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IATSE will take a 2-week break in contract negotiations with Hollywood studios, with plans for a new round of talks starting June 24

A nearly nine-hour hearing of City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy was a preview of a fight to come over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed ordinance to end connections of carbon-dioxide producing natural gas.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s primary race showed that every vote matters.

St. Patrick's Day is the one day a year where everyone is a little bit Irish, but how much do you know about the holiday?

Grace O’Connor (Weinberg ’20) is many things: a corporate lawyer, a JD/MBA holder and a singer, to name a few. And this year, she’ll be the St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Chicago’s annual parade celebrating the Irish tradition. O’Connor comes from a family of Wildcats. Her brothers — Danny O’Connor (Weinberg ’23), Weinberg senior Liam...

Record year for apprenticeships and much improved unemployment insurance system.

LINCOLN — A recent survey by a left-leaning pollster with a solid reputation but an unusual approach triggered questions about the U.S. Senate race involving Nebraska’s senior senator.

Not a dime of investors' fat payday was shared with the pipefitters who make the products the company sells.

The major parties on Capitol Hill like to boast about how much more “representative” their Congressional delegations have become in recent years. But that’s only in the most-discussed categories of diversity—race, age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Working-class Americans rarely end up in the halls of Congress. Fewer than 2 percent of Congress members had

Calumet City officials were informed the town’s stormwater facilities were in poor condition one year before historic rains in September caused significant flood damage to homes. A report obtained by the Daily Southtown dated Sept. 23, 2022, includes a list of findings and recommendations made by three individuals who visited five stormwater facilities and pump stations Aug. 30, 2022. Repairs ...