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SEIU looks to beef up CPS ranks amid dispute with CTU • Chicago-based Levy to provide food service at new $750 million Fire stadium
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Macy’s posts surprise profit with overhaul under new CEO resonating with shoppers

Macy’s posted a surprise third-quarter profit and its strongest comparable sales in more than three years.

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SEIU looks to beef up CPS ranks amid dispute with CTU

The SEIU Local 73 filed a petition to add about 1,600 school-based Chicago Public Schools workers to its ranks. The Chicago Teachers Union disagrees.

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Chicago-based Levy to provide food service at new $750 million Fire stadium

The shovels have yet to hit the ground at the Chicago Fire’s new privately funded $750 million soccer stadium in the South Loop, but we already know who will be serving up food and beverage.

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La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum: Affordable housing could help pump cash into economy

Affordable housing can affect the area’s economy according to a speaker at a recent La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum.

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‘Midcentury mobster’ home among 4 featured on Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society Holiday House Walk

An Oak Park home once owned by mobster Chuckie English is featured in the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society Holiday House Walk.

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Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs

Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes. They’re going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they’ve paid.

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Chicago’s Shriver Center on Poverty Law closing at the end of the year

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law in Chicago is shutting its doors after years of financial struggles, the advocacy organization announced Tuesday.

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