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Construction is nearing completion on the new $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet in the Rock Run Collection, a 310-acre mixed-use development adjacent to the Interstate 80 and Interstate 55 interchange, on May 28, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

New Hollywood Casino Joliet set to open earlier than expected

May 28, 2025 at 7:11 p.m.

Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is leaving its longtime riverboat home, announced it is planning to move into its new land-based facility Aug. 11, pending regulatory approval.

Guadalupe Garcia prepares an Original Rainbow Cone for a customer at the new Buona restaurant in Gurnee, May 16, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Buona taking Italian beef, Original Rainbow Cone to Gurnee and beyond in multistate expansion

May 25, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

Buona, the homegrown Italian beef chain, officially opened its 32nd Chicago-area restaurant this week in Gurnee, with a co-owned Rainbow Cone ice cream shop tucked inside.

The e-edition page of the summer reading list story in the Sunday supplement that was included in the Chicago Sun-Times. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Chicago Sun-Times Sunday insert contains 10 AI-generated fake books in summer reading list

May 21, 2025 at 11:06 a.m.

The special section inserted into the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times featured fun summer activities, including a list of 15 books, most of which do not exist.

A spike in electricity supply charges will go into effect in June for ComEd customers. An average residential customer is expected to pay $10.60 more per month beginning with the July bill. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ComEd customers to see rate increase this summer

May 20, 2025 at 6:19 a.m.

The cost for an average residential customer is expected to go up $10.60 per month beginning with the July bill, according to ComEd, but the actual increase could run a...

Juanita Morales, left, and Emma Yanus take a photo at the Cloud Gate sculpture, better known as The Bean, in Chicago’s Millennium Park on May 15, 2025. Morales is visiting from Arlington, Virginia, and Yanus lives in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago saw a boost in tourism last year. Will the pope be a blessing in 2025?

May 15, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

With a lift from major events, Chicago welcomed 55.3 million visitors last year, up 6.5% over 2023 and setting a post-pandemic high.

Construction equipment at the Bally's Chicago construction site on May 15, 2025. The Illinois Gaming Board gave Bally’s the green light to resume building its permanent casino after a two-week stop work order over an unauthorized waste hauler at the River West site. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Bally’s Chicago gets green light from Illinois Gaming Board to resume construction

May 15, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Building of the casino was stopped over an unauthorized waste hauler previously alleged to have had ties to organized crime.

Independent streaming service AccuRadio CEO Kurt Hanson in Chicago in 2007. (Bonnie Trafelet/baiduhai)

Pioneering Chicago music streaming service AccuRadio files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

May 14, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

AccuRadio, which launched its free music streaming service in 2000, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid an ongoing legal dispute over artist royalty payments.

The plant in Peoria will be used to sell, service and build the Karsan eJest, a 19-passenger electric minibus with a range of 130 miles. (Damera Corp.)

Canadian electric minibus manufacturer to open its first US plant in Peoria

May 13, 2025 at 6:53 p.m.

As Lion Electric faces liquidation and the auction of its shuttered Joliet electric bus factory, the state has announced another Canadian EV bus manufacturer will be opening a plant in...

Wells Fargo has opened a branch at 125 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago's Loop. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Wells Fargo opening two more bank branches as part of Chicago expansion

May 13, 2025 at 1:49 p.m.

Bucking national banking trends, California-based Wells Fargo is cutting the ribbon on two new Chicago branches this week as it continues to aggressively expand its retail footprint in the city...

Robert Drousth, left, of Madison, Wisconsin, has his liquor collection evaluated by Phil Mikhaylov, CEO and co-founder of Unicorn, and auction operations supervisor Daniel Cothern in Chicago on May 7, 2025. Drousth paid about $1,500 for his collection, which was appraised at $31,000 to $39,700. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

How a Chicago online auction startup is turning whiskey bottles into windfalls

May 13, 2025 at 9:46 a.m.

Unicorn, a 5-year-old online auction platform for wines and spirits, has quickly established itself as the eBay of imbibing, authenticating, digitizing, storing and auctioning more than $125 million worth of...

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