Miss the northern lights in Chicago? The 'Super Bowl of space weather' continues tonight, experts say chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2024/0… from Violet Miller

About 130 state residents journeyed to the State House May 8 to lobby legislators for an easier name-change process, a grant-making program helping schools with sex education and other measures aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

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Data shows CTA ridership recovery lags other cities. But so does it's service.

“[Ridership] is really related to the quality of the service...if we continue to improve our service delivery, reliability and the frequency, ridership will come back.”
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My latest for the Sun-Times/La Voz Chicago

Ahead of Mother's Day, I decided to profile a family's third-generation mole poblano recipe. Siblings Sandy, Israel & Lulu have kept their family's tradition of #food alive at Cesar's.

¡Feliz día de la Madre!
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It’s been a week since we delivered our petition to CEO Matt Moog’s assistant. We have yet to receive an acknowledgement or response. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting on basic financial information from Chicago Public Media executives. More to come. #SaveWBEZ #SaveVocalo

Here’s the follow up on the SAIC encampment arrests along with all three COPA complaints — including one where an arrested protester was hospitalized after claiming police hit them — per Sophie Sherry

American doctor serving in Rafah unable to evacuate, describes worsening humanitarian crisis, reports David Struett chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…

In an updated statement, a mayor's office spokesperson says UofC campus police requested that the Chicago Police Department help to clear Gaza solidarity tents in the middle of the night, and CPD 'expressed an unwillingness to participate' after raising operational concerns.

BREAKING: Mayor’s Office statement on U of C says Mayor Brandon Johnson “reached out to U of C leadership to reiterate serious safety and operational concerns about this plan”

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment on campus of University of Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…

I’m at University of Chicago this morning where police have begun trying to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment that’s been in place at the university for a week. Protesters are chanting in support of Palestine and against the line of cops in riot gear. Chicago Sun-Times

JUST IN: Police began breaking up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus of the University of Chicago early Tuesday, tearing down tents and setting up barricades to keep protesters away. trib.al/iAM5i4F