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The racing franchise seemed foreign to this Midwestern city, more accustomed to a baseball or football game than souped-up stock cars tearing around downtown. Neither of us were NASCAR fans. We had never even watched an entire race.

Temps in the 50s that may be tied to an El Niño pattern over the Pacific brought many Chicagoans to Lincoln Park. But normal weather will return later in the week.

Until this year, Ukrainians celebrated the holiday on Jan. 7, in line with the Russian calendar. Now, for the first time, they’re celebrating in December. For many it’s a symbol of unification with the West.

In the year of a receding pandemic, many routines returned to normal, but there still were hot topics galore to cover.

Former Ald. Ed Burke’s conviction should serve as a stark reminder that politics as usual in the Windy City is not a relic.

Lisa Holmes has been taking care of her five grandkids since they lost their father in 2021. Earlier this year, their grandfather died of a heart attack, leaving her on her own.

Recent immigrants from Venezuela, Angola and Haiti say they are happy to be in Chicago as they attempt to build their lives here but miss their relatives back home. Many are planning to celebrate by maintaining holiday traditions like eating hallacas — Venezuelan tamales — and cachupa — an Angolan…

Players from 10 to 87 years old played tubas of all sizes at the Chicago stop on the annual “TubaChristmas” tour.

The city has said migrants in shelters receive health screenings. A source close to the matter said that of the thousands at the Pilsen shelter where a child died, only a few hundred have been screened.

Nearly 300 children each received a toy during the fifth annual giveaway organized by Communities Partnering for Peace.

A 5-year-old boy died after living in a crowded migrant shelter in Pilsen, the Blackhawks unveiled Rocky’s Bar at the United Center, and former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion.