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Billionaire couple Lester and Renee Crown sell Water Tower Place condo for $5.5M • A shot to fix Chicago’s parking meter deal? Aldermen test chances amid sale.
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Monday, June 8, 2026

Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water

Recreational boaters, like motorists, are feeling a pinch from U.S. gas prices related to the Iran war.

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Billionaire couple Lester and Renee Crown sell Water Tower Place condo for $5.5M

Billionaire couple Renee and Lester Crown sold their five-bedroom, 6,200-square-foot combined condominium on the 37th floor of Water Tower Place Friday for their $5.5 million asking price.

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A shot to fix Chicago’s parking meter deal? Aldermen test chances amid sale.

Aldermen want to find ways to force a New York hedge fund aiming to buy the much-loathed parking meter lease from Chicago Parking Meters LLC to at least tweak the terms.

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Bicyclist killed in Bridgeport crash was CDOT employee devoted to bike infrastructure

A day after his death in Bridgeport, colleagues remembered Riley O’Neil as devoting his life “to making cycling better and safer.”

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals’ adult guardianship cases

A bill strengthening protections for adults under guardianship gained approval from Illinois lawmakers, six months after publication of a Tribune investigation.

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Chicago Bears’ stadium tactics over years of negotiations leave some Illinois leaders frustrated

The Chicago Bears announced plans to move to Indiana. Some Illinois political leaders pointed fingers at the Bears over the breakdown in negotiations, while others are holding out hope for an eventual deal in Illinois.

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Gov. JB Pritzker pauses tax incentives for data centers after regulation efforts stall in Illinois legislature

Following stalled efforts in the Illinois legislature over regulating data centers, Gov. JB Pritzker paused tax incentives for the facilities beginning July 1.

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Munster mulling data center exception at former Lansing Country Club

Munster Town Council members aren’t thinking about putting a data center within its limits right now, but they would like to reserve the right to change their minds.

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