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Greek American politician Alexi Giannoulias might be recruited to run for Chicago mayor in 2027, according to reports. 

NBC 5 Chicago political reporter Mary Ann Ahern revealed on social media platform X that influential figures in Chicago's unions, business circles, and civic community are actively encouraging Giannoulias to consider a mayoral bid in the February 2027 election.

The talented actress is the first Greek artist to participate in a Broadway production. She shares her love for the musical, her role as Roxie, and her three-year-old daughter, whom she has no intention of leaving behind during her European tour.

I spent the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, America's greatest summer city. Sunday afternoon in particular was glorious. The temperatures were moderate, the skies were clear and the tourist sections of the city were teeming with happy Pearl Jam fans who'd just attended Saturday's concert at Wrigley Field.

The International Coordinating Committee - Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) has announced the death of Leo Louchios, a "giant" of local politics in Chicago, Illinois.

He was 66 years old.

Born in Nicosia, Louchios arrived in America as a refugee fleeing the brutal Turkish invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 1974.

The attacker was not arrested, and according to eyewitnesses, he fired shots from the top of one of the surrounding buildings.
Highland Park officials asked residents to avoid downtown.

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"MJ," the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened late Jan. 24 to send in the "feds" if America's third-largest city of Chicago failed to bring its rampant crime rate under control.

The Republican, who made law and order a key issue in his White House campaign, cited the city's latest shooting and homicide statistics as reported by the Chicago Tribune.

Two images, one from American musicals and another from Turkish newspapers, appear before my eyes when we talk about women who kill in self-defense. The first one is the often-parodied "Cell Block Tango" - from the musical "Chicago," in which six women "murderesses" explain why they killed their men.

Windspeed Technologies, a premier aerospace engineering services company, has released details of a new system called SkyDeck that allows pssengers to observe the view while in flight from the top of the plane.

The city of Chicago will be giving dozens of people tortured by police between 1970 and 1980 the total amount of 5.5 million USD, while it will also undertake other initiatives for said people, such as raising a monument to torture victims.