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Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon will kick off his latest tour at the Hidden Gem Music Club in Centerville on Friday, May 31. Noah Wotherspoon and his big band will open the show.

On April 23, Foxtrot suddenly shuttered all 33 of its stores — as well as two Dom’s Kitchen and Market locations. Now, former employees have filed a lawsuit against the company, citing WARN Act violations.

Lawyers for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke have filed a formal motion for a mistrial in his high-profile corruption case, arguing a witness’ off-the-cuff remark that Burke’s actions seemed “corrupt” has tainted the jury and violated Burke’s due process rights. The motion by attorneys Joseph Duffy and Chris Gair filed shortly before 7 a.m. is expected to be discussed in court before the trial ...

Jurors in ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s federal corruption trial on Thursday finally heard, in Burke’s own voice, a phrase already infamous in Chicago political history: “So did we land the, uh, the tuna?” The “tuna” was tax business from developers of the massive Old Post Office – business that Burke had been chasing for months. In conversation after wiretapped conversation, Burke made it clear to FBI ...

Lawyers for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke have filed a formal motion for a mistrial in his high-profile corruption case, arguing a witness’ off-the-cuff remark that Burke’s actions seemed “corrupt” has tainted the jury and violated Burke’s due process rights. The motion by attorneys Joseph Duffy and Chris Gair filed shortly before 7 a.m. is expected to be discussed in court before the trial ...