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Daywatch: Highland Park parade survivors hope sentencing offers relief, justice
Day: April 23, 2025
Column: Former City News kid Mark Wukas delivers his first novel, ‘The Kiss of Night’
When boxes of the book he had written arrived on his doorstep, he said, “I took a copy out of one of the boxes and thought, ‘I pulled it off. I really pulled it off.'”
Rabbi Yehiel Poupko: A Jewish appreciation of Pope Francis
Pope Francis was a pope who respected and honored the Jewish people.
Navigating price and quality in the complicated landscape of the American wine market
As tariffs threaten to send import prices soaring, domestic wines might be poised to be a value alternative for many American consumers.
Kenneth Obel: Donald Trump’s attacks against law firms follow in the footsteps of Joseph McCarthy
Today, Donald Trump is playing the role of Joseph McCarthy. The very institutions he is assaulting must challenge him.
Retracing the snowy footsteps of my ancestors, who traveled to Antarctica before it became commonplace
My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they inspired.
Laura Washington: Expo Chicago is a petri dish for the arts
Expo Chicago, the city’s biggest arts gathering, arrives at the right time to take the temperature of our challenging arts landscape.
Today in History: Smoking ban on domestic flights goes into effect
On April 23, 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less (accounting for 80% of all U.S. flights) went into effect.
Today in Chicago History: Wilco releases ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 23, according to the Tribune’s archives.
AP Fotos: Una procesión traslada el cuerpo del papa Francisco a la basílica de San Pedro
Associated Press CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (AP) — Una procesión para trasladar el cuerpo del papa Francisco a la Basílica de San Pedro para tres días de luto público comenzó en la mañana del miércoles. Se recuerda al pontífice argentino por su estilo humilde, su preocupación por los pobres y sus insistentes oraciones por la paz. […]