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• Chicago Spent More Than $113 Million On Police Misconduct Lawsuits In 2018 March 18, 2019
  CHICAGO — In a year when the city’s lawyers were hashing out the details of a federal consent decree that will govern police reform efforts for years to come, Chicago taxpayers paid out more than $85 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits and an additional $28 million to outside lawyers to defend these cases. The amount […]
• Blue Line Boom: Condo Prices In Wicker Park, Logan Square Outpacing Lincoln Park, Lakeview March 15, 2019
  LOGAN SQUARE — If the booming neighborhoods along the Blue Line seem to be more expensive than lakefront areas like Lincoln Park and Lakeview, there’s some truth to it. New numbers from real estate research company Integra Realty Resources show that the combined median listing price of condos for sale in Wicker Park and Logan […]
• No Such Thing As St. Patty’s Day, Not This Year, Not Ever March 14, 2019
  LINCOLN SQUARE — If you’ve made St. Patty’s Day plans, you’ve jumped the gun by several months. If, on the other hand, you’re meeting up with friends for a St. Paddy’s Day pint or four, you’re in luck. What’s the difference? Allow Marcus Campbellto enlighten. In 2010, Campbell, who was born in Northern Ireland and now […]
• Lincoln Yards Approval Divides City Council: Some Argue ‘We Can’t Wait,’ While Others Say ‘Rich Get Richer’ March 14, 2019
  Get more in-depth, daily coverage of Chicago politics at The Daily Line. CITY HALL — A split City Council voted 33-14 to approve a $6 billion project that promises to transform 55 acres along the North Branch of the Chicago River into a new neighborhood. Supporters hope it will signal the final transformation of Chicago […]
• $6 Billion Lincoln Yards Plan Approved By City Council 33-14. Here’s Who Voted Against It March 13, 2019
  CHICAGO — Lincoln Yards, the divisive $6 billion development that will transform 55 acres of riverfront property, was approved by City Council Wednesday in a 33-14 vote. The approval came amid months of protests and pleas to hold off so a new mayor and City Council could weigh in this spring. The 14 “no” votes, […]
• Lincoln Yards Protesters Feeling Weary, But They Have Not Given Up The Fight March 13, 2019
  CITY HALL — Opponents of the Lincoln Yards mega-development aren’t optimistic. They’ve lived in this city long enough to know that mayoral support and aldermanic prerogative — which gives aldermen virtually unchecked control over their wards — means one of the biggest developments in Chicago history will sail through City Council the way it sailed […]
• Cubs-Themed Musical, ‘Miracle,’ To Premiere In May March 11, 2019
  CHICAGO — A new musical coming this spring will focus on the Cubs and their diehard fans. “Miracle,” the musical, will follow the Delaneys, a blue collar North Side family that loves the Cubs, while the team’s 2016 Championship season unfolds in the background. “Miracle” will explore “what it means to have faith and lose […]
• Hooray! It’ll Be 60 Degrees In Chicago This Week March 11, 2019
  LOGAN SQUARE — Spring will finally rear its head in Chicago this week. The week will start off with sun and temperatures in the 40s, and Thursday could see the thermometer hit 60, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures in the 40s are normal for this time of year, said Amy Seeley, a National […]
• Chicago Fire-Era Mansions In River North Saved Again From Demolition — For Now March 11, 2019
  RIVER NORTH — Two River North mansions that are each over 135 years old have been spared from demolition for a second time — for now. Just one day before the hold on a demolition permit was set to expire for properties at 42 E. Superior St. and 44-46 E. Superior St. — which had […]
• Who Showed Up To Support Lincoln Yards Last Week? People Who Got Free Breakfast, Parking And Sterling Bay Coaching, Critics Say March 11, 2019
  CHICAGO — Despite pleas for delay from residents, business owners and both mayoral candidates, the City Council’s Zoning Committee voted Thursday to approve Lincoln Yards — a 55-acre development expected to transform vacant, industrial land along the Chicago River’s North Branch. Before the vote, dozens of concerned opponents lined up at City Hall to once […]