Новости за 02.04.2024

Bob Sorenson (centro), quien trabajó en Signature Room como mesero durante más de 25 años, e Irene Luna (derecha), quien trabajó en el departamento de pastelería durante aproximadamente 29 años, celebran afuera de 875 N. Michigan Ave. junto con el sindicato.

Migrantes afuera de un refugio para migrantes en 2241 S. Halsted St., el Pilsen, el 14 de marzo.

Omar Torres, de Venezuela, sube una bolsa a una camioneta frente al refugio para migrantes de Broadway Armory Park, en Edgewater, el sábado.

Wisconsin’s AJ Storr dunks against Purdue during the 2024 Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.

Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with Soo Kim, chairman of the board of directors at Bally’s Corporation, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bally’s Casino Chicago at Medinah Temple last Oct. 3.

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough was hospitalized for an unknown but serious medical condition, her spokesperson said.

White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada wears a balaclava to keep the cold wind off his face on Monday. His team is off to a frigid 0-4 start to the 2024 season.

Fiber-optic cables, like these, are used to carry voice, video and data. Hundreds of miles will be installed in the new O’Hare International Airport expansion. Corning invented the first low-loss fiber-optic cable in 1970.

An exterior view shows the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel-casino opened in 1957 and will close on April 2 to make way for a planned $1.5 billion stadium for MLB’s Oakland Athletics.

DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls need to hold off the Hawks the final six games of the regular season, but even if they do is there a scenario in which they actually can make a run in the play-in tournament?

Yes, those specs are snow flakes on opening day for trout season in 2023 at Green Lake.

Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Your editorial regarding Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “misses” in running city government made some good points. He could and should be doing a better job.

There is no reason to believe that the mayor does not want to live up to his promises and stated goals. There is no reason to believe that Johnson is not making good faith efforts to address matters such as the migrant crisis and homelessness. Читать дальше...

Former Red Sox president Larry Lucchion, sitting next to general manager Theo Epstein in 2002, has died at age 78.

Joe Flaherty performed at Second City theaters in Chicago and Toronto as well as on the company’s TV series “SCTV.”

Angel Reese has to decide whether to stay at LSU or join the WNBA.

Mary Altaffer/AP

ALBANY, N.Y. — Angel Reese has about 48 hours to make a major life decision while processing a stinging loss in her anticipated showdown against Caitlin Clark in the NCAA Tournament, a setback that left the LSU forward in tears while reflecting on the past year since winning the women's basketball championship.

The 6-foot-3 Reese was emotional after LSU’s... Читать дальше...

The unidentified man, 54, was found with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen in the 800 block of South Kolmar Avenue around 7:40 a.m., according to Chicago police.

Flanked by supporters, Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters during a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday.

Klaus Makela meets with the press during his official presentation as the new chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 2022. Makela has been named the new music director of the Chicago Symphnony Orchestra.

Lincoln-Way West’s Josh Veldman on the sidelines this past season.

Provided

Lincoln-Way West linebacker Josh Veldman’s football career started later than most, but he’s ahead of the curve now.

Veldman’s college future is set after he committed to Northwestern recently. He’s the second in-state recruit for the Wildcats in the Class of 2025, joining Lincoln-Way East edge rusher Caden O’Rourke.

Not bad for someone who didn’t start playing football till seventh grade. Читать дальше...

Veronica Zastro holds her 3-year-old son’s ashes in an urn in the family’s Southwest Side home. Mateo Zastro was shot to death Sept. 29, 2022, as he rode in the back seat of his mother’s SUV. The case remains unsolved.

Two 35-year-old men were walking on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. when someone shot at them, police said.

DEAR ABBY: After 28 years, my wife left me "to find herself." She says she doesn't want a divorce; she just needs time and space to work on herself, but she also wants to work on our marriage. She doesn't want to talk, text or contact me.

A student arrives for school at the Stephen F. Gale School Annex at 7650 N. Marshfield Ave. in Rogers Park on the North Side.

A bill in the Illinois House would create the Health Care Availability and Access Board. Its goal would be to protect people from the high costs of prescription drugs.

A rendering of the planned new global Terminal 2 at O’Hare Airport.

Studio Gang

The planned new Termimal 2 at O'Hare Airport is one of Chicago's largest and most important infrastructure projects — one that is vital to city's future.

Announced six years ago, the project's takeoff has remained delayed as United and American airlines beef with the city over the 2.2 million square foot global terminal's cost — with its unique design by Chicago architect Jeanne Gang ... Читать дальше...