Aly Brumback

Managing editor @CrainsChicago. Previously @ChicagoTribune, @DJNF, @SPLC. @BSUCCIM alum.

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Individual towns and cities in Illinois could decide the statewide ban on rent control no longer applies to them — that is, if legislation proposed in Springfield passes. https://t.co/tTumP2aKaR

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A second-generation Chicago sommelier talks about his favorite — and maybe unexpected — food to pair with champagne. https://t.co/FDoTy8vaxV

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A new 58-mile bike trail will connect Chicago to Michigan https://t.co/p9zzMTxk9z

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Kroger, the parent company of Mariano's, is in talks about a merger with rival Albertsons, the parent company of Jewel-Osco, in a deal that would create a U.S. grocery giant. https://t.co/WswCEMbzkh

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The developers that tore down a popular Taco Bell near Wrigley Field and replaced it with a four-story retail building are ready to cash out about a year after completing the project. https://t.co/5qgK4il0FS

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Climate change is spawning a new kind of migrant to the Upper Midwest: "Climigrants" seeking refuge from forest fires of Western states, flooding along saltwater coasts and ever-rising temperatures causing drought in different corners of the continent. https://t.co/T9fO1aNhzW

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Illinois plans to rename the invasive Asian carp as a marketing move to help get the fish into restaurants and dinner tables all over the country. https://t.co/v6ffO5j126

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Bally’s is bringing Chicago its first and only casino in what is expected to be a $1.7 billion project that city officials hope will provide millions of dollars in tax revenue. Here’s what you need to know about the company. https://t.co/J1H7MhSQDt

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott—taking the stage at a press conference—was asked about gun laws in other states.

“I hate to say it,” he said, “but there are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas.” https://t.co/CYDZpHZz8U

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Breaking News: Chicago has officially placed a big bet on Bally's, with the City Council approving a $1.7 billion casino and entertainment venue in River West.

Aldermen approved the project in a 41-7 vote, but the floor debate was anything but calm. https://t.co/cjsjY82WZr

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The law firm that played a key role in advising the Lightfoot administration in Chicago’s casino competition is being paid by the firm that won the prize, writes @GregHinz. https://t.co/0zqRlyDMC6

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The U.S. Census Bureau says it rather dramatically undercounted Illinois’ population in the 2020 census, estimating that state actually gained about a quarter of a million people in the past decade rather than losing 18,000. https://t.co/2vfZrFGGr1

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Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s longest-running hunger relief organization, is revamping its image with a new headquarters, name and branding campaign to better reflect its mission as a comprehensive social services agency. https://t.co/dMqWSZI6kk via @ElyssaCherney

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McDuck? Potato? Cutlet with bread? RusDonalds?

The Russian government is soliciting names for the fast-food chain that will fill McDonald’s vacant stores as the Chicago-based company exits the country. See some of the suggestions here. https://t.co/0XM4Obwi84

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A longtime Chicago entertainment laywer who helped many Black musicians overturn unfair royalty deals and helped spread Chicago-born House music to the world left behind an Uptown home filled with murals and other colorful details when he died. https://t.co/XjOxdV96lH

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The big city sheds a tear for a little bird. https://t.co/Mcchukr1Zf

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Restaurants don't always open according to schedule, but here are some upcoming Chicago spots with promise. https://t.co/8siX2V1Sk2

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“I just want you to understand that it impacts people’s lives": Chicagoans who live nearest to the proposed Bally’s casino in River West continue to overwhelmingly oppose the plan even as the city and casino developers have lined up support. https://t.co/M0Xh8iY0rf

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A condo with purple walls, zebra-print carpeting and black lacquer built-ins that’s on the market is the visual opposite of the countless homes that get neutralized with gray and white decor for their listing photos. https://t.co/ZXdFG7RRQI

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Illinois' has a law—The Reproductive Health Act—that kicks in if Roe v. Wade is overturned. But then what happens? https://t.co/sQYMZxK8IU