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The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.
The festival is bringing 31 features to the Music Box, including the new Bob Odenkirk action film “Normal” and a 4K restoration of the 2008 film “Speed Racer.”
LAKEVIEW — There’s no paucity of film programming in Chicago; April alone sees the return of the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Chicago Palestine Film Festival. This weekend the festival scene expands in a significant way — and in a manner that may put Chicago’s film-loving audience on a bigge
Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those protesters are asking why.
CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against 19 protesters who were arrested outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview in the fall. They were the latest Broadview protest cases dismissed in recent weeks. In early February, prosecutors
Rounds of "spring-like storms" could potentially bring winds up to 70 mph, 70-degree temperatures, hail, flash flooding and an isolated tornado to the Chicago area Thursday. While some rainfall has already reached the area Thursday morning, the best chance for severe weather will be from about 3 p.m
Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: West Suburban Medical Center owner Dr. Manoj Prasad defends his leadership of the now-closed hospital — but inspection reports show it was struggling to care for patients and keep the heat on. 🗞️ Plus: More Chicago Housing Authority turmoil, a local engineer helps
Audrey Borden and Michelle Gonzalez have replicated the menu and cozy autumnal vibes of their original Norwood Park cafe, which they opened in 2023.
GLADSTONE PARK — Audrey Borden said she wants customers to feel like they’re stepping into an autumnal cabin when they visit October Café’s newest location. Located in the former Smak-Tak restaurant at 5961 N. Elston Ave., the coffee shop is filled with wood paneling and plenty of fall d
You can also shop a kids vendor market, go to an art opening or volunteer at a community cleanup ahead of Earth Day later this month.
CHICAGO — Spring activities are in full swing in Chicago, even if the weather hasn’t gotten the memo yet. The city is welcoming April with the opening day of the Green City Market, a bike ride through the South Side and a new comedy show debuting at Cosmic Underground Theater. You can catch mo
Emma Akins and Trevor Hormel have built a creative menagerie of comics, books and indie publications on Milwaukee Avenue. It's housed in a handmade labyrinth of sheep structures and reading nooks.
WICKER PARK — An independent comic and book store featuring a labyrinth of handmade shelves, seating alcoves and interactive offerings — replete with statues of sheep heads and other ovine-themed designs — is now open in Wicker Park. Sheep Cult Comics, 1632 N. Milwaukee Ave., held a grand opening in
The parade and fest — a celebration of the Chicago labor movement named for renowned labor activist and Southeast Sider Ed Sadlowski — will return to the 10th Ward after three years in Pullman.
EAST SIDE — Chicago’s Labor Day parade will return to the Southeast Side for the first time since 2022, officials announced this week. The Labor Day Parade will take place in the 10th Ward after three years in Pullman, Ald. Peter Chico (10th) and the Chicago Federation of Labor said Wednesday.
Rev. Charlie E. Dates and Ald. William Hall hope to top the success of last year’s inaugural event, which saw neighbors spend more than $1 million at businesses and pop-ups on the corridor.
Members of District Council 37 rally at the capitol for pension changes for public employees. At the lectern is Donald Nesbit State lawmakers ponder a proposal by unions as part of ongoing budget talks. [ more › ]
Charges were pending Thursday for a man who holed himself up inside a home following a domestic incident on the West Side. A SWAT team responded to the 2700 block of West Flournoy Street around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday for a man who barricaded himself after a domestic incident, Chicago police said. The
By pushing a 75% wholesale tax on nicotine pouches, New York State Budget Director Blake Washington says, Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to address "a public health concern." That rationale is absurd on its face, since this tax would sharply raise the cost of a nicotine product that is far less hazardo
DEAR ABBY: My husband slipped, fell and broke his hip. As I write this, he is having a total hip replacement. Family and friends have offered to "come and sit with me." I have been polite (when I really wanted to scream) and told them "No, thank you." Then they rephrase it and tell me they are comin
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