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Gene & Georgetti owner says the city is pushing her out at Midway to make way for Bally’s • Illinois House Democrats introduce new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and entertainment taxes
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson sells home in suburban Detroit for $1.1M

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson and his wife, Jessica, sold their four-bedroom, 3,940-square-foot house in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Mich., for their $1.1 million asking price.

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Gene & Georgetti owner says the city is pushing her out at Midway to make way for Bally’s

The owner of Gene & Georgetti, the iconic Chicago steak house, said she is being pushed out of her space at the Midway Airport concession area after five years to make room for a Bally’s sports bar.

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Illinois House Democrats introduce new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and entertainment taxes

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many large entertainment events and billionaires to raise the $1.5 billion advocates say is needed to fund public transit adequately.

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Cook County Health, University of Illinois medical school expand partnership for patient care, training, research

Cook County Health and University of Illinois College of Medicine are expanding their partnership to provide care to patients, more training for medical students and more research opportunities.

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Northfield-based Medline files for proposed initial public offering

Medline – a massive medical supply company based in Northfield – publicly filed paperwork Tuesday for a proposed initial public offering.

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America’s ‘inflation diet’ is starving junk food sales

Half of the cheap-and-tasty paradigm that makes junk food so appealing is collapsing: Many of those guilty-pleasure treats aren’t so cheap anymore.

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La Grange Park eyes improvements along 31st Street, promotes area as destination

La Grange Park presented its 31st Street Transportation Plan for an area een as a district the village wanted to develop as a destination.

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