NEW YORK — After an earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, Cubs infielder Pedro Ramirez was relieved to get confirmation from his mother that his family was OK. When a second earthquake struck and things got worse in his home country, …
Cubs’ Pedro Ramirez plays through sadness, worry as countrymen deal with aftermath of Venezuela earthquakes Read MoreChicago Public Schools officials say there are some services that won’t be touched as the district works to plug a projected $732 million deficit for the upcoming school year. That includes crossing guards and the Safe Passage program, which provides …
CPS says it won’t cut instructional time or Safe Passage program in upcoming budget Read MoreA man was shot Thursday afternoon in the Near West Side neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The man, 41, was getting out of a vehicle in the 500 block of South Claremont Avenue at 2:40 p.m when a white sedan …
Man shot as he exits vehicle in Near West Side neighborhood Read MoreTwo men were killed Thursday afternoon in a shooting in Dunning, according to Chicago police. The men were found behind a residence in the 7800 block of West Cahill Terrace at 3:30 p.m., police said. One of the men, who …
Two men fatally shot in Dunning Read MoreA man was fatally shot Thursday night in Fuller Park, according to Chicago police. The man, 39, and another man were in a verbal altercation inside a residence in the 5300 block of South Shields Avenue at 9:35 p.m. when …
Man fatally shot during argument in Fuller Park Read MoreMoon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from noon to 2 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Fasten your seat belt! This morning, you might …
Horoscope for Friday, June 26, 2026 Read MoreTamara Jereé found their community in a sapphic book club on the South Side. The Hyde Park-based fantasy-romance author struggled to find acceptance growing up in Alabama.But they moved to Chicago in 2023, and got to know the city’s queer …
Chicago-area trans authors create their own representation, preserve a record for future generations Read MoreA slice of chocolate mousse cake was tucked into a suburban freezer four years ago. Steve Fanady bought the same cake for his daughter every year at Papagalino Bakery in Niles. When she turned 11 in 2022, though, her father …
‘I’m in debtors’ prison,’ says Chicago options trader jailed 4 years over unpaid $10 million divorce judgment Read MoreTwo priests long affiliated with the University of Notre Dame groomed and sexually abused young men at the storied Catholic college and elsewhere over many years dating to the 1980s. And the clerics — both with ties to the Chicago …
Priestly secrets and sexual misconduct at University of Notre Dame Read MoreThe DePaul Art Musuem has officially closed to the public, but the collections will remain with the institution, according to a university spokesperson. Months ago, DePaul University announced the museum would cease all operations on June 30. Days later, university …
DePaul Art Museum collections to stay on campus as day-to-day operations cease Read MoreA teenaged and closeted Kenny Dillon, the one who endured teasing and taunting growing up in Hegewisch in the 1970s, clung to this truth: He knew he could always leave. Dillon did bolt from Chicago’s farthest southeastern industrial enclave — …
Steep growth in same-sex couples on the Far Southeast Side: ‘I can make home here’ Read MoreChicago’s entire class of vintage residential courtyard buildings — totaling in the thousands — could be headed for the National Register of Historic Places under a measure before a state panel Friday. The nine-member Illinois National Register Advisory Council will …
Could Chicago’s stock of courtyard buildings wind up on the National Register of Historic Places? Read MoreOn his debut album, “American Rough” out Friday on Bloodshot Records, Chicago serenader Andrew Sa offers a tender ode to love, longing and masculinity with a rich voice and country charm. Sa guides listeners through a vast, 10-track sonic landscape …
Chicago balladeer Andrew Sa serenades the ‘American Rough’ man on debut album Read MoreThe traffic was backed up more than usual at 31st Street on the afternoon of June 5. Frequent crashes at the intersection with Halsted Street led me to assume there was another when I saw blue flashing lights. I crossed …
Chicago lacks the will to curb traffic crashes that kill cyclists, pedestrians Read MoreRegarding Rummana Hussain’s recent column (‘Foreign’ sport no more: Americans finally get soccer ) on Americans’ dramatic increased interest in soccer, I visited a local sports bar last Sunday and was truly surprised that more than half of the roughly …
Soccer is popular, but tie games make it unappealing to some Read MoreIt was Aug. 15, 2024. Then-candidate Donald Trump stepped out of his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club’s columned clubhouse to a gaggle of reporters. He was flanked by tables of groceries and signs showing the rising cost of food. Also …
President Trump, Americans do give a s- – – about housing Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I’ve been a widow for nine years and just got engaged. When I asked my fiance if I could put a picture of my late husband in our new home, he became upset. He said he shouldn’t have …
Dear Abby: Fiance tells widow no pictures of late husband in their home Read MoreA woman was arrested after she allegedly shot a teen in Fuller Park Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The woman, 24, was in an altercation with a 16-year-old girl in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue at 4:40 …
Woman arrested after allegedly shooting teen in Fuller Park Read MoreA man was hospitalized after leaping from a window in the fifth floor of an Edgwater high-rise apartment building Friday morning to escape a fire. Several 911 calls came in at about 5:45 a.m. reporting smoke at the Wyndham Apartments, …
Man leaps from fifth floor of burning Edgewater high-rise apartment, is hospitalized Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Over the last 20 years, the Far Southeast Side has seen big growth in same-sex households, according to Census data. We talked to those residents. 🗞️ Plus: Details revealed on the city’s failed parking meter buy-back …
Southeast Side sees boom in LGBTQ couples Read More