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Daywatch: The executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
Day: January 21, 2025
Cold weather advisory with dangerous wind chills in effect for Chicago area
National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana.
Why the Chicago Sky didn’t extend a qualifying offer to Chennedy Carter, their leading scorer
The Chicago Sky appear to be moving on from Chennedy Carter after electing not to extend a qualifying offer to the dynamic guard.
Ichiro Suzuki is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star.
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan.
Does your feline think she’s a tiger? ‘Cats: Predators to Pets’ at the Field Museum shows she has a point
The temporary exhibit lets you test your hearing against that of a cat, learn about wild animals and enter your own furball in a photo contest.
Fill A Heart 4 Kids hosts Day of Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Lake Forest
Fill a Heart 4 Kids works to help homeless and foster children build a brighter future.
Review: ‘Glassheart’ by City Lit sees the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ story in a whole new light
Although I found the outcome of the story confusing, this is an intriguing show with delightful moments if you embrace the ambiguity.
Editorial: Chicago should aim for ‘World’s Tallest,’ not ‘World’s Tallest Teardown’
The fate of 311 W. Wacker is a moment to be marked. The threat of knocked-down skyscrapers is a blow to our beloved downtown.
Daniel DePetris: Let’s not overreact to Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agreed to stop the war for six weeks. They still haven’t agreed to stop the war permanently.
Letters: The CTA can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results
We read about how public transportation is short of revenue again and that fare increases are looming. Will increasing the fare bring in the needed money?