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The calendar has caught up with the thermometer — summer has arrived in Chicago.That’s right, spring is over — according to meteorologists. Though the summer solstice…
Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin has upped his investment in Republican governor candidate Richard Irvin to $50 million, with an additional $5 million contribution reported Tuesday.The latest…
At least nine people were killed and about 50 others wounded during the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the Chicago’s summer events and violence.Police…
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A necropsy on a beloved, endangered piping plover named Monty shows he died of a respiratory infection, experts said Tuesday.The Lincoln Park Zoo said it partnered…
Club Lambda in Brooklyn Source: LaQuann Dawson / LaQuann Dawson The legacies of pioneers interwoven in the LGBTQ+ movement echo throughout the streets of New York…
Just two years ago, the American Library Association honored Chicago Public Schools librarian Nora Wiltse with an award for her “courageous efforts” to raise awareness about…
A raffle of five guns — including an AR-15-type rifle — planned as part of the Lake Villa Republican Club golf outing June 16 will not…
A man charged with stabbing another man at a downtown hotel over the holiday weekend was denied bail in court Tuesday, according to the Cook County…
When Betty Jacobs moved into the Victory Centre of Roseland in 2019, she couldn’t even walk short distances because of a debilitating illness.On Tuesday, Jacobs independently…