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Chicago birders mourn iconic piping plovers, the late Monty and missing Rose: ‘The story’s not over’

After Monty’s unexpected death on Montrose Beach May 13 — and Rose’s unexpected absence — volunteers and piping plover fans came together to honor the couple’s memory.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2022

GOP gubernatorial debates: Bailey calls Chicago ‘a crime-ridden, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole’

It was a bleak picture painted by the half of the GOP primary field — venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, businessman Gary Rabine and state Sen. Darren Bailey — who squared off during a live debate hosted by WGN-TV.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022

President Biden seeks to unite electricians in Chicago and farmers in Kankakee behind him — and against Putin

In Kankakee, Biden sought to focus farmers’ anger on Russian President Vladimir Putin and “Putin’s war.” In Chicago, an animated Biden detailed his infrastructure plan’s creation of jobs at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ International Convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2022

Dinkel’s Bakery to close after 100 years on city’s North Side

“No one lives forever,” Norman Dinkel said. “It’s a bittersweet time.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022