Column: ‘I find joy there.’ Volunteer architecture tour guide draws healing from a winding river. Column: ‘I find joy there.’ Volunteer architecture tour guide draws healing from a winding river.

Patricia Grund learned a lesson that applies to all of us: If it gives you joy? Go do that. If it brings you peace? Go do that.

June 2, 2023, 17:26
Dale Earnhardt Jr. test-drives NASCAR’s Chicago course. Expect a ‘challenging’ race and a traffic jam on Michigan Ave. Dale Earnhardt Jr. test-drives NASCAR’s Chicago course. Expect a ‘challenging’ race and a traffic jam on Michigan Ave.

In a Hall of Fame career spanning two decades, Dale Earnhardt Jr. became a master of the oval track. But after a test spin, the retired driver said he has never seen anything like the Chicago Street Course.

June 2, 2023, 17:32
Boy, 14, fatally wounded, 4 others shot as police exchange shots with gunman on South Side Boy, 14, fatally wounded, 4 others shot as police exchange shots with gunman on South Side

A group in the 4200 block of South Wells Street Thursday night opened fire at another group. Responding officers found multiple people lying on the ground wounded, and a male armed with a handgun, Chicago police said.

June 2, 2023, 18:12
Friday forecast: Warmer temperatures away from the lake, air quality alert in effect Friday forecast: Warmer temperatures away from the lake, air quality alert in effect

Friday’s temperatures may reach 90 degrees in portions of Chicago away from the lake, where temps are expected to be cooler.

June 2, 2023, 18:44
Suspects in death of Waukegan coach apparently chased her car before fatal shooting, authorities say Suspects in death of Waukegan coach apparently chased her car before fatal shooting, authorities say

Judge Theodore Potkonjak ordered Yahir Torrecilla and David DeJesus to be held in lieu of $5 million bail in the death of Niolis Collazo, 23, of Waukegan. The pair, who police said are 16 and 17 years old, are charged as adults with three counts each of first-degree murder.

June 2, 2023, 19:25
Armed man on roof prompts SWAT situation on West Side Armed man on roof prompts SWAT situation on West Side

Traffic was backed up near Pulaski Road and Chicago Avenue while police worked to get a man to come down from the roof. He was armed with what appeared to be a flamethrower.

June 2, 2023, 19:51
Chicago Bears hear plan to build stadium in Naperville. Arlington Heights ‘no longer our singular focus,’ team says. Chicago Bears hear plan to build stadium in Naperville. Arlington Heights ‘no longer our singular focus,’ team says.

Plans to build “the largest single development project in Illinois history” are “at risk” in Arlington Heights, the Bears said in a statement they released Friday in conjunction with their meeting

June 2, 2023, 20:30
Bridgeview man convicted of child pornography gets 18-year prison term Bridgeview man convicted of child pornography gets 18-year prison term

Brandon Hanahan, 26, of Bridgeview, was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year to federal child pornography charges for enticing a 14-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit photos.

June 2, 2023, 20:44
New mayor, same struggle with Chicago crime as anti-violence activists work on the ground New mayor, same struggle with Chicago crime as anti-violence activists work on the ground

Those most familiar with the city's violence problem know it is deeply rooted and resistant to sound-bite-friendly political fixes.

June 2, 2023, 21:06
Afternoon Briefing: What to know about the Bears’ possible stadium move Afternoon Briefing: What to know about the Bears’ possible stadium move

Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.

June 2, 2023, 21:12
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