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Chicago’s new plan to legalize video gambling terminals — finally passed last month as part of the 2026 budget after years of debate — is not a done deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson and key aldermen say negotiations must continue.
The ongoing discussions between Johnson’s administration and aldermen over the gambling terminals mark the first major efforts to amend the budget passed by the City Council against the mayor’s wishes in late December.
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Afternoon shadows encroach on a residential tower in the 1200 block of South Prairie Avenue on Nov. 7, 2024, where Caitlin Tracey was found dead in a stairwell in Chicago last year. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago man charged with throwing ex-wife Caitlin Tracey down stairs in a Loop high-rise to be held pending murder trial
By the time Adam Beckerink walked into a Cook County courtroom to face charges in Caitlin Tracey’s homicide, it had been more than a year since Chicago police found Tracey dead with her foot severed in a high-rise located at 1201 S. Prairie Ave. Read more here.
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Jackson Square Mall, 112 E. Burlington Ave., would be demolished as part of a proposal for a 39-unit residential building on the site in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)
La Grange OKs demolition of historic Jackson Square building for condo development
Over persistent community opposition, the La Grange board of trustees unanimously approved a 5-story, 39-unit condo complex on the site of the Jackson Square Antique Mall building at 112 E. Burlington Ave. Read more here.
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Fans stand while it snows as players warm up before the Chicago Bears play the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game at Soldier Field on Jan. 10, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Bears ask fans what they think about a new northwest Indiana stadium
The Bears sent a survey to season ticket-holders yesterday asking what fans would pay for various seats, from general admission to suites, at a new enclosed stadium in the Hoosier State. Read more here.
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Rabia Amin, right, an attorney, and Nooraan Amin, a mathematics and architecture student, on Jan. 8, 2026, at Best Sub #2, a long-standing shop in Humboldt Park owned by their father, Asif Amin Cheema, who was deported to Pakistan after being detained by Border Patrol agents in September. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
After their patriarch was deported to Pakistan, family vows to keep beloved Humboldt Park sub shop open
Asif Amin Cheema, owner of Best Sub #2, was deported to Pakistan on the first day of the new year, leaving behind a beloved customer base and a business he had started from scratch in 2003. Read more here.
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People in the community run from clouds of tear gas deployed by federal agents after federal immigration officers crashed into a vehicle in south Minneapolis, Jan. 12, 2026. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)
3 prosecutors quit after push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow
Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the U.S. Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and its reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision. Read more here.
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