Right now the tree that will soon rise from Millennium Park smothered in thousands of lights looks like a giant version of something you might use to scrub the gunk from a shower drain. But behold that 67-foot-tall Norway spruce …
This year’s Millennium Park Christmas tree is a 67-foot-tall Norway spruce from Glenview Read MoreIn recent weeks, residents across the northwest suburbs have watched as masked federal immigration agents detained people in neighborhoods, apartment complexes and near schools. These raids have left families afraid to leave their homes, workers missing from their jobs and …
Detained most affected by federal immigration raids, but we all pay the price Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in her house].” She has never accepted …
Dear Abby: Relationship with mother-in-law plunges to new low Read MoreMany of us missed an important story: In late September, Walter Redmond Burnett, son of longtime Ald. Walter Burnett, Jr. (27th), replaced his father on the City Council. While the younger Burnett has strong credentials, the appointment process raises serious …
City Council appointment process needs to be transparent and inclusive Read MoreA Chicago man who says he has “subway surfed” numerous times since he was a teenager — surreptitiously climbing atop moving L trains and becoming an open-air commuter, which he often chronicled on video and posted on social media — …
CTA hopes this kind of rush hour — subway surfing — doesn’t take root here as it has in New York Read MoreWhen it comes to the top-ranked prospects in the state, the Public League has propped up those rankings over the past couple of decades. Fans across the state have flocked to watch the state’s best, the star-studded list of players …
City/Suburban Hoops Report: Talent level in Public League dropping, Big Dipper adds stars, sophs add offers Read MoreFrustration boiled over in a federal courtroom halfway through last week’s deposition of U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, where a government lawyer said he felt “sandbagged” and the lawyers questioning Bovino complained of a “substantial amount of obstruction.” And …
Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers swap complaints of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental …
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings Read MoreLos agentes federales de inmigración llevaron a cabo un operativo en el lado noroeste y los suburbios del norte el viernes, realizando arrestos y disparando bolas de gas y spray de pimienta a los manifestantes, mientras la campaña de deportación …
Bovino realiza arrestos de Halloween: ‘Vinieron a aterrorizar a la gente’ Read MoreEl gobernador JB Pritzker hizo una aparición en el vecindario de La Villita en Chicago el viernes de Halloween para repartir dulces a los niños disfrazados. En un intento por aliviar los temores que los niños que piden dulces pudieran …
En Halloween, el gobernador Pritzker visitó el vecindario de La Villita para repartir dulces Read MoreBears coach Ben Johnson’s typically subdued during his postgame press conferences. In the minutes before, though, he’s something completely different, huddling his team in the locker room and leading them in a cheer after they win. After Sunday’s 47-42 win …
Watch coach Ben Johnson lead raucous Bears locker room after win Read MoreCerca de 250 personas marcharon por el vecindario de Brighton Park, en el lado suroeste, el sábado por la mañana, gritando en inglés y en español “Fuera ICE” y “Sin odio, sin miedo, los inmigrantes son bienvenidos”. El mes pasado, …
Comunidad de Brighton Park marcha para alzar la voz por los que le tienen miedo a ICE Read MoreCharges were pending for a suspect in custody after allegedly shooting a 23-year-old woman during a road rage incident Monday morning in Edgewater, according to police and a City Council member. The victim, a 23-year-old woman, became embroiled in an …
Road rage sparked Edgewater shooting, City Council member says Read MoreA man is hospitalized in suburban Melrose Park after being detained by federal immigration agents Sunday morning, his family says. Ricardo Rodriguez, 53, was riding his bike to get groceries when federal agents stopped him, according to Rodriguez’s niece Stephanie …
Suburban man hospitalized after arrest by ICE agents Read MoreBears defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo tore his Achilles tendon Sunday against the Bengals and will miss the rest of the season. “That happens … we’ll have guys step up,” coach Ben Johnson said. Odeyingbo’s injury creates an even greater need …
Bears DE Dayo Odeyingbo out for season after tearing Achilles vs. Bengals Read MoreA medida que continúan las llamadas para detener la agresiva campaña de deportación del presidente Donald Trump, los activistas también piden a empresas y corporaciones que hagan su parte para proteger a los inmigrantes. El sábado por la mañana, durante …
Activistas y legisladores piden a Home Depot que prohíba la entrada de agentes federales a sus tiendas Read MoreNEW YORK – It wasn’t the type of talk Billy Donovan felt was necessary. Not with the makeup of this group of Bulls players. But successful NBA coaches are sticklers for the details, and a team preparing for a season …
Bulls’ roster headed for key changes, so talk was given … just in case Read MoreThe Bears still have to think long-term as they approach the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, but coach Ben Johnson said Monday there’s “a lot at stake” for his team at 5-3 after beating the Bengals 47-42 on Sunday. Part of …
Coach Ben Johnson: Bears ‘right in the mix’ for playoffs, NFC North at season’s halfway point Read MoreTen of the 27 City Council members who have publicly declared opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed employee head tax are calling a special meeting for next week to grill a consultant paid $3.2 million to pinpoint cost-cutting and revenue …
Ten Council members call special meeting to question city consultants about cost-cutting ideas Read MoreSEATTLE — When the Blackhawks sent highly touted prospect Oliver Moore down to Rockford to start the season, general manager Kyle Davidson gave him a message: “Make us make a spot for you.” Moore did just that over the course of …
Oliver Moore’s AHL dominance made Blackhawks find NHL spot for him Read More