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David Roeder

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The Consumers Building, 220 S. State St., (from left), and the Century Building, 202 S. State St., lead off Preservation Chicago’s 2024 list of notable properties that could face demolition.
Arts & Culture
Century-old State Street skyscrapers hit top ranking on list of most endangered Chicago buildings
By David Roeder
 
The 78, an undeveloped parcel of land at Clark Street and Roosevelt Road, just south of downtown Chicago. This picture was taken looking southeast from Roosevelt Road.
White Sox in ‘serious’ talks to build new stadium in South Loop’s ‘The 78’
By Fran Spielman , David Roeder , and 1 more
 
Jenny Beorkrem, owner of Neighborly gift shop at 4710 N. Lincoln Ave., stands in the Lincoln Square store, Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Arts & Culture
Chicago’s small-business owners have their day amid the holiday hoopla
By David Roeder
 
Community members sitting in Evanston City Council meeting
Evanston City Council narrowly adopts zoning for concerts at new Ryan Field
By David Roeder
 
Audience members hold up signs during Evanston’s City Council meeting Monday protesting a proposal for concerts at Northwestern University’s Ryan Field. City Council members voted to table the item.
Evanston City Council calls a timeout on Northwestern’s Ryan Field plan
By David Roeder
 
President Joe Biden speaks to United Auto Workers on Thursday at the Community Building Complex in Belvidere.
Politics
Biden stumps for unions and himself during UAW celebration in Belvidere
By David Roeder , Emmanuel Camarillo , and 1 more
 
People raise their fists during a rally this month for striking workers who are part of the United Auto Workers union at United Auto Workers’ Local 551 headquarters on the South Side.
Arts & Culture
Unions push to represent more workers, but organized labor’s share of jobs is declining
By David Roeder
 
Ford’s 99-year-old South Deering plant produces the profitable Explorer SUV. It’s the company’s operating plant and employs 5,500 workers.
UAW begins strikes in three states against Ford, GM and Stellantis
By David Roeder
 
Pedestrians walk by the headquarters of the National Association of Realtors at 430 N. Michigan Ave.
President of Chicago-based National Association of Realtors quits after reports of sexual harassment
By David Roeder
 
A rendering of the new Ryan Field proposed by Northwestern University.
Hazing scandal and the fate of city trees interfere with NU’s Ryan Field plans
By David Roeder
 
Fans pull out their phones as racers speed by during the Grant Park 220 NASCAR Street Race on Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Arts & Culture
Race promoters praise NASCAR weekend in Chicago but deeper dives will come
By David Roeder
 
An employee, Brendan Schmidt, shows two customers fountain pens.
Environment & Public Health
Chicago businesses adapt to outlast ‘agonizingly slow’ COVID-19 recovery three years after shutdown
By David Roeder
 
Arlington Heights stadium rendering
Sports
Chicago Bears buy Arlington International Racecourse for possible stadium
By David Roeder  and Fran Spielman
 
A churro vendor outside the Little Village Discount Mall.
Arts & Culture
Little Village Discount Mall to stay open, be renovated
By David Roeder  and Michael Loria
 
Nykia Wright
Chicago
Nykia Wright departs as Chicago Sun-Times CEO
By David Roeder
 
The Chicago Tribune printing plant, the city’s choice for a Bally’s casino. The stretch along the North Branch of the Chicago River is the city’s next corridor for growth.
For city’s next growth spurt, follow the money to north-northwest corridor
By David Roeder
 
Starbucks workers strike outside the drive-thru of a coffeehouse at 5964 N. Ridge Ave. in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022.
Workers at 6 Chicago-area Starbucks plan walkouts through Sunday
By David Roeder
 
Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at a press conference at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications earlier this year. The city is moving forward with a plan to limit public and media access to emergency communications.
Politics
Delaying access to Chicago police radio calls threatens public safety, media coalition says
By David Roeder