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El Car Wash Grabs Four Sparkle Sites, Eyes 50 Spots Across Chicagoland

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El Car Wash Grabs Four Sparkle Sites, Eyes 50 Spots Across Chicagoland

Richard M. Sullivan

Oct 17, 2026

The Miami-based chain is swapping Sparkle Express signage for its own brand at four Chicago-area tunnels, with dozens more planned.

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Oct 17, 2026
El Car Wash Grabs Four Sparkle Sites, Eyes 50 Spots Across Chicagoland
Oct 16, 2026
Old Navy Plots Downsized State Street Comeback After 2023 Exit
Oct 07, 2026
La Salle Cable Maker Viakable Pours $55 Million Into Plant, Adds 50 Jobs
Oct 07, 2026
IKEA Ditches 310,000-Square-Foot Bolingbrook Store for Smaller Naperville Spot

National

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

NY Duo "Bizzle" and "Mercedes" Accused in Nationwide Drugging Scheme Connected to Manhattan Man's Death

NY Duo "Bizzle" and "Mercedes" Accused in Nationwide Drugging Scheme Connected to Manhattan Man's Death

Politics

Naperville No Kings Rally Puts Early Voting Logistics and Party Outreach in Focus

Chicago

Naperville No Kings Rally Puts Early Voting Logistics and Party Outreach in Focus

Damon R. Sheffield

1 day ago

Slotkin Says Democrats Should Prosecute Trump Aides to Scare Off Young Recruits

Slotkin Says Democrats Should Prosecute Trump Aides to Scare Off Young Recruits

Richard M. Sullivan

1 day ago

Kankakee Weighs Closing Twain or Steuben as Board Eyes Nov. 9 Vote

Kankakee Weighs Closing Twain or Steuben as Board Eyes Nov. 9 Vote

Richard M. Sullivan

1 day ago

Frederick Walls Mounts Challenge to Sen. Sims in District 17

Frederick Walls Mounts Challenge to Sen. Sims in District 17

1 day ago

Real Estate

Kankakee County to Leave Land Bank Partnership as City Plans Transition

Chicago

Kankakee County to Leave Land Bank Partnership as City Plans Transition

Damon R. Sheffield

About 2 hours ago

Bucktown Site at Damen and Lister Could Become 27-Unit Apartment Building

Bucktown Site at Damen and Lister Could Become 27-Unit Apartment Building

Richard M. Sullivan

Oct 17, 2026

Vacant Woodlawn Corner Lands Six-Unit Building as Asking Prices Soar Near Obama Center

Vacant Woodlawn Corner Lands Six-Unit Building as Asking Prices Soar Near Obama Center

Oct 17, 2026

Chicago Bungalow Lists for $2.25 Million, a Possible First for the Style

Chicago Bungalow Lists for $2.25 Million, a Possible First for the Style

Damon R. Sheffield

Oct 17, 2026

Crime

Rockford Woman, 23, Charged With Reckless Homicide After Mulford Road Crash Kills Passenger

Chicago

Rockford Woman, 23, Charged With Reckless Homicide After Mulford Road Crash Kills Passenger

Damon R. Sheffield

About 1 hour ago

Garfield Park Woman, 62, Found Dead in Apartment, Police Interview Person of Interest

Garfield Park Woman, 62, Found Dead in Apartment, Police Interview Person of Interest

Damon R. Sheffield

About 1 hour ago

Mundelein Police Investigation Draws Officers to Wellington Avenue, Death Reports Unconfirmed

Mundelein Police Investigation Draws Officers to Wellington Avenue, Death Reports Unconfirmed

Richard M. Sullivan

About 2 hours ago

Metra Train Hits Pedestrian Near Stony Island, Snarls South Side Commute

Metra Train Hits Pedestrian Near Stony Island, Snarls South Side Commute

About 4 hours ago

Arts & Events

Geneva Craft Festival Benefits Cancer Support Nonprofit

Chicago

Geneva Craft Festival Benefits Cancer Support Nonprofit

About 4 hours ago

Salt Shed Unveils 15,000-Capacity Riverfront Amphitheater Plan in West Town

Salt Shed Unveils 15,000-Capacity Riverfront Amphitheater Plan in West Town

1 day ago

Avondale's New Sewing Do Museum Packs 100 Machines Into One Milwaukee Ave Storefront

Avondale's New Sewing Do Museum Packs 100 Machines Into One Milwaukee Ave Storefront

Richard M. Sullivan

Oct 16, 2026

Chicago Art Installation Surrounds George Washington Statue With 40 Other Washingtons

Chicago Art Installation Surrounds George Washington Statue With 40 Other Washingtons

Damon R. Sheffield

Oct 16, 2026