"This sucks," Dave Griffith observed accurately.We were wading through a patch of multifloral rose, a mess of prickles, Tuesday at the prescribed grazing demonstration project at Chain O'Lakes State Park. That's the crux of the matter of invasive or exotic plants, whether introduced or arriving some other way. "We don't have enough chainsaws in Chicagoland ...

En medio de una semana de protestas en Chicago y en todo el pas, el representante estadounidense James Comer, republicano por Kentucky y presidente del comit de Supervisin de la Cmara, inici el jueves una audiencia sobre las polticas de santuario estatales, acusando a los gobernadores de Illinois, Michigan y Minnesota de ignorar intencionalmente la ley ...

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Former NFL player Antonio Brown is facing an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting that took place during an altercation outside an amateur boxing event in Miami, according to an arrest warrant.Brown, 36, is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, ...

NEW YORK Caitlin Clark's arrival and a major surge in viewers over the past year led to ION Television reaching a multiyear agreement on Friday to extend its broadcasting partnership with the WNBA.ION, which is owned by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based, E.W. Scripps Co., did not reveal the length or value of the contract, which extends the network's original ...

Their jobs are 24/7. The positions they have or still hold place them under a constant and unforgiving public spotlight.But there is one private title that matters most to all of them: Dad.Mayor Brandon Johnson, former Mayor and Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia are each fathers to three children, though Garcias adult ...

Audrey Francis sits in a fancy chair in the top-floor library of Steppenwolf Theatre, where she oversees programming as one of two artistic directors. Shes about to answer a reporters question when a brisk knock sounds on the glass door.Amy Morton, who is scheduled for an interview after Francis, pushes past a public relations staffer and enters the room. ...

It was one of Kathryn Hall's first play dates, and everything was going great until the little girl was introduced to her friend's dad. How could this be a dad? He was just an average-looking guy. Not like her own dad."I remember thinking, 'No, your dad? Introduce me to your dad because this just doesn't make sense,' " Hall says. "In my mind, dads were ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***The East ...

WBEZ's Reset podcast asked listeners who ride the CTA, Metra or Pace to share what would happen if the Illinois legislature fails to fill a $770 million gap in regional transit agencies budgets. Here's what they said, lightly edited for clarity:"I started taking transit alone when I was 11 or 12. ... Being able to go to concerts, cultural events, getting to ...

ATLANTA (AP) A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trumps attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional.Trumps order, issued March 25, demanded states not count mail-in ballots received after Election Day even those postmarked prior to the ...

As Adam and Hasina Taju grew older, they became concerned over who would pass away first in their marriage that spanned over half a century. They'd each save money so that the other was financially taken care of, just in case. "Who knew that God would take them both at the same time?" their son-in-law Wasim Musa told the Sun-Times. "They couldnt live ...

When Deanna Browley moved her hair salon, Relax Shes Natural, to its new home in West Town this spring, she didnt know the landlord had a mural planned for the exterior wall over her store.But when he asked her how she liked the art, she says, it was a full-circle moment.The mural is a two-story image of a young Black girl in a sundress with her shoulders ...

The world seemed to shatter when I heard about Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian graduate student killed in January 2023 by a speeding Seattle police officer who was driving 74 mph in a residential area. After the crash, another officer who responded to the scene was caught laughing. His body-worn camera also captured him saying, Yeah, just write a ...

LONDON Two men who stole a $6.4 million golden toilet from an English mansion were sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison.The 18-carat, fully functioning toilet was on display as a piece of contemporary art at Blenheim Palace the country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born when five burglars smashed a window and ...

LOS ANGELES Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley is accused in court documents of providing drugs to the late Tyler Skaggs, a Los Angeles Angels pitcher who died of an accidental overdose in 2019.Skaggs' former agent, Ryan Hamill, said in a deposition that Skaggs told him he was using pain pills containing oxycodone, which were provided by Miley.The ...

Two-time Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles has apologized for getting personal in a heated online exchange with former collegiate swimmer turned anti-trans athlete activist Riley Gaines.Biles, an 11-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated gymnast of all-time, initially responded to a post by Gaines on the social media platform X after Gaines ...

Elizabeth Berenz's 7-year-old son Arthur has a rare, genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that leaves him unable to stand or walk independently.But when hes in the warm-water therapy pool at Arlington Pediatric Therapy in Arlington Heights, he becomes buoyant. His face lights up as he's able to stride around, Berenz says."Its like a different world when hes ...

ARLINGTON The White Sox acquired veteran starter Aaron Civale from the Brewers Friday morning. The New York Post was first to report the news.They shipped off struggling first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who had been demoted to Triple-A Charlotte.Civale, 30, is likely to be in the Sox' rotation. He posted a 4.91 ERA in 22 innings in five starts this season. The ...

A 21-year-old Matteson man carrying a loaded gun and impersonating a police officer was arrested Thursday afternoon during anti-ICE protests in the Loop, police and sources say. Officers spotted the man, who was sporting a t-shirt and backpack with the word police on it, around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police and sources ...

NEW YORK It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States, including Wrigley Field. But the impact of Take Me Out to the Ball Game goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.More than a century after Jack Norworth penned the lyrics, a nonprofit founded with the song's royalties is ...

Chicago's own John C. Reilly arrives at Steppenwolf Theatre for two concerts this fall as part of a tour celebrating his musicmaking alter-ego Mister Romantic with the release of the critically acclaimed actor's debut album "What's Not To Love" on Friday.The shows, Sept. 14-15, feature Reilly as the vaudevillian-style crooner Mister Romantic, showcasing the ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***The history and ...

A federal judge is expected to sentence former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan on Friday for multiple corruption convictions involving the abuse of an office he held for decades.A jury in February convicted Madigan on 10 criminal counts, including bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. The jury delivered its verdict at the end of a ...

A caution for readers: This story contains material that discusses suicide.One afternoon in class last October, a student at Wildwood IB World Magnet School on the Northwest Side told his classmates he would say the N-word in exchange for gum. He said the word over and over, elementary school administrators later learned. Others repeated the word. The group ...