Good afternoon, Chicago.
Over the last decade, hundreds of reports have cropped up across the Chicago area of people’s horrifying encounters with a large, winged creature with glowing red eyes. Last month, Park Ridge residents looked out their windows to the creepy sight of a hairless, dog-size creature crawling around the suburb. Earlier in the summer, visitors flocked to Lincoln Park’s North Pond trying to find a mysterious creature lurking under the water.
Some may think these were sightings of the Mothman, a chupacabra and maybe a Nessie-like monster — which like Bigfoot — are mythic, improbable creatures at the center of urban legends and folklore. In most cases, Chicago’s urban wildlife might offer a simpler explanation.
But residents might not be familiar with the variety of animals that thrive in the region. And humans tend to want to make sense of what they don’t readily understand.
Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.
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Former Dunbar Career Academy student sues Chicago Board of Ed, alleging it failed to protect him from sexual abuse by security guard
The teen lays part of the blame for the alleged repeated sexual abuse he experienced as a sophomore at the South Side high school from then-29-year-old guard, Tywain Carter, with school employees, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court against Carter and the Chicago Board of Education. Read more here.
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UChicago Medicine receives $75M donation for new cancer hospital
The money will go toward construction of UChicago Medicine’s new freestanding hospital — a 575,000-square-foot project that is expected to cost $815 million. Read more here.
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Another 20-point comeback — and a 4th-quarter scoring drought. 7 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 102-99 win.
The Chicago Bulls dug themselves out of a hole — and survived a strange scoreless streak in the fourth quarter — to tip above the .500 mark with a 102-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Read more here.
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Review: ‘Best Kept Secret’ on the Second City e.t.c. Stage will survive the election, and that’s no simple feat
Opening a satirical comedy show just a matter of days before a presidential election is a tricky assignment. But that’s what Second City decided to do with its new e.t.c revue, “Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone.” Read more here.
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Some US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president
With the U.S. handling of the Israel-Hamas war and conflict in the Middle East looming over the White House race, many American Muslim voters — most of whom backed President Joe Biden four years ago — have been wrestling with voting decisions. Read more here.
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