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Bob Katzman calls his store a magazine museum, but everything is for sale.

No costumes. No candy.

Does Illinois even need more gambling? And is it the best way to generate revenue? 

Thirty-five years ago today, Skokie officials were in court. They were trying to prevent Nazis from holding a rally in their village.

Starting later this month, residents of Chicago’s far North Side, Skokie, and Lincolnwood will be able to get help in addition to 911 for medical emergencies.

The Uptown neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side is an established hub for refugee resettlement. There are many agencies there, and refugees opt to live nearby. But recently more refugees bypass Chicago altogether and head to the north and northwest suburbs instead.

More immigrants to the area are bypassing the City of Chicago completely and moving directly to the northern suburbs, according to a new study by the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The report finds that the foreign-born popul