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Bally’s Chicago pauses construction on hotel, other amenities over video gambling dispute with city • As Chicago’s mayoral race takes shape, social media influencers step in — including for Brandon Johnson
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Monday, August 10, 2026

Former Bears player Tremaine Edmunds lists Northbrook home for nearly $2M

The house currently is listed in an agents-only network.

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Bally’s Chicago pauses construction on hotel, other amenities over video gambling dispute with city

Raising the stakes on the standoff with the city over the advent of video gambling terminals, Bally’s Chicago is pausing construction on nearly all non-gaming amenities at its $1.7 billion casino complex going up in River West.

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As Chicago’s mayoral race takes shape, social media influencers step in — including for Brandon Johnson

Paying for social media posts is a political strategy in campaigns that raises thorny questions about compensation and disclosure but one that will likely only grow more common.

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Gold holds gain after soft US jobs data eases rate-hike concerns

Gold steadied after its biggest weekly gain since January, with traders assessing a surprise contraction in the US jobs market that allayed concerns around an interest-rate hike.

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Rainbow Cone celebrates 100 years in Chicago: ‘An institution’

The Beverly flagship location of Rainbow Cone celebrated its first century with balloons, temporary tattoos and a giant ice-cream-shaped cake Sunday.

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Patients in Illinois starting to receive experimental pancreatic cancer drug: ‘Game changer’

The experimental drug, called daraxonrasib, does not cure pancreatic cancer, which is one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat cancers, but it gives many patients the next best thing: more time.

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Quantum campus project raises questions about residents’ agency in community development

Chicago-based podcasters Respair Media showcase neighborhood resistance to the quantum center on the Southeast Side.

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Pritzker signs bill that aims to protect 340B drug discount program

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday that aims to place protections around a drug discount program that hospitals and other healthcare providers say they rely on to help them care for vulnerable patients.

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American Airlines to end some free business class upgrades for elite flyers

American Airlines is ending free economy-to-business-class upgrades for its most loyal customers on select long-haul domestic routes where the carrier offers three classes of service.

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