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Ford City Mall restores broken fire suppression system and gets temporary reprieve from a shutdown • Illinois House approves latest proposal to help Chicago Bears build stadium in Arlington Heights
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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Oak Forest seeks TIF extension for four-building development

Oak Forest city officials asked Bremen High School District 228 to approve an extension for a tax increment financing district.

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Ford City Mall restores broken fire suppression system and gets temporary reprieve from a shutdown

A Cook County judge agreed to postpone until May 15 a hearing originally set for Thursday, when the judge could have ordered the giant indoor mall’s immediate closure due to what city attorneys described as unsafe conditions.

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Illinois House approves latest proposal to help Chicago Bears build stadium in Arlington Heights

The Democratic-run Illinois House passed the latest proposal to help the Chicago Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

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Today in History: Smoking ban on flights goes into effect

On April 23, 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less (accounting for 80% of all U.S. flights) went into effect.

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Gold Coast 5-bedroom home with 4 private outdoor spaces: $4M

This five-bedroom home has five full bathrooms, four half bathrooms and four private outdoor spaces.

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Terry Savage: The health insurance sinkhole

We’ve become inured to doomsday prophecies. But in this case, those predictions are about to come true. And the impact will be felt throughout our healthcare system — even by those who pay their own health insurance premiums, or have coverage through their jobs.

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Trump compliments outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook, but adds vulgar insult

Trump in his second term has taken a strong interest in Silicon Valley, bringing powerful tech leaders into his orbit.

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Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.

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