racing track is up for sale

Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval to Rockford Hard Rock casino despite investigation of lead developer’s prior deal

How a fight over slot machines led state investigators to probe two Illinois video gambling kings

Kyle and Wendy Rittenhouse focused on social media comments as teen asked for a lawyer and did not answer cops’ questions, new video shows

Embattled video gambling owner was in line for $2.5 million, taxpayer-funded windfall by flipping land. Now it’s off the table.

New York attorney general probes perplexing Trump Tower Chicago loan deal

Former city official signals he will plead guilty in bribery case as federal corruption probe widens

Chicago Catholic parishes got as much as $63 million in federal PPP coronavirus money

Home security video captures close-up images of gunman killing companion at point-blank range in Rogers Park