Новости за 23.03.2024

Andrew Vaughn celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during a Cactus League game at American Family Fields in Maryvale, Ariz., on March 13, 2024. (For the Sun-Times/John Antonoff)

Two people were wounded and three passengers were injured in a shooting and crash March 23, 2024 on the South Side.

Caroline Meister, 30, of River Forest, was found dead Friday near a hiking trail in Monterey County, California.

Jeremiah Paprocki (photographed at WBEZ’s Vocalo studio) made Cubs history when he became a public address announcer for the team in 2021. Now, he’s about to start a new side gig: hosting a late-night talk for for Chicago.

Xherdan Shaqiri is out of Saturday’s game against New England and will be playing for the Swiss national team.

An 8-point buck still holding antlers on Tuesday in Crete.

Provided by Todd Cubbon

Notes around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

WILD OF THE WEEK

Todd Cubbon had this 8-point buck at his bird feeder Tuesday evening in Crete, making him wonder, "Mild winter caused late shed?" I don't know, frankly I am not sure how studying has been done on that.

WOTW, the celebration of wild stories and photos around Chicago outdoors, runs most weeks... Читать дальше...

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates cutting the net after their win against LSU in an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, S.C.

DEAR ABBY: My best friend since the 9th grade and I have always watched NFL football on Sundays. We have watched through the births of my children (he is the godfather to both; they are now adults), deaths in the family — everything. He has never married or had a significant other. He is very family-oriented, though. He has two sisters and two brothers.

A rendering of the exterior of the proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas which some say resembles an armadillo.

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions from the news media at City Hall in 2023.

A parent and child receive a bag containing food in a CPS program offering free lunch.

Apple slices were once a popular pastry in Chicago.

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang / WBEZ

Growing up in the Chicago area in the 1990s, Theresa Flanagan remembers visiting her grandparents and eating one of their favorite desserts: apple slices.

The pastry — gooey apple filling between layers of dough, topped with a sugary glaze — is basically a slab pie that’s sold by the square or in a pan.

Apple slices used to be a Chicago staple. Now, the somewhat... Читать дальше...

An image of Barack Obama is paraded through crowds on Columbus Drive in Chicago after Obama became president-elect Nov. 4, 2008.

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a positive, upbeat day! For those who are working, you might have meetings or get-togethers with the staff. If so, these will be warmer, happy experiences. However, something unexpected might also occur that deals with technology or a sudden schedule change. Good luck!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Stay light on your feet because unexpected invitations to a social outing... Читать дальше...

Clayton Harris III (left) and. Eileen O’Neill Burke (right) attend their election night parties on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Pedestrians cross State Street in the Loop during Friday’s snowfall.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A snowstorm along the Wisconsin border on Friday brought the first measurable snowfall to Chicago in a month.

Although the total accumulation measured at O’Hare International Airport was just an inch, up to 9 inches was dumped in the Rockford area and around 6 inches fell in McHenry and Lake counties, the National Weather Service said.

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Duquesne’s Fousseyni Drame ties up BYU forward Noah Waterman during the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Illinois’ Dain Dainja dunks on Morehead State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Ex-Alderman Ed Burke, right, walks towards his West Elsdon home after being found guilty in a federal corruption trial, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

The spotted lanternfly has swarmed up and down the East Coast. It arrived in Illinois last year.

The Blommer Chocolate Co. plans to close its Chicago factory at the end of May.

The area immediately south of Soldier Field includes a parking garage (center) and surface lot (lower left). The Bears are looking at that land as the potential site of a new lakefront domed stadium.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., has agreed to recognize a worker union.

Dexter Reed, known as “Dex” by his high school and college teams, was remembered by his coaches as a team leader “who put his own personal goals aside for the good of the team over and over again.”

Fidel Marquez, former ComEd senior vice president of governmental and external affairs.