Fire

As we approach the start of the Chicago Fire’s 24th season in MLS, the club will be looking to bounce back from a rollercoaster of a 2020 season that saw them miss the postseason yet again despite an expanded 10-team playoff field in the Eastern Conference. The outcome marked the 4th time the Fire have missed the playoffs in the past five seasons. If you want to take it a step … [Read more...] about How Will the Chicago Fire Fare In 2021?

Chicago Fire fans began the season with an optimistic mindset of what could be achieved by their team. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone to plan, and they were rooted to the bottom of the table at the end of June. Since the impressive 2017 season, it’s been a tough watch for Fire supporters. Chicago has previously been priced at odds of +10000 to win the MLS Cup with leading … [Read more...] about Can Chicago Fire Back This Season?

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Parents, teachers and politicians around the Chicago area spent Wednesday mourning the loss of lives following Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, as politicians traded barbs over gun violence … [Read more...] about ‘Look at Chicago’: Politicians again use city as example of why strict gun control won’t work even as Texas school shooting jolts local parents

The Chicago Board of Elections announced a delay in the start of early voting until May 31 because of ballot changes. … [Read more...] about Early voting in Chicago for June 28 primary delayed until after Memorial Day because of ballot changes

The votes at stores in Chicago's Edgewater and Edgewater Beach neighborhoods make those employees the first Starbucks workers in the city to unionize. … [Read more...] about Baristas at two Chicago Starbucks become the city’s first to unionize

Founded in 1932 as a Chicago-based pinball manufacturer, Bally’s diversified into everything from casinos and health clubs to amusement parks over the years before selling off its parts and fading into corporate obscurity in the new millennium. … [Read more...] about Bally’s timeline: From pinball to Pac-Man, health clubs to casinos, a colorful name in Chicago’s corporate history

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office is investigating whether ticketing of District 211 students violated civil rights laws. … [Read more...] about Civil rights investigation opened into Illinois’ largest high school district following Tribune-ProPublica investigation

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