Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, pictured at a Jan. 4 news conference. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said city officials are following the same metrics they have been throughout the pandemic, but they might ease up a bit to avoid creating confusion when Illinois’ mask mandate ends Feb. 28. … [Read more...] about City’s top doctor ‘very optimistic’ — but not committed — to lifting Chicago’s mask mandate along with state on Feb. 28
Immigration detention ends in Illinois after ICE transfers those awaiting deportation to out-of-state jails
Protestors rally at Congress Plaza in support of immigration reform in the United States, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file photo In January, a federal court order allowed the Illinois Way Forward to proceed. The new law said local officials had to end contracts that previously allowed them to detain people in immigration custody. Immigration … [Read more...] about Immigration detention ends in Illinois after ICE transfers those awaiting deportation to out-of-state jails
Man shot waiting at bus stop in Lawndale
A man was shot at a bus stop on the West Side Feb. 15, 2022. | Sun-Times file photo The man, 65, was waiting at a bus stop in the 2800 block of West Harrison Street about 3:25 p.m. when a car passed by and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the leg, police said. A man was shot while waiting at a bus stop Tuesday afternoon in Lawndale on the West Side. The … [Read more...] about Man shot waiting at bus stop in Lawndale
‘Uncharted’: Tom Holland adventure tries to be everything, succeeds at very little
Sully (Mark Wahlberg, left) recruits bartender Nathan (Tom Holland) to help him find lost treasure in “Uncharted.” | Columbia Pictures Gorgeous but unsatisfying, long-awaited movie version of the video game blunders in keeping the “Spider-Man” star largely apart from co-star Mark Wahlberg. After nearly a decade and a half in Development Purgatory, the movie adaptation … [Read more...] about ‘Uncharted’: Tom Holland adventure tries to be everything, succeeds at very little
16-year-old boy shot in Ashburn
A 16-year-old boy was shot on the South Side Feb. 15, 2022. | Sun-Times file He was shot in the foot and his condition was stabilized at a hospital, police said. A 16-year-old boy was shot Tuesday in Ashburn on the South Side. He was in a vehicle about 4:40 p.m. going west near the 8000 block of South St. Louis Avenue when an eastbound vehicle drove by and someone … [Read more...] about 16-year-old boy shot in Ashburn