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The Franklin at 11th Street Station is under construction on Sept. 16, 2025, while the hyperboloid cooling tower at the NIPSCO Michigan City Generating Station is visible along the lakefront in Michigan City, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Michigan City building boom aims to overcome industrial past to draw Chicagoans to visit and stay

October 3, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

Michigan City officials are trying to change their town’s image from that of an industrial town to a tourist destination, and a new home for Chicago commuters.

The Bears released an economic impact report that included architectural renderings of the proposed stadium in Arlington Heights on Sept. 30, 2025. (MANICA Architecture)

Chicago Bears’ new stadium would generate billions, cost taxpayers $855 million

September 30, 2025 at 4:35 p.m.

In order to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, Chicago Bears officials say the team would need substantial taxpayer support for infrastructure improvements.

Michaël Elbaz on campus at Northwestern University on Sept. 25, 2025, in Evanston. He is a neuroscience postdoctoral researcher from France. His J-1 visa is about to expire, and he was planning to apply for the H-1B visa before the Trump administration's new rule. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

New H1B visa fee could effectively end the program for many participants

September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Trump administration said each new application would cost the sponsoring organization $100,000, a steep price tag for local business and universities that rely on the H-1B program to fill...

THC products containing delta-9 behind the counter at Chi'Tiva hemp dispensary and lounge, Sept. 16, 2025, in Chicago. Gov. JB Pritzker has recently threatened to use executive authority to shut down sales of hemp products in the state. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker warns he may take executive action to ban or regulate hemp products that get users high

September 17, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he may issue an executive order to ban or regulate intoxicating hemp.

Lina Alvarez, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, reacts to the support of a passing motorist as she protests in front of the main gate at the Naval Station Great Lakes on Sept. 10, 2025, in North Chicago. During her 21-years of active duty, she was deployed four times to the Middle East. With the expanded rights of immigration agents, Alvarez is asking, “Why should I have to prove I’m American?” (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Outside hotels and a naval base, suburban Chicago protests immigration ‘blitz’

September 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

More anti-blitz rallies have been scheduled in the Chicago suburbs in the coming days, as towns that were once Republican strongholds now lean more Democratic.

The former paddock is marked by a circle and cross at the former Arlington International Racecourse on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. The Chicago Bears are working to make this the site of their new stadium and entertainment district. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

As other NFL teams build new stadiums, the Bears will soon release plans for a new dome in Arlington Heights

September 8, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

The Chicago Bears are expected to publicly present their latest plans for a new stadium in Arlington Heights this fall, officials said, with the hope of breaking ground by spring.

A worker defoliates cannabis plants in a greenhouse and flowering room at the Curaleaf cannabis growing facility in Litchfield on Aug. 15, 2025. The greenhouse and flowering room use combined natural and artificial light to enhance light penetration to the cannabis plants. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Growing debate: Cannabis growers want the option of cultivating outside, but state regulators keep trying to stop it

September 4, 2025 at 8:52 a.m.

Most legal cannabis in Illinois is grown without the sun, wind, rain, or even, in some cases, soil. But opportunities to grow cannabis outdoors in Illinois have been limited.

The sun rises behind the Rosecrance Lakeview rehab center in 2016. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Rosecrance Therapies acquires Ascend, expanding counseling services for eating disorders and sports performance

August 19, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

While eating disorders and sports performance are very different, they share an increased demand for specialized counseling.

A person walks to the emergency room entrance of Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood on Aug. 8, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Weiss hospital to remain closed while Medicare funding cut is appealed. West Suburban Medical also at risk.

August 8, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

Resilience Healthcare acquired both Weiss and West Suburban Medical Center out of bankruptcy in 2022. Both facilities depend on Medicare or Medicaid to pay for 70% to 80% of their...

Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood was set to lose major federal health insurance payments, raising questions about whether the hospital might close, Aug. 7, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Weiss hospital, set to lose Medicare funding this weekend, appears closed. Supporters to rally this afternoon.

August 8, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

The emergency room and other facilities closed as of 7 a.m. Friday, emergency room registered nurse Daniel Maser said.

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