Amalgamated Bank of Chicago’s headquarters, 30 N. LaSalle St. | Provided The proposed $98.1 million sale couldn’t get regulatory approval, said the would-be acquirer, Amalgamated Financial of New York. The planned $98.1 million sale of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago has been scrapped. The would-be buyer, Amalgamated Financial in New York, said in a brief announcement … [Read more...] about Buyer of Chicago’s Amalgamated Bank scraps deal
Feds want more than two years for man behind ‘massive’ gambling ring, say he tried to keep it going
Vincent DelGiudice walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in March 2020. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Prosecutors say Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice was thwarted when Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher, brother of Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher, was also charged and things got “hot.” Federal prosecutors want a judge to give a prison sentence of more than two years to a … [Read more...] about Feds want more than two years for man behind ‘massive’ gambling ring, say he tried to keep it going
Durbin pushing to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court pick by April 8
President Joe Biden introduces Ketanji Brown Jackson (left), a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, as his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court during an event. Also attending the announcement at the White House was Vice President Kamala Harris. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Illinois senator, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said … [Read more...] about Durbin pushing to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court pick by April 8
Hotel tax revenues fall $29M short; Chicago taxpayers could be on the hook to make up difference on Soldier Field bonds
The rebuilding of Soldier Field is supposed to be paid off with hotel tax revenues, but when those fall short, Chicago taxpayers can be forced to make up the difference. | Sun-Times file photo Last year, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority dipped into its reserves — refinance $21.4 million in Soldier Field debt — to spare Chicago taxpayers from having to cover the … [Read more...] about Hotel tax revenues fall $29M short; Chicago taxpayers could be on the hook to make up difference on Soldier Field bonds
About face? Pritzker to end school mask mandate on Monday — after CDC eases guidelines
Gov. J.B. Pritzker puts away his face mask before delivering his daily Illinois coronavirus update at the Thompson Center in April of 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s move came hours after the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal of a decision in a lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s mask mandate. But the state’s top court also tossed … [Read more...] about About face? Pritzker to end school mask mandate on Monday — after CDC eases guidelines