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Plus: Family-owned Marconi has been making giardiniera that tops your Italian beef for more than a century • Former Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter sells West Town home for $1.3M
 
 
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

 

McDonald’s plans $8.5 billion modernization by 2036

McDonald’s said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.

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Family-owned Marconi has been making giardiniera that tops your Italian beef for more than a century

For more than a century, Marconi Foods has been making giardiniera. The family-owned company in Des Plaines recently opened up its factory doors to show just how it’s done.

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Former Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter sells West Town home for $1.3M

Carter paid $1.5 million in September 2024 for the four-level town home, which is on North Canal Street in the gated Kinzie Park development.

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Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks demands social media videos stop in legal letter

Billionaire Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks sent a cease and desist letter to a company paying social media influencers for videos discussing his involvement in Chicago politics.

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Zachary Fardon, a former top prosecutor in Chicago, sells Lincoln Park mansion for $4.3M

The sale came just months after Fardon and his wife paid $3 million for a four-bedroom, 4,500-square-foot co-op unit on the Gold Coast.

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City Hall top lawyer out in latest Mayor Brandon Johnson administration exit

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporation counsel is retiring from City Hall, his office announced Tuesday in the latest shakeup of his administration.

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Tinley Park eyes ending 2-hour parking limits around Harmony Square

Time limits put into place to discourage commuters from parking on residential streets are no longer needed in TInley Park, officials said.

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Costco ditches its Kirkland beer

The two beers in the line were Kirkland Signature Helles Lager ($13.99 for a 12-pack) and Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale, a 12% ABV imperial stout ($7.99 for a 22-ounce bottle).

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