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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.

New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
Pirates in Chicago for the next six games/On WISR tonight against White Sox
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a six-game road trip to Chicago tonight, with the first of three games with the White Sox. First pitch is 7:40pm. WISR pre-game begins at 7:15pm. Bubba Chandler will start for the Pirates. He is 6-9 this season with a 4.30 ERA. The Pirates begin the…

PIRATES SET TO START WEEK IN CHICAGO
The Pirates start a nine-game road trip with two series in one city. Greg Brown previews tonight's opener, the first of six games in Chicago. After sp...

Open Volleyball at Glenview Community Center
Get ready to bump, set and spike up your Wednesdays with Open Volleyball at the Glenview Community Center! Open to everyone ages 18 and up, open volleyball takes place every […]

Mets Haunted Again!
PCA is on pace to win MVP… as a Cub By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com CHICAGO, IL – Former top Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong left the yard three times last Saturday at Wrigley Field. The next day he sent another pair of homers out of the park. New York traded…

Hickory Hills Holiday Light Show- Sponsors Needed
Businesses, organizations, and families are invited to participate in the 7th Annual Hickory Hills Holiday Light Show!
The FAA takes a rare step to head off a traffic jam at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.
A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go
The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.