Deal On Wrigley Means Final Approval Likely On Wednesday
A compromise on some of the details behind the $500 million Wrigley Field renovation plan should clear the way for final City Council approval on Wednesday.
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A compromise on some of the details behind the $500 million Wrigley Field renovation plan should clear the way for final City Council approval on Wednesday.
Across the street from the storied ballpark and just behind the McDonald's on Clark, neighbors on a lovely block are worried.
A concert-goer tells CBS 2 that frontman Eddie Vedder and his band played eight songs before it was announced the band would take a 35-minute break because of lightning.
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-A much-debated proposal to renovate Wrigley Field and add controversial features such as a pedestrian bridge over Clark Street won the endorsement of the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday.
More than 200 people turned out for the rally, on the corner of Clark Street and Patterson, in the ballpark's shadow.
The city's landmarks commission unanimously voted to approve the deal, overcoming opposition from the local alderman and the owners of rooftop businesses who fear their negotiated views of the field will be obstructed.
Guys who can pitch like Matt Garza don't grow on trees.
Let's go already. What are you waiting for? Matt Garza is still a Cub. He shouldn't be.
The city's Landmarks Commission has approved an agreement that could pave the way for advertisements to be placed along Wrigley Field's famed scoreboard and outfield walls.
The seasons may be lost, the next few weeks part garage sale, part a bridge between a Blackhawks parade and Marc Trestman's opening press conference at training camp (it's less than three weeks away, by the way). But tonight, a Chicago tradition is renewed. It's a tradition worth appreciating.
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks approved several aspects of the Wrigley Field renovation plan, but put off a decision on the sizes of a video screen and outfield advertising board.
Sitting 15 games out of first place, the Chicago Cubs couldn't be much further from a world championship right now if they were, well, living on a different planet.
Alderman Tom Tunney is demanding several changes to the $500 million Wrigley Field renovation, according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business.
Patience and a steady hand. That's what must have gone into creating this replica of Wrigley Field, built entirely of Legos.
Chicago shows that the best gift for Father's Day 2013 is partaking in a family-friendly event.
DuPage County is the latest Chicago area making a push to lure the Cubs out of Wrigleyville.
Vendors who sell beer, hot dogs, game programs, and more in the stands at Chicago sporting events are in for a rough – but lucrative – six days at work.
Without debate, the City Council on Wednesday agreed to increase the number of night games at Wrigley Field, as part of the Cubs' plan to renovate the landmark stadium.
Aldermen have a busy day ahead at today's City Council meeting, with votes set on changes to the controversial parking meter deal, new fines for cyclists and drivers, and additional night games at Wrigley Field.
A man who was plotting to set off a bomb near Wrigley Field was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a federal judge on Thursday.
In one of the first steps in building an electronic scoreboard at Wrigley Field, the Cubs today began erecting mockups of possible scoreboards and signage in the outfield.
The Cubs are pulling out all the stops to gain support in their quest to renovate Wrigley Field.
Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
A suburban teacher and avid Cubs fan has died following a chocking accident while at the game on Sunday at Wrigley Field.
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
If you can't make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, the West Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago offers an easy alternative.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
The Shatterproof walk to end addiction is underway in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Pullman chef Dominique Leach, owner of Lexington Betty Smokehouse, is taking her talents to the Whisky Springs Fest.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing?
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
If you can't make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, the West Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago offers an easy alternative.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Major League Baseball announced Saturday's game has been moved to the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, and anticipation is high across Chicago, with both the Cubs and White Sox making the playoffs in the same year for only the fourth time ever.
The Boston Red Sox rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a doubleheader opener on Friday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
