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Alex Bregman hits first homer for Boston since returning from quad injury
The Boston Red Sox are taking a deliberate approach with Alex Bregman in his return from a quad strain. So far, everything is ...
Aurora City Council to vote on doubling hotel room tax
Aurora is considering doubling its hotel room tax rate, which has not risen since it was first adopted in 1987. The city’s ...
New sales tax revenue will help mass transit, but there's still a long way to go
Key legislators involved in the mass transit reform talks don’t want the RTA to spend that unexpected $150 million now, ...
We're tracking grocery prices around Chicago since Trump took office. They're up and likely to keep rising.
The Sun-Times has been tracking prices for 35 grocery items since December. Our shopping cart's total tab is up by $11.
New York might experiment with city-run grocery stores. How do they work?
The idea has generated buzz since Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, but there are few ...
Crain's Chicago Business5d
Chicago transit's $771M fiscal cliff could shrink because of extra sales tax
That would take a substantial bite out of the projected $771 million shortfall in annual funding for the Chicago Transit ...
Opinion
Clarence Page column: Old 'welfare queen' legends haunt Trump’s budget plan
As the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives neared passage of President Donald Trump’s beloved — and enormous — One Big Beautiful Bill Act, my mind raced back as it often does in such ...
Aurora considers extending grocery tax that would otherwise expire
The city of Aurora is considering extending a grocery tax that has been in place statewide for decades but is set to expire ...
Property tax hike “likely” as Chicago’s $1B budget gap widens
Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.