The American Medical Association is calling for an investigation into Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s decision to upend a major vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an emergency resolution, the AMA, based in Chicago, asked the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...

Alternar entre los roles protagnicos de Alice y la reina de corazones en el espectculo de danza, Alices Adventures in Wonderland, que actualmente presenta el Joffrey Ballet, ha sido uno de los retos ms extraordinarios que ha tenido la bailarina mexicana Anas Bueno.La originaria de Crdoba, Veracruz, es una de las cuatro bailarinas que interpretan tanto el ...

Life is short, so dont delay your great adventures.Thats the crystal-clear leitmotif of the deeply emotional, very funny, melodically beautiful Kimberly Akimbo, the 2023 best musical Tony Award winner making a welcome stop in Chicago about eight months into its national tour.The title character, played here by three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello ...

Two weeks before launching last year, Chicago Sports Network announced it would be available over the air on two subchannels of WJYS-Channel 62. CHSN leased the signals and upgraded them to high definition to accommodate the roughly 600,000 homes in the market without a pay-TV service.It was a costly and risky endeavor. While it granted anyone with a ...

Verlean Singletary always made sure she bought books every holiday for her daughter, Courtney Woods. And Singletary always kept books around their home.Soon, Woods developed a love of reading when she was young and began stealing her moms books to read.Now, Singletary and Woods operate the bookstore Da Book Joint in South Shore, and they have kicked off a ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling told a federal judge this week that he would never use the snap curfew power that some City Council members are pushing to give him, saying at a hearing on the citys court-mandated police reform efforts that the controversial tool is not something that I asked for or that I need.Snellings comments, as captured in a court ...

A City Council committee delayed a vote on an ordinance to raise wages for ride-hailing app drivers, delivering a small victory for companies like Uber, which says the company could dump 10,000 drivers in Chicago if the ordinance is passed.A vote scheduled in the Workforce and Development Committee was pushed until Monday, giving time to alderpersons on ...

Chicago's newest girl gang has found its home at Lincoln Park Zoo.Six female alpacas have arrived at the zoo, the first time since 2019 that the animals have been homed at the North Side zoo, according to a news release. They range in age from one to 24 years old.Each of the alpacas has a distinct look, and zoo visitors should be able to tell who is ...

As organizations across the nation prepare for No Kings Day Saturday, it is appropriate to reflect on whats really at stake for our great republic. One need only consider the example of Rome to understand the peril we face today.From its founding, Rome was ruled by kings, many of them tyrannical and oppressive. Eventually, the Roman people decided enough ...

The University of Chicago received $25 million to support research and advance resources for K-12 education. The gift will fund research, provide scholarships to doctoral students and support social workers with the hopes of transforming schools and increasing student achievement. The funding will go to the university's Urban Educational Institute within ...

South Loop resident Lynn Cox has been roller skating since she was a child on the South Side of Chicago.She recalls how roller skating brought her community together every weekend. But Chicago has far fewer rinks than it used to, according to the organizers of an occasional Skate Rave that is popping up in an old TJ Maxx at 1008 S. Canal St. The next event ...

One year after they purchased the space, 360 Chicago announced their plans to convert the site of the former Signature Room restaurant into one of the world's few multilevel observation decks.The company already operates an observation deck on the 94th floor of the former John Hancock Center building, but at a press conference on Wednesday revealed it's big ...

Soon after Chonkosaurus, the citys beloved celebrity snapping turtle, reemerged from the depths of the Chicago River last month, the giant reptile was seen snuggling with her long-term (and similarly proportioned) mate, Stagg.But this season, another female giant snapper might be vying for Stagg's attention. The new, as-of-yet unnamed turtle has been seen ...

A dirt bike driver died after crashing into a pole early Thursday in Greater Grand Crossing.The driver, a 24-year-old man, struck the pole around 2:30 a.m. in the 7400 block of South Wabash Avenue, Chicago police said. The unidentified 24-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Area ...

The air was buzzing with anticipation Thursday morning, as kids waited for the morning bell on their last day of school. Summer was so close they could taste it."It's sunny outside," said Caden Carey, 6, a second grader at Ida B. Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy in Douglas. "Last week, we played outside."Most of the more than 300,000 students enrolled ...

Ever wanted to soar through the skies on the back of a friendly dragon? The new How to Train Your Dragon may be the ticket, from a decidedly safer, though possibly still vertigo-inducing, distance.This live-action adaption of the underdog adventure story sends the audience cascading through the clouds with the teenage Viking boy Hiccup and his dragon friend ...

The Chicago Tribune is offering buyouts to the newsroom's union members. The Chicago Tribune Guild said in an email to members that Tribune Publishing notified the union Wednesday night about the buyouts. A "voluntary separation plan" FAQ page on the buyouts says only full-time newsroom guild members are eligible to apply for the buyouts. In a statement, ...

Amid a week of protests in Chicago and across the country, U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, chair of the House Oversight committee, began todays hearing on state sanctuary policies accusing the governors of Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota of wilfully ignoring federal law on immigration.But immigration advocates in Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker dispute ...

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.***Today, ...

Most days, Maria feels grateful she gets to do what she loves: be in the classroom.Her students at the Northwest Side elementary school where she's a classroom assistant have special needs. Many speak Spanish. She says theyve improved academically since she started working with them last fall.But, having come from Venezuela, she, like others from the South ...

Just four days after being welcomed into the world, Brookfield Zoo's new baby bottlenose dolphin died Wednesday evening. The male calf, born to 38-year-old dolphin Allie on Saturday morning, was the zoos first dolphin birth since 2014.The zoo stated it was a "sudden loss" and is now waiting for autopsy results to determine the cause of death. According to ...

Gov. JB Pritzker will testify on Illinois' sanctuary policies during a congressional hearing Thursday with the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Related In House committee testimony, Pritzker will defend TRUST Act, point finger at abuses of power ...

LAS VEGAS For a quarter of a century, most frequently in December, an international tournament often featured just seven soccer clubs in either Japan, Morocco or the Middle East.However, FIFA, soccers global governing body, has turned its Club World Cup (CWC) into a titan.In its 21st edition, the powers finally nailed it by featuring 32 teams at 12 venues ...

Can I say something? Ariel Atkins asked a room full of reporters Tuesday night, following another blowout loss to the New York Liberty.As usual, the initial flood of postgame questions had been directed at second-year Sky star Angel Reese, including one about how her efficient performance against New York might send a message to her detractors online.Thats ...

A fight erupted leading the gunfire that hit a 17-year-old boy and critically wounded him Wednesday night near 31st Street Beach. The teen was in the 600 block of East 31st Street around 9:45 p.m. when a fight broke out between multiple people leading to gunfire erupting, Chicago police said. The boy was struck once in the abdomen and taken to Comer ...