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New Chicago museum brings your inner child out to play — and enjoy some ice cream, too

The interactive Museum of Ice Cream opens Saturday on Michigan Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022

Kicked out of Episcopal priesthood over sexual misconduct accusations, now overseeing a church in Berwyn

Rev. Luis Andrade, originally ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Ecuador, recently moved on to be a priest in a small, independent Catholic denomination.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022

Four men convicted of murder released from prison after judges find they can’t trust the work of detectives in two cases

All four men had maintained their innocence and all four had claimed Chicago police coerced them into confessing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022

Minette McGhee, former Chicago Sun-Times editorial assistant, remembered as a kind, loving soul

McGhee died unexpectedly on July 5. She was 58.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2022

Ed Burke’s brother thinks he should retire rather than seek reelection — and some rivals predict indicted incumbent can’t win

Ald. Edward Burke’s brother hopes he retires. “The last election — under these very adverse circumstances, he pulled it off. He walked the streets at, what was he, 76 at the time?” said former state Rep. Dan Burke. “Do the math. Seventy-eight years old. Come on. When is enough enough?”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2022

Englewood man charged with shooting CPD officer taken into custody in Iowa

Jabari Edwards, 28, faces counts of attempted murder in connection with a June 1 shooting that left Chicago Police Officer Fernanda Ballesteros seriously wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson takes aim at violent crime

“We will take the handcuffs off the police and we will put the handcuffs on the people who are victimizing” residents, Wilson said. “If police officers continue to be like they are right now, I’m gonna move out of Chicago myself.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Sam Greenlee, acclaimed Black radical writer, poet and Chicago enthusiast, celebrated with day in his honor

Greenlee took his experiences in the military to write, “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” which explored the idea of a Black power revolution. Wednesday would have been his 92nd birthday, and the day was marked with “Sam Greenlee Day” in the city of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago July 14-20

Pitchfork, Heatwave Music Fest, a ‘Devil Wears Prada’ stage musical and the opening of the Ice Cream Museum are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Workers rights groups celebrate new U.S. Labor guidelines that protect undocumented workers

“This opens the door for undocumented workers to be able to fight for the right to be respected in the workplace.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022