For Shawn Johnson, founder of Crafian Artisan Toffee, April is a test of consumer sentiment during a tumultuous time of government layoffs, sweeping tariffs and uncertainty. How Crafian’s decadent toffee sells at Chicago artisan markets this month will be telling …
Chicago toffee maker Crafian hopes people still crave sweets in tough times Read MoreIn the 1980s, Ray Capitanini increased the number of wine offerings at The Italian Village, his family’s Loop restaurant, from about two dozen to nearly 4,000 wines. “He really treated wine like an investment and put us on the map …
Ray Capitanini, wine maestro at Chicago Loop’s Italian Village restaurant, dead at 89 Read MoreIllinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has taken campaign money from individuals and interest groups that could benefit from his decision-making in Springfield — including contributions from lobbyists, businesses and unions. The Hillside Democrat also has a charity that’s gotten …
Illinois House Speaker ‘Chris’ Welch’s charity taking money from donors with a stake in Springfield Read MoreWith the celebration of Passover continuing throughout the week, Jews around the world are focused on the retelling of one of the bible’s most powerful and enduring stories: the ancient Israelite exodus from Egypt. For more than 3,000 years, this …
Passover is good time to reflect on relationship between Black and Jewish communities Read MoreSweeping tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump are wreaking havoc on Chicago manufacturer Freedman Seating Co., whose experience illustrates threats to other U.S. factories and the broader economy. “I’ve never seen a supply shock like this in my working lifetime,” …
Chicago manufacturer whose founder exhibited at 1893 World’s Fair reels from tariffs Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My husband and I finally got custody of his daughter “Amelia” 15 days before her 16th birthday. She came to us with home-schooling and little socialization. Now she’s 18, and we’ve gotten her on track to graduate, but …
Dear Abby: Custody of a teenager feels like a rollercoaster ride Read MoreEvery morning, I board the Red Line on an island platform in the middle of the Dan Ryan Expressway. On my way to school, I’ve grown accustomed to sights of the 47th Street Metra yard, White Sox park and the …
Graffiti, other public art could add meaning to blighted areas, Chicago’s Next Voices columnist writes Read MorePolice are looking for four people responsible for shoving a man to the ground and beating him up overnight in the Loop. It happened about 1:35 a.m. in the 100 block of North Dearborn Street when four males the man …
Man beaten up by 4 attackers in Loop overnight Read MoreChina-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump’s attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the world’s two largest economies by imposing a …
Popular China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein raising prices due to tariffs Read MoreChicago’s neighborhood street festivals — a staple of summertime in the city — are struggling to survive, according to a new coalition of 20 festival organizers that includes Chicago’s Pride Fest, Taste of Randolph and the Square Roots Fest in …
Chicago street festivals sound alarm on rising costs Read MoreWGN TV is interested in carrying local sports again and believes there’s a path to air Chicago Sports Network broadcasts of the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks that much of the area has missed, the Sun-Times has learned. The sides …
WGN interested in airing Chicago Sports Network broadcasts, confident a deal can work Read MoreWe asked: What’s “the most Chicago thing” that’s happened to you? Here’s a sampling of what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “I stood in front of a open hydrant and got blown down the street into an open …
What’s ‘the most Chicago thing’ that’s happened to you? Here’s what you told us Read MoreAs Joe Kraft assembled the 12 figures he put in his Albany Park mural, he says he was trying to represent the neighborhood’s diversity and also positioning the characters “in conversation with one other.” It was the perfect assemblage of …
Chicago murals: Joe Kraft’s Albany Park painting celebrates diversity Read MoreNEW YORK — The NHL has set another attendance record and surpassed 23 million fans for the first time. The league on Friday reported an attendance figure of 23,014,458 over the 1,312-game regular season. That represents 96.9% capacity over 32 …
NHL sets attendance record with 23 million fans Read MoreDurante décadas, los inmigrantes indocumentados han pagado sus impuestos fielmente. Lo hicieron sabiendo que nunca recibirían un cheque del Seguro Social, ni Medicare, ni calificarían para las prestaciones por desempleo. Y, sin embargo, sólo en 2022, contribuyeron con un estimado …
IRS traiciona la confianza de millones de contribuyentes al compartir datos confidenciales con ICE Read MoreOn the morning of April 19, 1995, an Army veteran once described as “probably the best soldier” in his company parked a commercial truck carrying a 4,800-pound bomb in downtown Oklahoma City. Timothy McVeigh targeted the Alfred P. Murrah Federal …
Netflix’s Oklahoma City bombing documentary spotlights resiliency amid tragedy Read MoreEl jueves, el gobernador demócrata de Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, criticó duramente a la administración de Trump por eliminar o amenazar con eliminar diversos programas contra la violencia, afirmando que “la seguridad pública está siendo atacada por la administración de Trump”. …
Gobernador Pritzker afirma que los programas antiviolencia están bajo ataque de la administración de Trump Read MoreBy MORGAN LEE CHIMAYÓ, N.M. (AP) — A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to reach …
Thousands of pilgrims trek through New Mexico desert to historic adobe church for Good Friday Read MoreBy Benjamin Din, NerdWallet Airlines are gearing up for their busy summer schedules, flying to new destinations and increasing frequencies to popular cities. They’re even starting to announce new fall routes. For airfare deal hunters, that means new opportunities to …
Airlines are adding new routes. Here’s how you can save Read MoreBy MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation. Related Articles Marijuana legalization hits roadblocks after years …
Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats Read More