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Working Lunch Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. Although the owner of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in south suburban Dolton has announced plans to auction the house in mid-June, village leaders in the south suburb have decided to pursue acquiring the house on East 141st Place through either direct purchase or, failing that, through eminent domain.
Village Attorney Burton Odelson told Elite Street that Dolton’s recently sworn-in mayor, Jason House, made the decision to proceed with the acquisition with the consent of the Village Board. On the media front, a
special section inserted into the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times featured a list of 15 books to bring along while lounging by the pool or relaxing in a favorite reading spot. The only problem: The authors are real, but most of the books don’t exist. Artificial intelligence, employed by a Chicago freelance writer, simply made them up. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Top business stories | Real estate | Transportation | | | | Village leaders have not yet decided how the three-bedroom home would be used. | | | | | The special section featured fun summer activities, including a list of 15 books, most of which do not exist. | | | | | Elizabeth Poole and her new team will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program. | | | | | The deferral sets up a possible up-or-down vote by the full City Council on June 20 for Vancouver-based Onni Group, which wants to build several skyscrapers up to 650 feet tall at 700 W. Chicago Ave. | | | | | Prime, a for-profit company, bought eight Illinois hospitals in March for more than $370 million from Ascension, a large Catholic health system. | | | | | The third-generation business, which makes display fixtures for retailers, now has a new, larger facility. | | | | | Visitors to downtown La Grange will soon have a new option after the Village Board approved a permit for short-term rental apartments. | | | |
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