Almost 18% of downtown office space was vacant at the end of 2021, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE. The closure of major retailers along the Magnificent Mile, such
Activists said that they stand in solidarity with CTA unions calling for safer working conditions as they negotiate a new contract. They are asking unions to stand with them in their calls to have Van Dyke face federal civil rights charges.
Community activists in Chicago are demanding federal prosecutors bring charges against former cop Jason Van Dyke, who'll be released from prison in February
The recent rise in crime on North Michigan Avenue and at other iconic Chicago destinations is casting a pall on holiday shopping as the city tries to emerge from nearly two years of pandemic stasis.