Chicago embraces the Obama portraits at the Art Institute

Paden Brown, 13, of Beverly, loved the flowers’ significance. Candice Washington, founder and executive director of Brown Books & Paint Brushes, brought some of her students to see the portraits. Chicago is the first stop in a five-city tour organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. Related Midwest, which paid $40 million for […]

Ja’Mal Green says Lightfoot stopping youth center in retaliation for past criticism

The first public break came when Lightfoot proclaimed as a “done deal” a $95 million police and fire training academy that Green and others called a symbol of Rahm Emanuel’s misplaced spending priorities. This week, he accused Lightfoot of holding up his plan to demolish Garrett Morgan Elementary School, 8407 S. Before the project can […]

Coronavirus live blog, April 12, 2021: Illinois’ 7-day positivity rate continues upward trend

According to the lawsuit, Westchester knowingly exposed residents to employees who had tested positive for the coronavirus. Last year, the coronavirus upended the 68-year-old Egyptian’s routine of going to the mosque to perform those prayers, traditional during Islam’s holiest month. Food and Drug Administration has only allowed the emergency use of the vaccines and hasn’t […]