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Lollapalooza’s future in Chicago is uncertain. Will it be decided behind closed doors?

CHICAGO — Following Lollapalooza’s long and lucrative run in Chicago, the future of the flagship music festival is still to be determined, with its decade-old contract ending this year.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022

Her office hit by the pandemic and morale issues, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx struggles to keep up with prosecutor exits

CHICAGO — Back in March, a high-ranking Cook County prosecutor sent an email that by her own admission was “desperate.”

Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022

Paul Sullivan: Minnie Miñoso’s long and complicated journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame ends with his day in the sun

Minnie Miñoso’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday culminated a long and complicated journey to Cooperstown, N.Y., that few imagined would end this way.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022

Blackhawks form partnership with Sac and Fox Nation that includes language preservation and scholarships — but name concerns still linger

CHICAGO — Robert Williamson didn’t know what to make of the Chicago Blackhawks at first.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022

A neighborhood’s new anti-Section 8 rules will push many Black residents out of a North Texas suburb

Landlords in Texas don’t have to accept renters who receive federal housing assistance, but a Denton County community is taking it a big step further: making most of the town off limits to Section 8 tenants.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 21, 2022

UT-Dallas is investigating a professor’s homophobic tweet with misinformation about monkeypox

LGBTQ students want the university to take “substantive action” against the computer science professor for his tweet, which included misinformation about how the monkeypox virus spreads.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20, 2022

Monkeypox concern grows as virus spreads in Chicago: ‘They need to get loud about this’

CHICAGO — Chicago public health officials reported 173 monkeypox cases on Monday — up from 105 last week — and with vaccines scarce and hard to find, alarm is growing among doctors and those in the gay community that the city is not doing enough to address the spread.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

Some activists who feel left behind by the national focus on Highland Park say ‘Peace Book’ could combat Chicago shootings

CHICAGO — Miracle Boyd held onto the bullhorn, twirling the cord as she waited for her fellow protesters to finish their chants for justice.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

How to know the difference between a local power outage and rolling blackouts

Power outages are a possibility during any severe weather event. But a local power outage is different from a larger power grid problem.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

Artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures including Chicago’s Batcolumn, dies at 93

The Swedish-born Oldenburg drew on the sculptor’s eternal interest in form, by reimagining ordinary items in fantastic contexts.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022