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Picture Chicago: 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a pre-kindergarten class at Parkside Community Academy in South Shore, people enjoyed hot tub rides down the Chicago River, andthe Humboldt Park Puerto Rican flag at Western and Division was lit up for the holiday season for the first time…

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

Voters won’t get chance to weigh in on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, City Council decides

Ald. Anthony Beale’s proposed referendum would have asked voters in the March 19 primary: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023

Thalia Hall loses Dusek’s, seeks to expand building

The tavern-restaurant announced Wednesday that it will shut down at the end of dinner service on New Year’s Eve.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023

Picture Chicago: 15 photos from this week in news

Volunteers with My Block, My Hood, My City decorated South Side homes for Christmas, a man was killed and a woman was critically injured in a house fire in Lawndale, and theater-goers enjoyed the opening night of “Boop! The Betty Boop Musical.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2023

Elk Grove Village police knew man they fatally shot had history of health issues, family says

Antonio Romanucci, an attorney for the family of Jack Murray, is conducting a civil investigation of the shooting, focusing on ‘officers’ treatment of a known emotionally distressed person and their use of deescalation tactics.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

Tenants say they were illegally evicted days before Swift Mansion fire

The owner planned to renovate the top two floors to create space to house migrants, according to a lawsuit. But a blaze broke out in a back stairwell before the work could begin, tenants and owners say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

New discount rate system a ‘game changer’ for Chicagoans struggling with heating bills, advocates say

The new system was approved as part of the decision that also saw regulators cut a rate hike requested by Peoples Gas from $402 million down to about $301 million.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2023

Volunteers deck South Side homes for the holidays: ‘It just brings the whole area to life’

More than eight miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the South Side were brightened with lights, inflatables, ornaments and wreaths.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Chicago’s annual Christmas tree ship inspires ‘warm’ feelings on a cool day

For the 24th year, volunteers gathered to offload 1,200 Christmas trees, promised to families in need, from the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Picture Chicago: This week’s 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Public officials celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new American Blues Theater on the Northwest Side, activists held a vigil for people who have died while detained at Cook County Jail, and construction workers began framing a “winterized base camp” for asylum-seekers in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023