Tangled up in Ald. Burke's mess | Mold-A-Rama goes to court | Lost treasures of the Uptown Theatre

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View In Browser January 24, 2019 chicagotribune.com Daywatch Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she spoke with Ald. Edward Burke before hiring his son to $100,000 job Thursday, Jan 24 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday that she spoke with powerful Ald. Edward Burke about a job for his son before her administration hired him to a nearly $100,000 per year job. Will Mendoza and Preckwinkle get further tangled in Burke mess? Ald. Burke meets face-to-face with 14th ward challengers in highly anticipated forum. Read More » Records show what FBI sought and seized in raid on Ald. Edward Burke's City Hall office FBI agents seized from Ald. Edward Burke's office folders naming a high-powered City Hall lobbyist, information about tax increment financing districts and documents pertaining to the major real-estate deal for the Old Main Post Office, according to records made public Wednesday night. Read More » Analysis: Senate shutdown votes expected to fail, potentially opening path to compromise The Senate plans to hold dueling votes Thursday to end the longest government shutdown in history. Like many, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., thinks both proposals will fail. That, in the eyes of Rounds and others, is the point. What's in the competing proposals to reopen the government - and what's not. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Florida bank shooting suspect, who recently moved from Indiana, was fascinated with violence, ex-girlfriend says A former prison guard trainee accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Florida bank branch has long been fascinated with the idea of killing, a woman who identified herself as his former girlfriend told a TV station. Read More » Mold-A-Rama defends its name and vintage vending machines against 'modernized' competitor Mold-A-Rama, whose vintage machines have churned out plastic figurines at Chicago-area museums and zoos for half a century, has gone to court to defend its retro name and technology. Read More » Lost treasures of the Uptown Theatre have been hiding in Barrington Hills for decades. Take a look. Light fixtures and other treasures of Chicago's Uptown Theatre have been quietly removed and kept safe in the Sanfilippo Foundation's Place de la Musique in Barrington Hills. Unpacking some of the glorious artifacts. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT State Supreme Court fight over food truck limits: 'Proper' balancing of interests or 'blatant protectionism'? The battle to overturn Chicago's food truck regulations heads Wednesday to the Illinois Supreme Court, which will consider whether restrictions meant to protect restaurants from their wheeled competitors are unconstitutional. Read More » Dangerously cold temperatures expected starting Thursday night Chicago-area residents will want to bundle up as an arctic air mass brings single-digit temperatures Thursday that will be followed by several days of frigid weather. Read More » advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2019 | Chicago Tribune | 160 N. Stetson Ave., Third Floor, Chicago, IL 60601 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Daywatch newsletter.