Новости за 07.04.2024

Seiya Suzuki, left, fist-bumps Nico Hoerner during the first inning of Sunday’s game.

The White Sox’ Andrew Benintendi (23) beats the throw to score off a Dominic Fletcher triple against the Royals on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

In “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” the title characters (Erik Hellman, left, and Nate Burger, right) banter with the leader of a traveling acting troupe (Lorenze Rush Jr.).

Cubs manager Craig Counsell thinks the early part of the season is dangerous for pitchers.

Eclipse viewers gathered at Southern Illinois University’s Saluki Stadium view the 2017 solar eclipse through special glasses. SIU charged $25 a pop for tickets to look up at the sky.

One person was injured in a fire Apr. 7, 2024, in Humboldt Park.

Sun-Times file photo

A 59-year-old man was hospitalized after a fire early Sunday in Humboldt Park.

Firefighters responded to a residential blaze just after 12:45 a.m. in the 800 block of North St. Louis Avenue, according to Chicago police.

The man suffered burns to his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

Three other people were displaced. Читать дальше...

The Google building in New York.

Seth Wenig/AP

NEW YORK — Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito" in Google's widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new attention on this commonly available setting.

The settlement disclosed last week in a federal court is primarily designed to ensure that users who use Incognito mode in Chrome get more privacy... Читать дальше...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have known each other for 25 years. We married five years ago. At that time, I was making 500-mile round trips twice a month to visit my children from my first marriage. I was, and still am, crazy about her.

A Chicago neighbor’s camera is starting to feel invasive.

Kacie Trimble / Sun-Times

Dear Ismael,

My downstairs neighbor installed a camera on his porch that I’m pretty sure captures video of me going up and down the stairs. This feels invasive. Should I report this to the landlord? The management company? We don’t really talk.

— Surveilled in Edgewater

Dear Surveilled,

As much as it shocks my parents, I don't really talk to my neighbors, either. Читать дальше...

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 3 to 8 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is full of romantic possibilities and exciting flirtations for you. In part, this is because you make a fabulous impression on others. You're charming, charismatic and impressive! (This is a good thing because people from your past are back on the scene.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today you're happy to keep a low profile. Читать дальше...

House Bill 5345 would phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers over a two-year period.

A rendering of changes proposed for the 30 N. La Salle building.

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April 14 will mark the 100th anniversary of famed architect Louis H. Sullivan's death. It's the ultimate irony that a $57 million TIF grant has just been announced to help fund improvements to the 30 N. La Salle building, a bland high-rise that replaced Sullivan's historic Chicago Stock Exchange Building during the 1970s.

Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Building... Читать дальше...

Alabama forward Grant Nelson tries to shoot past UConn center Donovan Clingan in their Final Four game Saturday, in Glendale, Ariz.

Rifles and handguns recovered by the Chicago Police Department.

AP

Chicago is flooded with firearms — more than almost anywhere in the country — but federal prosecutors here are less likely to approve gun charges than their counterparts in most other cities.

A massive new data release by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that more ownership traces of “crime guns” recovered by law enforcement agencies were... Читать дальше...

Janitors who clean downtown and suburban office buildings have ratified a three-year contract.

The Cubs have benefitted from an aggressive plate approach. | Griffin Quinn/Getty Images

Cubs left-hander Jordan Wicks is taking advantage of the chance to play two of the best lineups in baseball. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

A woman is in custody after hitting two pedestrians with her car Saturday afternoon in River North.

N.C. State forward DJ Burns Jr. dishes off as Purdue center Zach Edey defends during the second half of the national semifinals Saturday in Glendale, Ariz.

People walk in and out of the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse on the Southwest Side, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

Connor Bedard helped the Blackhawks hold on to beat the Stars on Saturday.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, leftm and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark laugh during a news conference announcing the AP NCAA Women’s Coach and Player of the Year Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Garrett Crochet of the White Sox throws against the Atlanta Braves at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 02, 2024 in Chicago. (Getty Images)

The Blackhawks beat the Stars 3-2 on Saturday at the United Center.

Mark Black/AP Photos

Over the past month, the Blackhawks have been a winning team.

That might sound strange, and it's influenced by some good luck and a relatively easy schedule, but there's no denying this fact: the Hawks are 8-6-0 since March 5.

They added another victory to that total Saturday, holding on to beat the Western Conference-leading Stars 3-2 at the United Center. Читать дальше...