Новости за 24.04.2024

María Álvarez, prima de Karina González, habla en el edificio del Estado de Illinois en apoyo del Proyecto de Ley Karina, para permitir a la policía incautar armas de fuego de una casa cuando una sobreviviente de violencia doméstica obtiene una orden de protección.

Labar “Bro Man” Spann

Chicago police

One of the feds’ most significant street-gang convictions in recent years could be on shaky ground after prosecutors disclosed information that a judge Wednesday labeled “extraordinary” — before saying it could affect a jury’s verdict.

That jury in 2021 convicted Labar “Bro Man” Spann, who prosecutors identified as the leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang. The feds described the gang as a group of West Side robbers... Читать дальше...

A city work crew on Wednesday removed the slab of sidewalk containing the famous rat hole on the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street.

Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23.

Curtis Means/DailyMail.com via AP, Pool

Imagine your party’s presumptive nominee for president is about to stand trial for paying off a porn star he allegedly slept with just months after his wife gave birth to their son.

The allegations alone are seedy enough. Then throw in witnesses like the unfortunately named former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, former Playboy model Karen McDougal... Читать дальше...

Kristi Yamaguchi shows Mattel’s new Barbie doll based on the champion figure skater herself, as part of the company’s “Inspiring Women Series.” Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win an individual gold medal for figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Parents and students arrive at George Armstrong Elementary School, 2110 W. Greenleaf Ave. in Rogers Park, for the first day of school in August 2021.

Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze runs a play during a Play Football Prospect Clinic with Special Olympics athletes in Detroit.

Renderings of the proposed new Bears stadium

Chicago Bears

If everything works out for the Bears to build their new domed stadium on the lakefront south of Soldier Field, they won't need a temporary home venue. Team president Kevin Warren said Wednesday the construction plan, which would turn Soldier Field's site into a park-like area that could host anything from graduations to farmers' markets, is designed for Soldier Field to be usable throughout the process. Читать дальше...

USC quarterback Caleb Williams speaks Wednesday in Detroit.

Patrick Finley/Sun-Times

DETROIT — Count Caleb Williams a fan of the Bears’ proposed domed stadium.

“If that were the place, I’d be excited — If that was the thing that was happening, I’d be excited,” he said Wednesday. “It wouldn’t be for a couple years obviously. It takes a while to build things like that. I would be excited to be in the stadium.”

The USC quarterback, whom... Читать дальше...

USC quarterback Caleb Williams looks on before a game against UCLA in November.

Surveillance video captured a fatal shooting outside an Oak Forest home Sunday.

Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner.

Frank Franklin II/AP

NEW YORK — Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans, the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday.

"We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the... Читать дальше...

Community members, activists and family members of Dexter Reed rally outside the District 11 police station, after COPA released body camera footage of the fatal police involved shooting of Dexter Reed, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Ian Cunningham has worked for the Bears since 2022.

AP

The Bears are giving assistant general manager Ian Cunningham a multi-year contract extension, a source confirmed Wednesday morning.

Cunningham is GM Ryan Poles’ chief deputy and a respected name in NFL circles. He interviewed for the Commanders’ GM job in January and for the Cardinals’ and Titans’ GM jobs a year earlier.

The contract will not prevent Cunningham from interviewing for more GM jobs in the future... Читать дальше...

April Perry, nominated by President Joe Biden to be Chicago’s U.S. attorney, will now be tapped by Biden to become a federal judge.

Stacey Greene-Fenlon became the first woman and the first person not associated with Chicago government on April 18, 2024, to chair the Chicago fishing advisory committee.

Warren Berger, owner of Lee’s Unleaded Blues, will celebrate his newly renovated bar on Chicago’s South Side with a reopening event Friday.

A can of Celsius is marketed as a fitness drink that is supposed to accelerate metabolism and burn body fat.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over many years. The homes are close together with windows often left open in spring, summer and fall, as large shade trees keep our homes cool.

The Chicago Bears last year closed on the purchase of land in Arlington Heights with the intent of building a new stadium there. More recently, however, the team’s focus has shifted to the lakefront, with the goal of buiding a domed stadium on the parking lot south of Soldier Field, the Bears’ current home.

University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams throws during the NCAA college football team’s NFL Pro Day March 20 in Los Angeles. He is expected to be picked No. 1 by the Chicago Bears on Thursday.

Stephen Mitchell, chair of the Local School Council at Bronzeville Classical elementary school, and a member of the LSC Advisory Board, stands in the meeting room of an LSC Advisory Board special meeting at the CPS Garfield Park office on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Pursued by both Art (Mike Faist, left) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Tashi (Zendaya) lures both into a makeout session in “Challengers.”

Sauerkraut is made from shredded cabbage combined with salt, which is then left to ferment.

Naturalists advise residents to avoid using insecticides on cicadas to prevent harming the insects as well as the birds, dogs and wildlife that eat them.