Новости за 16.02.2024

Steve McMichael hopes to leave the hospital in the next few days.

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Former Bears defensive lineman Steve McMichael has responded well to the three antibiotics given him to combat a urinary tract infection, his longtime publicist Betsy Shepherd said in a statement Friday. He is set to undergo a procedure to clear fluid from his lungs, too, and is expected to leave the hospital in the coming days.

McMichael was rushed to a New Lenox emergency room Thursday ... Читать дальше...

Reese Alexander, a flight attendant for more than 30 years, rallies with dozens of other flight attendants represented by three unions — the Association of Flight Attendants, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers Union — calling for a fair contract and picketing at O’Hare International Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

MAT Asphalt es una planta de asfalto localizada al cruzar la calle del Parque McKinley.

The Chiarugi Hardware store at its current location, 1412 W. Taylor Street, is shown in 2020. Owners Paul and Carole Rinaldi have owned and operated their store in the neighborhood for more than 55 years.

Tom Shortlidge

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People can spot a Crate & Barrel bag from a glance halfway down the block.

Adman Tom Shortlidge is to thank for the distinctive design.

"I can point to four or five people who really made the company a success in the early days and Tom was definitely one of them," said Crate & Barrel co-founder Gordon Segal.

Their relationship was a bit roundabout.

Shortly after graduating from the University of Kansas with a graphic design degree, Mr. Читать дальше...

Jiseon Lee Isbara will be the first woman of color and the second woman to serve as president in SAIC’s 158-year history. She will be the school’s 16th president.

Anjanette Young, a social worker whose home was wrongfully raided by Chicago police officers in 2021, wears a jacket that reads, “I am her” during a news conference Friday outside City Hall.

Assistant Cook County Public Defender Debra Gassman has filed a federal lawsuit against her employer to allow her to display a photograph of her from her time volunteering in the Israeli Defense Forces in her work office.

Lori Ralph waves as friends and family came in for a special clearance sale at The Salmon Stop last Saturday, the day after it was sold.

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally.

State’s caregivers want Gov. J. B. Pritzker to give them raise. Pritzker answers questions during a news conference in 2020 in Rockford.

Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks is healthy and already has a live batting practice session scheduled early in spring training. File photo.

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Gianni Cobb (1) drives around Bolingbrook’s JT Pettigrew (22).

Some disabilities don’t require a wheelchair or cane or have any other visual cues, but parking accommodations can still be used.

St. Francis’ Max Haberlach, (12) lines up and hits a three against Batavia.

Megan Kind’s latest mural on the West Side features one of her signature mouthless characters.

“Bulls Reality” is a world that few live in, but unfortunately that’s where the front office and the decision makers with the franchise presently reside.

Outbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway were closed Friday morning after a truck spilled hazardous chemicals near Hodgkins, according to Illinois State Police.

Housemates at the cooperative Bowers house in Hyde Park enjoy dinner together in their shared kitchen and dinning room.

From left, Ann Panopio, her husband Irvin Hubler, Toby Mitchell and his wife Amy Jewel are looking to purchase a multi-unit building in Chicago to start a housing cooperative.

Nick Hatheway’s flash design of the Chicago rat hole commemorates an internet joke turned tourist attraction.

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

After the moon alert is over, this is a great day to schmooze! Make an effort to socialize this evening or late this afternoon. Grab a chance for a short trip, or a chat with someone because you need to express your ideas.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is an excellent day for business and commerce as long as you avoid important decisions... Читать дальше...

Police tape at an armored car robbery. Sun-Times stock photo ORG XMIT: CST1304011304252547

DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to an amazing guy. We have been together a little more than two years. During our first year, his family was great to me. They acted as if they liked me. However, things have changed. When my fiance and I are around them, they just wave and have little to say to me, if they say anything at all. They never call or text me; I'm always the one to do it first. Several times when I have texted, they haven't replied.

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump appear headed for another head-to-head election in November.