Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office opted not to prosecute a reputed gang leader for a brazen 2021 killing. Now the feds are stepping in.
Day: June 12, 2024
35 Father’s Day restaurant specials in Chicago and the suburbs, from pig roasts to grilling kits
From pig roasts to golf watching gatherings, these 35 Father’s Day celebrations are sure to make dad proud.
Alabama’s Gulf Coast offers uncrowded beaches with sand that doesn’t get hot — a chill alternative to Florida
For much of my youth, Central Florida was synonymous with summer vacation. Tampa Bay, Clearwater, and Orlando were where I spent many summers at my Aunt Nancy’s condo and had my theme park rites of passage. When my husband and I made a road trip from Chicago to Panama City, I found myself in a part of the South I’d never known: the panhandle. We spent a few days in this new territory, which was smaller and more local than Clearwater. So, when I had the opportunity to take a right to Alabama’s Gulf Coast instead of a left […]
Leonard C. Goodman: An important case threatening First Amendment rights is about to go to trial
The government alleges that three activists acted as Russian agents when they criticized U.S. interference in Ukraine.
Brandon Johnson: My brother Leon would have lived longer if he had received the mental health care he needed
My brother’s struggles with mental illness are why the work to transform Chicago’s mental health care infrastructure is personal for me.
Letters: Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to refocus his agenda on sympathizing with victims
The mayor needs to support Ald. Brian Hopkins’ proposed ordinance and change his focus to the reality of what’s happening as a result of street takeovers.
Today in Sports History: Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship
In 1991, The Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team’s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scores 30 points, Scottie Pippen has 32 and John Paxson 20.
Today in History: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman killed
On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home. (O.J. Simpson was later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial but was eventually held liable in a civil action.)
Ask Amy: Family’s reaction to early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis left me baffled
Dear Amy: I’m not angry or upset – just baffled. As we got into the car to leave the dinner, my partner turned to me and said, “Well, that was weird.”
Daily Horoscope for June 12, 2024
Everything will probably require a bit more effort today. The universe wants things in a particular order as the Moon enters analytical Virgo, before trining make-it-happen Mars in earthy Taurus. Events get stopped in their tracks, however, when buzzy Mercury in Gemini squares icy Saturn in Pisces at 6:47 am EDT, forcing us to reconsider our ideas and rethink our plans. It will be particularly tempting to blast off into the unknown, when the Moon makes one last square to excitable Jupiter, also in Gemini.