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Subscribe This afternoon will be cloudy with a high near 56 degrees. Tonight’s low will be around 44 degrees. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high near 60 degrees. Top story McCormick Place will reawaken from its 14-month, pandemic-induced slumber with the July 15 return of the Chicago Auto Show — and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her goal is to get the city “fully open” by July 4. “I am working night and day toward this goal. … But, we and I need you to continue to be on this journey wit...

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected the First Female Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1973, the Sears Tower was completed in Chicago . . . and officially certified as the World’s Tallest Building. It’s 1,450 feet and 110 stories tall. In 1976, Aerosmith released their fourth album, “Rocks”, featuring “Back in the Saddle” and “Last Child”. In 1986, Dolly Parton officially opened Dollywood Amusement Park to the public. In 1991, “Dallas” aired its series finale on CBS. Ov...

This Week In History: Sears Tower Constructed With Bold Challenge To God Engraved On Roof (1972)

Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1798 U.S. Department of the Navy was established. 1973 The Sears Tower was topped off, making it the tallest building in the world at the time. At 1,454-feet-high, 108 stories, it held this distinction for 25 years. It is now known as the Willis Tower. 1978 The first SPAM was sent Gary Thuerk, marketing manager at Digital Equipment Corp., sent out an unsolicited message...

The Goose Island office boom is just getting started CB2s new corporate HQ on Goose Island. Photo courtesy of R2 Companies. Delivering a new office building in the days leading up to the stay at home order issued by Governor Pritzker in March 2020 is not exactly an ideal situation for a developer. However, after years of plotting and planning various projects on Goose Island, developer R2 Companies did exactly that by taking the wraps off 1315 North Branch, a 120,000-square-foot industrial conv...

After much rancor, renaming Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable now step away from reality John Byrne, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune A statue of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable along North Michigan Avenue in 2009. There were accusations of racism, concerns over address changes and an alternate plan pushed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. But after the noise quieted Thursday, Chicago moved a step closer to renaming the iconic Lake Shore Drive to...

UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 9:25 am CT Replies(190) Chicagos Lake Shore Drive was changed to DuSable Drive after an unanimous vote in the City Council on Thursday. ( Scott Olson/Getty Images) CHICAGO — Seventeen miles of Lake Shore Drive is set to be renamed after Chicagos first non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. The City Council committee of transportation voted unanimously for the proposition Thursday, but some aldermen wonder if Mayor Lori Lightfoot will veto the change when ...

Broader US government surveillance powers won’t make us safer Azadeh Shahshahani © People participate in a rally for Muslim rights outside of the James A Byrne Federal Courthouse in P... People participate in a rally for Muslim rights outside of the James A Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia January 13, 2015 [Charles Mostoller/Reuters] Since Donald Trump’s presidency ended with a violent insurrection at the US Capitol that left five people dead, the country and its ...

People participate in a rally for Muslim rights outside of the James A Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia January 13, 2015 [Charles Mostoller/Reuters] Since Donald Trump’s presidency ended with a violent insurrection at the US Capitol that left five people dead, the country and its leadership have focused on how to address the “new” threat of “terrorism.” Bipartisan efforts backed by President Joe Biden seek to further escalate an already out-of-control US Intelligence apparatus...

The broader surveillance powers of the U.S. government will not make us safer from Privacy News Since Donald Trump’s presidency left five dead since the end of a violent uprising in the U.S. Capitol, the country and its leadership have focused on how to deal with the “new” threat of “terrorism”. The efforts of both parties backed by President Joe Biden seek to further increase the U.S. Intelligence apparatus under control. Proponents of civil liberties and advocates for black, immigra...