Por ILLIA NOVIKOV y DASHA LITVINOVA KIEV, Ucrania (AP) — Está previsto celebrar una nueva ronda de conversaciones mediadas por Estados Unidos para poner fin a la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania esta semana después de un breve aplazamiento, dijo el lunes un alto funcionario del Kremlin. Las negociaciones se desarrollan en un contexto de continuos combates en el frente y ataques … [Read more...] about Funcionario ruso confirma que el diálogo Rusia-Ucrania mediado por EEUU se retoma esta semana
Daywatch: As Olympics begin, race is on to adapt to warming winters
Good morning, Chicago. Under a blazing sun, dozens of skiers and snowboarders last week whizzed down a hill just north of the Illinois state line. Despite the blinding white of the slopes, most trails on Wilmot Mountain are typically replenished with artificial snow, which ski locations across the globe are increasingly relying on as pollution from burning fossil fuels changes … [Read more...] about Daywatch: As Olympics begin, race is on to adapt to warming winters
Former NFL players Matt LaCosse, James O’Shaughnessy reunite in Naperville North Hall of Fame: ‘Really cool’
Two major turning points in James O’Shaughnessy’s football career occurred within months of each other in 2008. In the summer, O’Shaughnessy transferred from Marmion to Naperville North, which had won the Class 8A state championship the previous year. “Coming in as a junior not knowing anybody, the amount of welcoming I received I think was unique,” he said. “They did a … [Read more...] about Former NFL players Matt LaCosse, James O’Shaughnessy reunite in Naperville North Hall of Fame: ‘Really cool’
Aurora to pay over half-million dollars to fix major water pipe underneath railroad tracks
Aurora will spend over half a million dollars to fix a leak in one of the city’s major water pipes, located under railroad tracks, after the City Council recently approved a contract for the repair. City officials over the holidays discovered a leak in the city’s 36-inch southeast transmission main, which carries about 55% of the drinking water that leaves Aurora’s treatment … [Read more...] about Aurora to pay over half-million dollars to fix major water pipe underneath railroad tracks
Hayden Thompson, a Chicago-area rockabilly musician who found success in Europe, dies at 87
Suburban-based rockabilly musician Hayden Thompson saw great success with European audiences, beginning with a rockabilly revival there in the late 1970s. “Hayden’s voice was amazing,” said Spike Barkin, a longtime events organizer who over 30 years launched and produced the Roots of American Music Festival at Lincoln Center in New York — a production in which Thompson took … [Read more...] about Hayden Thompson, a Chicago-area rockabilly musician who found success in Europe, dies at 87