We also know Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around; hundreds of millions of people around the world have seen the videos and won’t be gaslit, despite Trump’s shameless lies.
Haake: Americans support Ukraine even if Trump does not
Day: February 22, 2025
Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, according to the American Library Association. Challenges lead to censorship.
O’Donnell: What if they threw a Bears game and nobody came?
Columnist Jim O’Donnell has something to say about the Bears’ decision to raise season-ticket prices by an average of 10% for the 2025 season.
Five people found dead in Lake Station home
Lake Station Police discovered five people dead during a welfare check Friday afternoon.
Teenage girl, 17, among 3 wounded overnight in drive-by shooting
A 17-year-old girl was among three people wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the Southwest Side in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 4:15 a.m. Saturday, the teenage girl and two men were standing in a parking lot in the 4500 block of South Cicero Avenue when an SUV and a […]
Weekend weather teases warmer week ahead in Chicago
The weather this weekend is just the start to warming weather coming in the week ahead in Chicago. After several frigid days, the weekend is offering some above-freezing temperatures with highs around 34 in the Chicago area on Saturday and climbing to around 41 on Sunday with some more sunshine expected, according to the National […]
Column: Impending ESPN-MLB divorce is another reminder that all good things must come to an end
The ending of baseball’s partnership with ESPN, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly. Instead of whining, MLB should say thanks for promoting the game for 35 years.
DuPage Forest Preserves’ director of golf lauded as PGA Executive of the Year
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County director of golf Ed Stevenson’s goal is to keep it fun and also address needs for the community.
President Donald Trump’s attacks on trans community sow fear and paralysis in Illinois: ‘They’re trying to make us disappear’
President Donald Trump has cut federal funding to groups serving Chicago’s transgender community and issued executive orders that target 1.6 million transgender Americans.
Biblioracle: Tom Robbins has died at 92. He was one of the writers who shaped me.
In a lot of ways, my reading has made me, and Tom Robbins is one of the writers you can find in the DNA of my sensibilities.