Good afternoon, Chicago.
Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly return to Springfield this week facing an agenda that now includes considering how to address the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to power.
Lawmakers will be looking into whether any of the state’s left-leaning laws in areas including reproductive rights and immigration need to be shored up because of fears the incoming Trump administration might take action to undo the state’s policies.
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‘I wasn’t afraid to die. I was a soldier’: Veteran asks heart surgeon to save sentimental tattoo during transplant
The ink on his chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a song his father introduced him to when he was young. So while waiting on a transplant list, he asked his surgeon to make an effort to save the tattoo while saving his life. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- UChicago students robbed at gunpoint outside residence hall Sunday
- ATM stolen from Lincoln Park grocery store early Monday
Beehives, solar, megabatteries, plastic foam recycling: Glenview’s Abt Electronics goes green
The honeybee hives on the roof at Abt Electronics in Glenview are the giant retailer’s latest effort at environmentally sustainable initiatives that are also good for the bottom line. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- WLS-Channel 7 news anchor Terrell Brown lists South Shore home for $800,000
- Tinley Park housing development takes shape east of downtown, where apartments, town houses planned
Will the Chicago Bears change who calls offensive plays? ‘We’re in the middle of that process,’ says Matt Eberflus.
With a chance to relay his updated thoughts and visions for the Bears through his usual Monday morning interview on “Kap & Hood” on WMVP-AM 1000, coach Matt Eberflus’ cell connection faltered. Twice. And then a third time. From there, the interview was canceled. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Column: Painful losses are part of life, as we’ve learned the hard way in Chicago. But we’ve persisted — and will do so again.
- Injury timeline: A closer look at Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball, who is sidelined again with a sprained wrist
No Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago for summer 2025
Pitchfork Music Festival announced Monday that it would not hold a music festival in Chicago next summer. Pitchfork Music Festival has been held annually in Union Park in Chicago since 2006, except for a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic. Before that, it was the 2005 Intonation Music Festival, curated by Pitchfork Media. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- Review: At the CSO, two programs alike only in their headliner: Riccardo Muti
- Review: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ by Lyric Opera leans into the comedy of a tricky story
Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and has been a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence program in 2018. Read more here.
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