Fireworks explode over the Beijing National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images I’m done with the Winter Olympics, a charade of nations that is corrupt and hypocritical to its core. This is just me speaking, and you might have a different opinion. Fine. But this old boy who has … [Read more...] about You can keep your cold medals
All in the family: Pols keep working to get relatives elected to office
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Westchester. | Seth Perlman/AP If this sounds like an echo of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who used his influence in 2002 to help elect his daughter Lisa Madigan attorney general, that’s because it is. Albert Einstein wasn’t the only person to believe in the theory of relativity. Over the years, relatives of politicians … [Read more...] about All in the family: Pols keep working to get relatives elected to office
Man found dead on roof of Columbia College Chicago building
A man was found dead Feb. 21, 2022 at Columbia College Chicago. | Adobe Stock Photo The man, between 20 and 30, was found unresponsive on the roof, at 618 S. Michigan Avenue about 1:35 p.m. A man was found dead on the roof of a Columbia College Chicago building Monday afternoon. The man, between 20 and 30, was found unresponsive on the roof, at 618 S. Michigan Avenue … [Read more...] about Man found dead on roof of Columbia College Chicago building
These coveted COVID-19 treatments can prevent hospitalizations — but Illinois doesn’t know who’s getting them
Justin Kapke, a pharmacist at Rush University Medical Center, brings medication from a walk-in fridge to the clean room to the pharmacy on Feb. 9. | Manuel Martinez/WBEZ After WBEZ inquired about who is receiving the therapeutics, the Illinois Department of Public Health asked pharmacies to track it. “That is a big concern,” said Dr. Arti Barnes, the department’s chief … [Read more...] about These coveted COVID-19 treatments can prevent hospitalizations — but Illinois doesn’t know who’s getting them
West Garfield Park residents line up for fresh food after neighborhood’s last grocery store closed
Volunteers pass out bags of food to residents in W Garfield Park during a food giveaway by RUSH University Medical Hospital, West Side United and the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness near 420 S. Pulaski Rd in W Garfield Park as nearby Save A Lot temporarily closes, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times | Anthony Vazquez, Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times A rat … [Read more...] about West Garfield Park residents line up for fresh food after neighborhood’s last grocery store closed