President/CEO Kevin Warren pledged the Chicago Bears “will be aggressive in free agency.” Setting the scene as they prepare for the NFL scouting combine.
Day: February 21, 2025
Aurora mayoral candidates: Judd Lofchie focused on city finances, local business in campaign for mayor
Judd Lofchie, an Aurora-based business lawyer and commercial real estate broker who currently sits on the East Aurora School District Board of Education, is running for mayor of Aurora in the Feb. 25 primary election.
Area musicians create ‘sense of community’ with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
Young artists find an outlet for talent “with people you care about who share your passion” with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras.
The best ACT prep book 2025
An ACT prep book can help you through the study process, alleviate some of the fears and get you ready for test day. Which is the best ACT prep book in 2025?
Heidi Stevens: Banning DEI and race-based programs in schools chips away at the very mission of education
To be a sharper, deeper, more careful, more creative, more flexible thinker requires diversity — inside classrooms and all across campuses.
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where several of her ancestors are buried.
Hundreds of vacant lots in Chicago to be sold after landlords’ bankruptcy, opening up opportunities for redevelopment
Buyers could ride the wave of new investment pouring into other South and West Side neighborhoods, said Steve Madura, senior vice president of Hilco Real Estate Sales, the company handling the sale.
Future of homeless camp in Gompers Park uncertain; rehousing efforts delayed until next month
The future of the roughly 20 people in the Gompers Park encampment remains uncertain after a planned rehousing event was delayed from Feb. 24 to March 5 because of a possible freeze to federal funds.
Letters: What gutting the Department of Education will actually do
Paul Vallas misses the point of destroying the Department of Education in the first place.
Editorial: To improve law enforcement in Chicago and elsewhere, there’s no substitute for cops policing themselves
The number of internal Chicago Police Department citations of rank-and-file officers surged last year. That’s good.