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Mohammad Salehi opens a jar of saffron and smells the dark crimson threads nestled inside. The spice has a rich, musky aroma that’s a reminder of home. Heray Spice, Salehi’s fair trade business, imports saffron grown by farmers in Herat in western Afghanistan where he grew up. Saffron, known as the
In April 2021, the Lee family of Samsung Electronics fame announced a bequest of its enormous private collection of art to the South Korean government. Just four months after the announcement, Yeonsoo Chee, the associate curator of Korean art at the Art Institute of Chicago, approached the Korean go
Bruno and Veronique Bich in Paris in 2007. Brothers allege the family chauffeur sold the 500-year-old painting to a Manhattan art dealer for $3 million and are demanding its return. [ more › ]
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home insurance premiums are going up, and climate change-powered severe weather is in part to blame. Average U.S. home insurance rates climbed 12% last year and are pro
A beer bottle, a brazen drunk act and Billy Corgan forever changed Melissa Auf der Maur’s life. “I would never have believed it then if you’d told me that, one day, Billy would have more influence on my life than anyone other than my parents,” she writes in her book, “Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A
They showed up looking like delivery guys, lugging shopping bags from a Whole Foods Market. When they knocked on the door of David Berger’s home in Ukrainian Village, he let them in. But the bags weren’t filled with groceries. They were stuffed with stacks of cash, prosecutors say, money Berger was
Before my adventure into the world of “Theater of the Mind,” I wasn’t really familiar with David Byrne or the Talking Heads. I’m more of a hip-hop guy and the Hall of Fame rock band had its heyday before I was born. But if I didn’t know Byrne before, I certainly feel like I do now — and not because
Episode: 1543 Archimedes’ pump, rediscovered by Ceredi, heralds the new science. Today, meet the person who reinvented Archimedes’ pump.
Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 6:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a good day for you, especially if you work in the arts, the entertainment world, sports or education.
HOUSTON — David Mirkovic had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded Illinois flexed its defensive muscles to eliminate last year's national runner-up from the NCAA Tournament, beating Houston 65-55 in the South Region semifinals on Thursday night. Next up is a meeting Saturday with ninth-seeded
Two teens were shot in Archer Heights Thursday night, according to Chicago police. A man and woman, both 19, were in a moving vehicle in the 4800 block of South Kostner Avenue at 9:21 p.m. when they were shot, police said. The man was shot in the back and the woman was shot in her left ankle. Both w
PHILADELPHIA — Chicago's defense at Xfinity Mobile Arena this week left much to be desired. On Wednesday, the Bulls' 157-137 loss to the 76ers marked the most points they've allowed in a regulation game since March 1969. Then on Thursday, the Blackhawks got skated out of the same building in a 5-1 l
At least 19 “severely neglected” dogs were recovered and a man was arrested Thursday morning in Greater Grand Crossing, according to Chicago police. Officers served a warrant in the 7100 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at 8:11 a.m. where a total of 19 dogs “in varying degrees of severe n
A sunny and 70-degree day at Wrigley Field turned cloudy and cold. The weather mirrored Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd's performance. He struck out seven of the first 10 batters he faced before running into trouble in the fourth inning. He allowed a double and two singles, which allowed the first run
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without payche
Severe weather will largely miss the city, running along and south of I-80 for the second time this month, according to the National Weather Service. "Lightning, small hail and winds still pose risks to the northern areas, though they were a much lower risk at this point,” according to Lee Carlaw, a
With Opening Day already stuffed with Hall of Famers (Lee Smith, Billy Williams, Andre Dawson, Fergie Jenkins), 2016 World Series heroes (Anthony Rizzo), an Army color guard and a Marine Fighter Squadron flyover (F/A 18 Hornets), the Cubs evidently decided that was enough pomp and circumstance for o
Rick Schultz had a lot of things running through his mind Thursday as he tried to summon the words he would say when he paid respects to Chicago firefighter Michael Altman’s family. He and his wife, Mary Lynn Schultz, knew Altman’s wife’s family through their son. “It’s beyond words,” Rick Schultz,
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a pair of bills aimed at targeting hate across the city by creating “security perimeters” for protests around houses of worship and schools. The bill relating to religious sites passed on a 44-to-5 vote, while the bill pertaining to schools and education
Federal jurors on Thursday convicted a Winthrop Harbor man of threatening judges, doctors, lawyers, police and President Donald Trump — even though the man’s lawyer told them “this is the biggest Trumper you’re going to find.” Trent Schneider, 58, now faces up to five years in prison over a video he
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