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A deadly multi-vehicle crash has all the northbound lanes of the 610 West Loop shut down Thursday, according to the Houston Police Department.

Chicago became the largest U.S. city to independently phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers on Friday, a step that celebrity chef Rick Bayless said the city needed to take "for the greater good."

He climbed the 40-story building without a safety rope! -Dave and Kim

A man from Las Vegas was arrested Tuesday morning in West Loop after climbing to the top of the Accenture Tower.

The bar made the same list last year, but in a different spot.

A permit is in place for an apartment and commercial development on Elm Avenue. Union Grove food hall is filling up. Halloween may see record spending, and more business news.

Chicago became the largest U.S. city to independently phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers on Friday, a step celebrity chef Rick Bayless said the city needed to take “for the greater good.” Bayless supported the legislation, which passed by vote of 36-10, but not without reservations. He worries it could deepen the pay disparity between well-paid front-of-house workers who will be ...

The downtime has been fun — think bratwurst, golf and puffy shirts — but striking actors on NBC’s hit Chicago shows are eager to get back to their day jobs.

A group of thieves traveling in a white KIA sedan robbed several pedestrians overnight on the city’s north, northwest and west sides overnight Monday, Chicago police said. The robbery spree began about 10:30 p.m. in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood in the 2300 block of West Thomas Street. A 29-year-old man was walking when a white sedan approached and four young males got out, two with ...

CPD is investigating a string of Chicago robberies in West Town, Avondale, West Loop and Bucktown. They took place over about 90 minutes.