Kanye West Returns To South Shore For Street Renaming In Honor Of His Late Mother, Donda
The superstar rapper joined local officials in honoring Donda West, a scholar and teacher who nurtured the community, loved ones said Tuesday.
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Thousands of Chicago hotel workers could go on strike at any moment.Members of Unite Here Local 1 voted Monday night to authorize a strike; its current contract expired Aug. 31.“Tourism in Chicago is booming, all while inflation is increasing, and it’s affecting our hotel workers across the industry," Karen Kent, president of Unite Here Local 1, said in a statement issued by the union."They feel the weight anytime they go to the supermarket to buy food, or when they come home from work and are…
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Foundry Park, a developer’s $3 billion replacement for the failed Lincoln Yards mega-project on the North Side, moved closer to reality Tuesday over the objections of a powerful union.The City Council’s Finance Committee signed off on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan for a $201.6 million tax increment financing (TIF) subsidy that would pave the way for JDL Development to start construction of Phase One of the scaled-down project “before the end of the year.”It passed by voice vote, without a roll…
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BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado defensive back Ben Finneseth spoke to reporters before coach Deion Sanders' news conference and apologized after he was caught in a video speaking harshly of Northwestern's temporary stadium before Saturday's game, a 41-7 NU victory. A player in a video posted on social media can be heard saying, "(expletive) sounds like a (expletive) library. It's football."Finneseth said Tuesday: "It was childish. It was a stupid thing that I said. It won't happen again, and the way…