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Northern lights unlikely to illuminate Chicago skies this week

The aurora forecast has changed since Monday and no longer includes Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023

Conyears-Ervin in a switch, poised to challenge Rep. Danny Davis in 7th District primary

In April, Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin launched an exploratory committee, saying she would run for Congress only if Rep. Danny Davis retires. She changed course, even as Davis seeks another term.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023

Once targeted for demolition, Lincoln Square motel slated to be ‘stabilization housing’

A City Council committee OKs plan to buy the Diplomat Motel for $2.9 million and use its 40 rooms to help people with mental health and substance abuse issues.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023

Sarah Jindra, Ji Suk Yi Named Anchors for WGN’s ‘Spotlight Chicago’

Late-afternoon show to debut this fall

Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 10, 2023

James Lewis, suspect in Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 people in the Chicago area in 1982, dead

Police say the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area and triggered a nationwide scare has died

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Sole suspect in Tylenol murders case found dead at home

James Lewis was convicted of attempting to extort $1m from Johnson & Johnson but never formally accused of poisoning spree that killed seven in Chicago in 1982

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

62 days till Bears season opener: Every player to wear No. 62 for Chicago

With 62 days until the Bears' 2023 season opener, here's a look at every player to ever wear No. 62 for Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 10, 2023

Chicago’s history has a blueprint for handling city’s migrant challenge

It would behoove the city to look to its past and resurrect Hull House and the spirit of Jane Addams to meet this newest migrant crisis, and the needs of those in poverty who are already in our neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023

NASCAR Chicago has to show it can deliver on revenue

Sure, Chicago looked great in the TV broadcast of the inaugural NASCAR Chicago street race. But any agreement to bring back the race in 2024 has to start — if it happens at all — with a hefty increase in the $500,000 upfront permit fee.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023

More rooms with a view coming to classic stretch of Michigan Avenue

A high-rise tower designed by the late Helmut Jahn is expected to welcome its first renters in 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023