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Mark Pollock and a family friend.

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Almost every year, Mark Pollock would gather a small group of his former students for a group meal — dubbed the “The Dinner Club.”

Sometimes, it would be at a Thai restaurant. Other times, a Mediterranean one. They even met at his home, said Alma Tello, a former student.

This was a time for the professor, who taught political rhetoric and communication at Loyola University Chicago for 25 years, to catch up with his former students. Читать дальше...

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 2 to 4 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius. The full moon in Sagittarius peaks at 8:53 a.m.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is powerful day because Venus is lined up with lucky Jupiter in your Money House, which bodes well for your good fortune in terms of increasing your wealth or your assets. Meanwhile, the full moon today might create arguments with others. Tread carefully.

Taurus... Читать дальше...

Este y otros edificios históricos de North Lawndale en Ogden serán derribados según un plan que está considerando la Municipalidad.

Young people often get their start working through a job with the city of Chicago or the Park District, including these junior labor seasonal workers in Humboldt Park in 2014. More than 45,000 teens and young adults were both jobless and out of school in Chicago in 2022, according to a new University of Illinois Chicago study.

Liza Colón-Zayas asiste al estreno de “IF” esta semana en Nueva York. La actriz dice que se inspiró en trabajadores de salud reales para su papel de la enfermera Janet en la película.

Clark Street, from Grand Avenue south to Kinzie Street, was blocked off for expanded outdoor dining for restaurants last year.

Luisette Kraal is often at the free clothing store she co-founded in Uptown, helping migrants get basic needs or connecting them to resources.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park.

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As a kid growing up in the near southwest suburbs, there were few treats as special as a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry. The huge train set. U-505. The coal mine. Yesterday's Main Street. A heart you could walk through.

It was utterly amazing to me and helped foster a love of learning that propelled me to becoming the first member of my fairly recent immigrant family to get a college degree. Читать дальше...

A rendering of the proposed new Bears stadium, with a deconstructed Soldier Field in the foreground. A site farther south — and close to the lake — is worth considering, according to Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson. It’s where Michael Reese Hospital once stood.

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol was ejected during the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 22 after he and Sox right fielder Gavin Sheets argued about balls and strikes.

Health care providers in Chicago are now seeing syphilis cases that don’t present typical early symptoms, such as sores or rashes, and instead show signs of NOO syphilis, for neurosyphilis, ocular syphilis and otic syphilis.

El director general de CPS, Pedro Martínez, se une a los partidarios de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago el miércoles en Springfield.

A proposed federal rule recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, is scheduled to make his first NFL start against the Texans at Soldier Field in the Bears’ regular-season opener.

The CTA said it had its busiest day since the pandemic earlier in May.

What is now the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, seen from Lake Michigan

Menacing attackers in masks turn up at a couple’s isolated Airbnb in “The Strangers: Chapter 1.”

This combo of images provided by EA Sports, shows the video game covers for the new standard edition College Football 25, left, and Deluxe Edition College Football 25, featuring Texas’ Quinn Ewers, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, and Michigan’s Donovan Edwards.

The Fever’s Caitlin Clark is guarded by the Sun’s Tiffany Mitchell on May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Oscar Sanchez and other Southeast Side residents disrupted a town hall sponsored by Ald. Peter Chico on Wednesday, asking that the politician withdraw a proposed ordinance to allow mining in Chicago.

The shooting and crash happened shortly before midnight in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

Chicago Police Department officers clear out a pro-Palestinian encampment on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus, Thursday, May 16, 2024.

DEAR ABBY: I recently married "John," the love of my life. I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law, "Sarah." She and my father-in-law are retired and well-off financially. For each special occasion, John and I thoughtfully select gifts for his parents, and we have spent extra to ensure that our gifts convey our love and appreciation for them.

File photo of boats lining up near dawn before take-off for the IHSA state finals for bass fishing on Carlyle Lake.

Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You might have to put your emotional and practical considerations second to someone else. This is because you're in a situation where someone else's needs come first. (You're not being a martyr; it's just what's happening.) Home crafts and getting organized will please you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a lovely day for romance! In fact, you... Читать дальше...