Ilana Arougheti

Metropolitan Brewing in the Avondale neighborhood on Oct. 18, 2023.

Metropolitan Brewing to close in December after bankruptcy filing and eviction battle

November 15, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

After a long battle against bankruptcy and eviction, Metropolitan Brewing is about to raise its final glass. The beloved German-style brewery will close its doors Dec. 17. For patrons who...

Dozens of Howard Brown Clinic employees and supporters rally and strike outside the Howard Brown Clinic at 641 W. 63rd St., Nov. 14, 2023.

Howard Brown Health employees strike as union considers final contract proposal

November 14, 2023 at 9:54 p.m.

Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics and Brown Elephant retail stores went on strike Tuesday across Chicago, citing unfair labor practices as contentious contract negotiations draw to a close. Howard...

Aurelio Guzman Sr., right, is comforted by the Rev. Steve Niskanen at a memorial for Guzman's son, Aurelio Guzman Jr., 16, near the site where he was fatally shot on Oct. 31, during a vigil in the 9900 block of South Avenue G on Nov. 11, 2023, in Chicago.

East Side community mourns teen gun violence victim Aurelio Guzman Jr. with vigil at Calumet Park

November 11, 2023 at 11:27 p.m.

At a Saturday vigil in a nearly empty Calumet Park, friends and family toasted to the life of Aurelio Guzman Jr. with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. The sweet treat had...

Nurses strike across the street from Ascension St. Joseph Joliet hospital in Joliet, Aug. 22, 2023.

Joliet nurses will strike again, Ascension St. Joseph union tells management

November 10, 2023 at 11:20 p.m.

After a two-day strike in August followed by a two-day lockout, nurses at Ascension St. Joseph Joliet hospital are heading back to the picket line. On Friday morning, union representatives...

Walgreens on State Street on Nov. 13, 2019. Walgreens is preparing to lay off 5% of its Chicago-based corporate workforce, the company confirmed Thursday.

Under new CEO, Walgreens prepares for 267 corporate layoffs

November 9, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.

Walgreens is preparing to lay off 5% of its Chicago-based corporate workforce, the company confirmed Thursday. The cuts amount to 267 layoffs, which will narrow down the staff at Walgreens'...

An X-ray of David "Davey" Bauer's chest showing his new lungs, at left, compared to his lungs prior to surgery.

He was too sick for a lung transplant. Then, doctors held his heart in place with breast implants.

November 9, 2023 at 12:15 a.m.

Before David "Davey" Bauer made history at Northwestern Medicine for a double lung transplant assisted by a pair of DD breast implants, he considered himself a fairly healthy guy. Bauer,...

The University of Chicago Medical Center in Hyde Park in Chicago on March 23, 2020.

Three Illinois hospitals keep straight-A streak in new Leapfrog hospital safety grades

November 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Just under 25% of Illinois hospitals earned A grades this fall from hospital safety nonprofit The Leapfrog Group, including 18% of Chicago's 22 eligible hospitals. The grades examine safety procedures...

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on 24, 2021.

Casino: Patron accidentally shot passenger outside suburban casino

November 6, 2023 at 3:25 p.m.

A patron visiting of a Des Plaines casino accidentally shot a passenger in his vehicle sitting inside the business' parking garage, officials with Rivers Casino said Saturday. The unidentified person...

Cook County Health's Stroger Hospital in Chicago on June 24, 2021.

After major data breach, personal information of 1.2 million Cook County Health patients at risk

November 5, 2023 at 11:45 p.m.

A recent data breach at a medical transcription firm contracted by Cook County Health exposed the personal information of more than 1.2 million CCH patients, the health system said Friday....

Howard Brown Health workers and supporters strike on Jan. 3, 2023, outside Howard Brown Health Clinic at 4025 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago.

Howard Brown Health employees prepare for second strike in a year

November 3, 2023 at 8:56 p.m.

Employees at Howard Brown Health notified management late Thursday night that they plan to strike later this month in what would be the second strike at the health center in...

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