The federal government will bring about 630 jobs downtown by next October, saving $250 million over five years and streamlining the processing of rural home loans, Agriculture Department officials said here Friday.Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-St. Louis, lobbied for the jobs last year after the ...
CHICAGO (CBS)– Street closures for the upcoming 2024 NASCAR Street Race in Chicago began Monday, with the event less than a month away. A portion of Ida B. Wells Drive was closed starting Monday.The bulk of the street closureswill begin on June 27. Organizers said they've learned several...
The downtown occupancy rate fell to 87.1 percent in the third quarter, down from 93.8 percent a year earlier, according to the Chicago office of Integra Realty Resources, a consulting and appraisal firm. The rate has never been that low in the 22 years since the firm’s executives began tr...
“We’re in an evolution right now,” Sellers said. “Many years ago, your downtown was a place of business. Then it evolved into a place of business and retail, retail and eateries. We’re seeing that constant evolution, we’re seeing it in n...
When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in1at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago.2, I was a maid. I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had3jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding ...
FRIDAY • Come celebrate Indigenous People’s Day from 5 to 8 p.m. on the library lawn and in the auditorium as the Indigenous Community Cen
- Notable works: "Chicago," "Pretty Woman," "Shall We Dance," "The Jackal" Richard Gere is an American actor who has at times been a sex symbol, heartthrob, and serious leading man. He first made hearts flutter with roles in "American Gigolo" and "An Officer and a Gentleman," but...
Krsnich said he could envision everything from a small-format grocery store to a large law office or architecture firm occupying the building. “A building like that being used for entertainment is something people will be looking at too,”...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company that owns Churchill Downs racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby, placed its own big wager Thursday by announcing plans to open a casino-style venue in downtown Louisville.
Also, in the Columbia College Chicago / Downtown neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 29.1% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is...