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The new bar, from Heisler Hospitality, Terry Alexander, and Abe Vucekovich offers approachable drinks and a fantastic patio.

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After losing four anchors in five years, Stratford Square became the poster child for the retail apocalypse. Now it’s attempting an equally dramatic makeover.

In an experimental program, 5,000 Chicagoans received monthly cash payments from the city for a year, no strings attached. Here’s how the money changed one woman’s life — and how it didn’t.

F irst I saw the tooth marks. Walking at the Montrose Beach Dunes one morning in November 2020, I noticed some tree stumps clustered along the edge of Lake Michigan. A foot or so above the muddy ...

Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, pictured on the block she grew up on in Evanston’s 5th Ward, says her own struggles to buy a home there were a big motivation in her push for reparations. Photo: Jeff ...

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After 13 storied seasons in Los Angeles, the two-time WNBA MVP and former Naperville Central star joins the Chicago Sky. She brings with her some hard-won wisdom.