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Gov. JB Pritzker defeated Darren Bailey again on Tuesday. Taxes, transit funding and the state budget are the issues neighborhood owners will follow.

Six titles with the Bulls made Jordan a global brand. His shoe line and business deals still drive sales at Chicago sneaker shops.

Griffin built Citadel in Chicago before moving its headquarters to Miami in 2022. Offices, gifts and his name on Chicago institutions remain.

The former teacher and organizer has focused on homelessness, policing and schools. His budgets and a 2027 reelection bid shape city services on the North Side.

Winfrey turned a low-rated Chicago morning show into a 25-year national phenomenon. Her Chicago run built a media business and changed the West Loop.

The JPMorgan Chase chief ran Chicago’s Bank One before the 2004 merger. His bank now has branches across the North Side, including near Uptown.

Barra, GM’s chief since 2014 and the first woman to lead a Big Three automaker, has steered the company through electric vehicle bets and shifting trade rules.

Nvidia became the first $5 trillion company under Jensen Huang. Its chips power the data centers and university labs going up across Illinois.

Musk crossed the trillion-dollar mark with the SpaceX public offering in June. Here is how Tesla, SpaceX and X touch Chicago drivers, investors and advertisers.

The broadest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression reach Argyle grocers, Broadway boutiques and restaurant kitchens that depend on imported goods.

Inspired by a Michael Jackson parade in Lexington, Kentucky, Jonathan Mayo organized Uptown’s first Thriller Parade at Buttercup Park on Oct. 31.

Psychology graduate Christin Rose opened a resale shop with her mother and moved it to its third home at 1748 W. Lawrence. How she keeps prices fair.