<img alt="Khalilah Johnson (izquierda) y Kesha Forest, de Breakaway Community Development, tienen planes para convertir la antigua Escuela Primaria Armstrong en Austin en una instalación de entrenamiento atlético con el objetivo de proporcionar acceso asequible para jóvenes atletas." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7f01f73/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x4083+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2F82%2Fc18cdcaa4f308a7dc73e260ed1f8%2Fmoreschoolsales-260130-03.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Breakaway Community Development se estableció en 2017 con el objetivo de proporcionar servicios de capacitación asequibles a jóvenes atletas del vecindario de Austin, con la esperanza de ponerlos en el camino hacia el éxito a través del deporte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La organización sin fines de lucro organiza campamentos de baloncesto y ofrece entrenamiento atlético en atributos como la velocidad y la agilidad. Pero Khalilah Johnson, la cofundadora y presidenta, comentó que no ha sido fácil encontrar lugares que acomoden sus sesiones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Realmente comenzamos a buscar un edificio donde pudiéramos tener nuestros eventos en un solo lugar y enfocarnos en todos los deportes, no solo en los deportes de interior”, dijo Johnson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Piensa que el grupo encontró ese lugar en el edificio que solía albergar la Escuela Primaria Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La Junta de Educación de Chicago aprobó la venta de la propiedad a Breakaway en una votación unánime el jueves, con el propósito de convertir el edificio en un centro atlético enfocado en el acceso asequible para los deportes juveniles. La junta también aprobó la venta de otra antigua escuela, la Escuela Primaria Ignace Paderewski en La Villita, a constructores que esperan convertir el sitio en vivienda asequible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="module-fc0000" name="module-fc0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;La Voz Chicago WhatsApp&lt;/h3&gt;Encuentra más noticias en nuestro canal de WhatsApp. &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb0XT1XCHDylm3rCs40P" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Síguenos.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ambas escuelas fueron cerradas en 2013 como parte de un cierre masivo de 50 escuelas públicas de Chicago que dejó 46 edificios. El distrito ha intentado vender las propiedades vacantes desde su cierre, prometiendo renovarlas como activos comunitarios. Esto ha demostrado ser difícil a lo largo de los años debido a factores como la falta de interés de compradores y las condiciones deterioradas de los edificios. Incluso cuando se han aprobado compradores, las ventas y los proyectos, en ocasiones, han fracasado. Mientras tanto, los costos de mantenimiento para las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) se han acumulado.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-767af4" name="image-767af4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/21302ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/03f2ae4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3459742/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Un mural de niños leyendo que dice &amp;quot;El conocimiento es poder&amp;quot; está pintado en un edificio escolar de ladrillo." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3459742/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3a5a651/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3459742/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5040x2829+0+341/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4d%2Fa7%2Fbf56eff64441907aa9cc2094c251%2F50closedschools-10.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Los miembros de la junta escolar de Chicago aprobaron el jueves una oferta de P3 Markets LLC para convertir la que fuera la Escuela Primaria Paderewski en vivienda asequible y un centro comunitario que ofrecería cuidado infantil y programas para jóvenes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pat Nabong/Archivo Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Los antiguos edificios de Armstrong y Paderewski se licitaron previamente en 2017, y la junta encontró compradores para ambos sitios en ese momento. Sin embargo, esos proyectos nunca se concretaron. El distrito llevó a cabo su más reciente ronda de licitaciones para sus propiedades vacantes el pasado mayo y planea realizar otra más adelante este año.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A través de ese proceso, CPS ha acelerado su ritmo recientemente, identificando cinco nuevos compradores —incluyendo los dos aprobados por la junta el jueves— en los últimos dos meses. En total, 14 edificios vacíos siguen siendo propiedad pública.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Incluso con compradores aprobados, el espectro del fracaso aún acecha a los proyectos propuestos. La incertidumbre financiera y el bajo apoyo comunitario han descarrilado o estancado los planes en algunas escuelas vendidas hace años.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Johnson estima que su proyecto tardará de 18 a 24 meses en completarse y no expresó preocupaciones de que se detenga. Varios organismos atléticos locales han respaldado la propuesta, dijo Johnson, incluyendo After the Game, una organización sin fines de lucro que se enfoca en el bienestar físico y mental de los jóvenes. El costo total estimado del proyecto es de $12.5 millones, de los cuales $2.25 millones ya han sido asegurados, añadió Johnson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Estamos confiados en que podremos cumplir con esos plazos”, dijo Johnson. “Tenemos mucho apoyo de la comunidad, lo cual es enorme”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El plan es reutilizar el edificio principal en una instalación de dos pisos con dos canchas completas de baloncesto y voleibol. Incluirá un campo de césped interior para béisbol, fútbol, fútbol americano y otros deportes. La organización sin fines de lucro también espera ofrecer espacios donde los niños puedan aprender habilidades en campos como la narración de deportes, fotografía y arbitraje deportivo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Además, la instalación proporcionará servicios de salud mental, “Para realmente tratar al atleta en su totalidad”, dijo Johnson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El deporte puede conducir a una educación gratuita, y los jóvenes en el área a menudo quedan excluidos por el costo, comentó.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Cualquier camino que podamos ayudar a crear, estamos dispuestos a hacerlo”, dijo Johnson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El edificio anexo detrás de la estructura principal se convertiría en suites de estudio rentables para entrenadores atléticos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La oferta de $100,000 de Breakaway fue la más alta de las dos presentadas para la propiedad. La segunda fue de $50,000 del Chaste Hair Institute, una escuela de trenzado de cabello en Austin que busca expandir su trabajo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stephen Stults, director de bienes raíces de CPS, dijo que ambas propuestas recibieron apoyo de la comunidad, pero se toman en cuenta otros factores. Hubo preocupaciones de que el plan de la escuela de trenzado de cabello &lt;a class="Link" href="https://ourculture.us/still-angry-over-2013-school-closures-austin-residents-hear-two-proposals-to-revive-shuttered-armstrong/" target="_blank" &gt;subestimó la cantidad de renovaciones&lt;/a&gt; que necesita la escuela.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El edificio no cuenta con sistemas de plomería, eléctricos o mecánicos operativos, y el agua ha infiltrado la estructura, dijo Stults en una reunión de la junta a principios de este mes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Revisamos aspectos como las finanzas, qué capacidad tienen, también miramos el trabajo pasado que han realizado para asegurarnos de que puedan asumir un proyecto como este”, dijo Stults.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La antigua propiedad de Paderewski recibió tres ofertas, dos por $50,000 y una por $55,000 de P3 Markets LLC, que ganó la aprobación de la junta. El plan del constructor es reutilizar el edificio principal en un desarrollo de vivienda asequible de 86 unidades y demoler los dos anexos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El constructor dijo que donará parte del sitio a la organización juvenil sin fines de lucro, ARK Entrepreneurial Center, que planea construir un edificio de uso mixto que incluya un centro comunitario para programas juveniles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al igual que el edificio de Armstrong, la estructura de Paderewski no cuenta con sistemas de plomería, eléctricos o mecánicos operativos y presenta una infiltración significativa de agua.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Traducido con una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (AI) y editado por &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;i&gt;La Voz Chicago&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will join the Baltimore Ravens as their OC." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7270add/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3299x2200+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2Fd1%2F6335b00541b689d4707e56a4eb70%2Fbears-112425-88.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;One year into his tenure, &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" &gt;Bears&lt;/a&gt; coach Ben Johnson needs to find a new offensive coordinator. That’s hardly a crisis given that Johnson crafted the offense and is the play caller, but it’s a critical position nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ravens hired Bears offensive coordinator &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/13/ben-johnson-j-t-barrett-part-of-5-man-crew-working-to-get-caleb-williams-immersed-in-offense-by-week-1" &gt;Declan Doyle&lt;/a&gt; to the same position Friday, a move that allows Doyle to be their play-caller under defensive-minded head coach Jesse Minter. Doyle, 29, has never had that opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Johnson has good in-house options to replace Doyle, including quarterback coach J.T. Barrett and passing-game coordinator Press Taylor. Barrett got his start with the Lions in 2022 and has spent his entire coaching career working with Johnson. Taylor has been an NFL assistant since 2013 and was the Jaguars’ offensive coordinator from 2022 through ’24.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was relatively unknown outside of NFL circles under Johnson hired him roughly a year ago and made him the youngest coordinator in the league at 28. 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<img alt="West Chicago residents Ben (left) and Sam Luhmann (right), 17 and 16 years old have spent the last few weeks documenting federal agents in Minneapolis." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/02acfb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1400+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4c%2F76%2F7e81f59d4c6c8f0b46c194ea2ef7%2Fbrothers-1.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Last Saturday, 17-year-old Ben Luhmann was behind the wheel with his 16-year-old brother Sam in the passenger seat, like they had been countless times before. As they drove through frigid Minneapolis to yet another scene where federal immigration agents had taken over the streets, their phones went off, alerting them of pepper spray being deployed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then another alert came through. Shots fired.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They pulled up to the scene, greeted by a swarm of agents, anguished neighbors and flashing lights. The brothers watched as paramedics unloaded a stretcher from an ambulance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sam asked someone on the scene if the person who was shot had died.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“He said ‘There were so many shots,’” Sam recalled. “‘I don’t know how somebody would live through that.’”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The man was Alex Pretti.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pretti was shot and killed by &lt;a class="Link" href="https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-shooting-immigration-updates-1-27-2026" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;Border Patrol agents&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as he recorded them and then tried to help a woman who was shoved to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As protesters converged on the scene the boys kept recording before eventually heading back to their Airbnb that evening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I took a shower just because I was covered in tear gas, and then I immediately went to my phone … to watch every angle I could find” Sam said. “And I was terrified. There's so many people out here that are doing exactly what he did that day.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like Pretti, the Luhmann brothers observe and document immigration agents’ actions. They had traveled from their home in West Chicago to Minneapolis the day after an agent shot to death Renee Macklin Good on Jan. 7, not far from where Pretti was later killed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since then, they have gathered footage of top Border Patrol official &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/12/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-deportation-elcentro-california-blowing-rock-boone-north-carolina-migrants-immigration" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;Gregory Bovino&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd, immigration agents slipping and falling on ice and an agent pepper spraying a man inches from his face while other agents pin him to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While some of their clips have gone viral, the boys aren't looking for clicks on their own social media channels. Instead, they upload all of their footage to a publicly accessible Google Drive folder for anyone to use.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item"&gt; &lt;bsp-carousel class="Carousel Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="gallery-230003" name="gallery-230003"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slides"&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slide"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide" &gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-media"&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="large"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/defc314/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0044b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg 2x"/&gt; &lt;source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf11417/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg"/&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Ben Luhmann records U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as federal immigration enforcement agents detain two men outside a Home Depot at 2201 Oakton St. in Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf11417/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f15fc4e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf11417/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F81%2F02%2F5ecc5317431999a9f71c456e4997%2Fbrothers-2.jpg"&gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-info"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"&gt;&lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription"&gt;Ben Luhmann records U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as federal immigration enforcement agents detain two men outside a Home Depot at 2201 Oakton St. in Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-pipe"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution"&gt;Provided&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slide"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide" &gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-media"&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="large"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ffbd70/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7892592/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg 2x"/&gt; &lt;source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c0d909/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg"/&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="brothers-3.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c0d909/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b2dba02/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c0d909/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1388+0+6/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F63%2Fca%2F895c8ba04390b5fde7b8e3279918%2Fbrothers-3.jpg"&gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-info"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"&gt;&lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription"&gt;Sam Luhmann records U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as federal immigration enforcement agents detain two men outside a Home Depot at 2201 Oakton St. in Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-pipe"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution"&gt;Provided&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slide"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide" &gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-media"&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="large"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c922ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1136x751+0+3/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe1%2F31%2F070058094eb8bbde53688a1bdec1%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-47-13-pm.JPEG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4fea422/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1136x751+0+3/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe1%2F31%2F070058094eb8bbde53688a1bdec1%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-47-13-pm.JPEG 2x"/&gt; &lt;source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f90c65f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1136x751+0+3/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe1%2F31%2F070058094eb8bbde53688a1bdec1%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-47-13-pm.JPEG"/&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Ben Luhmann documented U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. 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Gregory Bovino throwing a tear gas canister during a protest in Minneapolis, Jan. 21, 2026. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-pipe"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution"&gt;Provided&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slide"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide" &gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-media"&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="large"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a03a932/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e94257a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG 2x"/&gt; &lt;source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1aa674/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG"/&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Screenshot 2026-01-22 at 12.52.53 PM.JPEG" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1aa674/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1aa2651/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1aa674/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1138x752+0+4/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F4e%2Ff4%2F51e929d440f3a064a059ef53fbb8%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-12-52-53-pm.JPEG"&gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-info"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"&gt;&lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription"&gt;Ben Luhmann documented U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino throwing a tear gas canister during a protest in Minneapolis, Jan. 21, 2026.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-pipe"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution"&gt;Provided&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"&gt; &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="Carousel-slide"&gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide" &gt; &lt;div class="CarouselSlide-media"&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="large"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d3651df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/933x616+0+3/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff8%2Fa5%2F36d3c3614f2a8bcda979240f1a7b%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-1-53-40-pm.JPEG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c1c880/2147483647/strip/true/crop/933x616+0+3/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff8%2Fa5%2F36d3c3614f2a8bcda979240f1a7b%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-22-at-1-53-40-pm.JPEG 2x"/&gt; 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at a traffic stop, and the subsequent shooting of &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/26/marimar-martinez-shot-border-patrol-chicago-asks-judge-release-evidence" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;Marimar Martinez&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; which left her with five bullet wounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boys may have different interests — Ben is drawn to music production while Sam likes to go fishing surrounded by nature — but their parents, Audrey and Andrew Luhmann, describe them as a “yin and yang” pair. They say Sam’s commitment to integrity and rule-following coupled with Ben’s innate loyalty and desire to help people make them ideal rapid responders to observe and record ICE. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But they also worry about their sons’ safety.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last fall, Sam and Ben were pulled over by masked federal agents in Elgin, pressed against their car and questioned, they said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I told one of the agents, ‘Hey, I'm legally allowed to record you guys. Can you please give me my phone back? And his exact words were, ‘Shut up,’” Sam remembered. “So I was scared, like they could have done anything in those moments, and no one would have known what happened.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They eventually got their phones back, were given a warning and were told to stop following the agents. The brothers say they’re aware that their racial identity offers them a certain level of privilege and protection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“When they see white people doing this, they know that they can't illegally disappear them,” Sam said. “They'll still detain white bystanders, but they won't actually … abuse them as much as they will a brown person in their detention facilities.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the federal government's focus shifted from Chicago to Minneapolis, the brothers figured they could use what they learned to help others in Minneapolis document ICE activity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the show of force in Minnesota is nothing like what they saw in their home state, they say.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I don’t think people realize how much of an insane step up Minneapolis was, how much more violence and aggression and how many more agents doing completely illegal things was becoming so normal for this operation,” Ben said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;‘Chicago almost needs to be shaken awake’&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The brothers have been patrolling nearly every day since they arrived, couch surfing at the homes of relatives and family friends or staying in Airbnb rentals. They're still doing schoolwork, but it's been harder to keep up with, they said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It helps that their mom is a teacher who values the experience they're getting in Minneapolis as much as a formal education.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We, without meaning to, have made this be like a life test," Audrey said. "I'm the parent and the teacher. I'm like, 'Oh, they just passed their final that I didn't plan on giving them.'”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amid the large-scale invasion of Minneapolis, the brothers found a robust system of community organizing, mutual aid and residents patrolling the streets in a city that is no stranger to high-profile killings at the hands of law enforcement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 “shook these people awake,” Ben said, sparking a wave of large-scale conversations around race, policing and how to support communities of color.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The brothers, in middle school at the time, remember seeing the news as their mom changed their homeschool curriculum to focus more on Black history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Eleven or 12-year-old Ben was seeing how big the protests were in Minneapolis, not the riots, but the regular peaceful protests, and I wanted to be there so bad,” Ben said. “I wanted to know what it was like, to be somewhere where it felt important.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fast-forward to 2026 and Ben and Sam have gotten their wish. And they said Chicago organizers can learn from what’s happening in Minneapolis, if and when, more agents return.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Chicago almost needs to be shaken awake,” Ben said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boys said their experiences contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that they're arresting the "worst of the worst." Ben recalled the screams of a child he estimated to be between five and eight years old after his dad was detained.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“They had just taken this kid’s dad in front of him with [weapons] pointed at every window in the house,” he said. “[He] was just screaming over and over for his dad and screaming at the ICE agents, just crying.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-e40000" name="image-e40000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0ef3d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bedc671/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb33d7c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="brothers-04.JPG" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb33d7c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d6933f1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb33d7c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6197x3478+0+328/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3c%2Fa1%2Fd57c06f84bd1a3c8a4b68c1c9658%2Fbrothers-04.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brothers Sam (left, in blue hat) and Ben Luhmann (right, in grey sweatshirt) are pushed by federal immigration enforcement agents and Illinois State Police troopers during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;‘Where are your boys?’&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The brothers debrief each day with their parents. Some calls are emotional, the boys shaken up by what they have seen, telling their parents: “I don’t know how we actually fight against this,” Ben said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I remember being overwhelmed when they said that, just thinking ‘What do we do?’” Audrey said. “My very next thought was, ‘The world has to know. This has to be shouted so loudly — that Chicago was terrible and this is worse.’”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ben echoed his mother. “I just …think of Alex Pretti, who was trying to pull a woman back who had just been pepper sprayed in the face,” he said. “I’ve done that, we’ve both done that.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the day Pretti was killed, Audrey’s phone pinged with a text from a friend in Minneapolis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Where are your boys?” her friend asked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audrey checked the location of the boys’ phones. They were near 26th Avenue and Nicollet Street, she told her friend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audrey then scanned the internet and found reports of a shooting near that intersection.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“It was like that moment where you feel a shock go down your spine,” she said. “At that moment, my whole body started to shake because I looked at the intersection again, they were in the exact same spot. They weren’t moving.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The boys were safe, she soon learned, but it was yet another reminder that her kids were putting themselves in harm’s way every day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Still, the brothers are adamant that amid all the pain, they’ve also found moments of joy. The way they see it, they’re helping neighbors and they’re heartened by watching others do the same.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I think that level of empathy and that level of care is like the peak of humanity, and the peak of who we could be as a people,” Ben said.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz leads his players onto the field at the Los Angeles Coliseum to warm up before a game against Southern California on Saturday, Nov. 30, 1996." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7edba41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1569x1046+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F31%2F39%2F814aeaee4fc1a984c90b43023350%2Fap25008769653533.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national title, has entered hospice care, &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.abc57.com/news/notre-dame-legend-lou-holtz-enters-hospice-care" target="_blank" &gt;according to ABC57&lt;/a&gt; and other reports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The South Bend, Indiana, TV station said a "source close to the family confirmed" the news.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kyle Sutherland of the On3 network was the first to report the news on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holtz, 89, was at the helm for the Fighting Irish from 1986 to 1996, leading the team to a perfect 12-0 season and the national championship in 1988.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holtz compiled a 249-132-7 college record (.651 win percentage) during 33 years as a coach. He finished his career with a 12-8-2 bowl record. He also coached at William &amp;amp; Mary (1969-71), North Carolina State (1972-75), Arkansas (1977-83) and Minnesota (1984-85). He also served as the New York Jets coach in 1976.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He took two years off after coaching at Notre Dame before taking his final coaching job at South Carolina (1999-2004).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holtz would go on to serve as a college football analyst for ESPN from 2004 to 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The coaching icon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump in 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Read more at &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.usatoday.com" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;i&gt;usatoday.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Celia Weiskopf holding her infant son Fred, who was born at a displaced persons camp in Germany." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/246f967/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1400+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fde%2Faa%2Fbbf431fe41f382d1c7024c352660%2Fdudek-3.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celia Weiskopf, who survived the Holocaust and settled in Skokie with thousands of other Jewish survivors, died Jan. 16.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Weiskopf, 101, died at a senior living facility in Northbrook from natural causes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Weiskopf, then known by her maiden name, Kadlubska, had just celebrated her fifteenth birthday when the Nazis invaded her home country of Poland and bombed her small town.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Weiskopf and her family fled to the nearby city of Częstochowa to stay with relatives, but the home in which they took refuge soon became part of a Jewish ghetto that was cordoned and patrolled by Nazis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She watched as the Nazis made their way through the ghetto, separating those who would be put to work to aid the Nazi war effort and those who would be sent to death camps.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nazis regularly, and arbitrarily, shot people dead in the street, Mrs. Weiskopf said in a 2005 interview that was recorded and is &lt;a class="Link" href="https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn768517" target="_blank" &gt;archived with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Sometimes you'd see blood running in the gutter like water after rain," she said in the interview.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her father, Aron Kadlubska, and two brothers, Dowid and Josef, were sent to the Treblinka death camp, where they were killed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her remaining family stayed together until she was about 18, when she was summoned to leave the home along with her grandmother, Fajgela, her mother, Miriam, her sister, Chana, and little brother Herschel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They found themselves facing a line of German soldiers, recalled Mrs. Weiskopf. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"All of the sudden I felt a pull on my neck, they spread apart and closed up, and I was on the other side," she said in the interview.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was the last time she saw her grandmother, mother and younger brother alive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Weiskopf and her sister, Chana, were put to work at a factory and survived the war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liberation came in January of 1945 after Mrs. Weiskopf began hearing the nearby explosions of Russian bombs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"All of the sudden we heard screaming 'Come on out. The war is over. The Germans are gone. The Russians are here — Jewish boys with guns,'" she recalled in the interview, noting that Russian troops came through town with the bodies of dead German soldiers tied to their tanks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the war, Mrs. Weiskopf began working as a housekeeper for three Jewish brothers who were equally shattered by the deaths of most of their family members. The brothers survived by escaping the Jewish ghetto of Częstochowa and hiding in caves in the region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She fell in love with and married one of the brothers, Saul Weiskopf, less than five months after the liberation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With antisemitism still rife in Poland, the two decided it was time to leave. Mrs. Weiskopf had a great uncle in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago who was willing to take them in and hold a job for Saul at his downtown tailor shop. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After spending nearly three years in displaced persons camps in Germany, during which time Mrs. Weiskopf gave birth to their first born, a son named Fred, they headed to the United States in 1949.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The couple had another child, a daughter, Marion, and lived on the North Side. They later moved to Skokie and opened a tailor and dry cleaning business in Winnetka called Gage Cleaners.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Weiskopf's husband, Saul, died in 1988 at the age of 63 from heart disease. Their son, Fred, died from cancer in 2021.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"She was the ultimate survivor, a harsh critic, a generous soul and a woman who had a strength that I’ve never seen in anyone else before," said her granddaughter, Stephanie Gladstein.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-7d0000" name="image-7d0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da47259/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c896aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9a476f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Saul and Celia Weiskopf flank their children, Marion and Fred, at Fred&amp;#x27;s bar mitzvah in 1959." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9a476f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1e049ac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9a476f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdf%2Fdc%2Fdc61087748c4b479d561e1a6c8e7%2Fdudek-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saul and Celia Weiskopf, right, flank their children, Marion and Fred, at Fred’s bar mitzvah in 1959.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asked during the 2005 interview what she would say if she had the opportunity to once again see family that was killed in the Holocaust, Mrs. Weiskopf said, "I don't know if I would talk, if I could talk, I would just like to hug everybody."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As of April 2025, about 220,800 Holocaust survivors, median age 87, were still living, according to the &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.claimscon.org/demographics2025/" target="_blank" &gt;Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most survivors who are still living would have been children during WWII, pointed out Mrs. Weiskopf's daughter, Marion Gladstein.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"They mostly wouldn't have the memories or experiences. My mother literally survived by being a good worker," she said, noting that her mother operated a machine that recalibrated spent shells. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As she aged, Mrs. Weiskopf, along with the rest of her family, marveled at her longevity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-7a0000" name="image-7a0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/749cc8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/22f4a9e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5239adf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Celia Weiskopf with her granddaughter, Stephanie Gladstein and great-grandson Crosby." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5239adf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/37d8d60/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5239adf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2100x1179+0+111/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc2%2Ffc%2F39571ae54f1482c05fa4df679312%2Fdudek-2.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celia Weiskopf with her granddaughter, Stephanie Gladstein, and great-grandson Crosby.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;"She would say 'I had a hard life. What am I still doing here? I don't know," her daughter said with a laugh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to her daughter, Marion Gladstein, and granddaughter, Stephanie Gladstein, Mrs. Weiskopf is survived by two other grandchildren and five great grandchildren.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Services have been held.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="This image provided by 2K shows CM Punk on the cover of WWE 2K26 video game. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b0b081/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/840x473!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fe7%2F12e8f2ec4e9ea4d832b8930e90da%2Fap26030492048705.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;CM Punk is ready for clobberin' time as the new cover star for WWE 2K26.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former WrestleMania main eventer and UFC fighter was announced Friday as the headliner for the standard edition of the video game that will be released March 13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The WWE world heavyweight champion and Chicago native, Punk is just one of a record 400 playable characters on a roster that included everyone from John Cena and Cody Rhodes to Andre the Giant and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Punk won't have to look far to find fans of the video game franchise developed by Visual Concepts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement-item"&gt; &lt;div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" &gt; &lt;div class="TweetUrl"&gt; &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;&lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Leave it all in the ring 👊&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Check out this exclusive first look of WWE 2K26! &lt;a href="https://t.co/sZ7VoUsWI8"&gt;pic.twitter.com/sZ7VoUsWI8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Xbox (@Xbox) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/2017296782636548531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;January 30, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;"There is a video game console set up in every single locker room I walk into now," Punk said. "I'm one of those old guys that looks at that and I'm like, this is crazy. This would never happen back in my day. But I also don't care. I'd much rather have them hooting and hollering and playing Xbox than smoking crack or doing drugs or something wild. They play a lot of Madden, they play a lot of 2K and they play a lot of Tekken."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 47-year-old Punk is soaring in his &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2025/11/20/its-about-paying-back-all-the-fans-cm-punk-relishing-his-second-stint-with-wwe" &gt;second stop with WWE&lt;/a&gt; after he left the company following a bitter split in 2014. Punk returned in 2023 — after two winless fights in UFC — and last year was in the triple threat main event at WrestleMania against Seth Rollin and Roman Reigns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="RelatedList-title"&gt;Related&lt;/div&gt; &lt;ul class="RelatedList-items"&gt; &lt;li class="RelatedList-items-item"&gt; &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2025/11/20/its-about-paying-back-all-the-fans-cm-punk-relishing-his-second-stint-with-wwe" &gt;‘It’s about paying back all the fans': CM Punk relishing his second stint with WWE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Punk also headlines WWE's 2K26's 2K Showcase.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It not only highlights some of my better matches and moments, there's a big 'what if?' aspect to it," Punk said. "We delve into kind of what would have happened if I didn't leave in 2014. I think that's super interesting."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Punk previously appeared on the cover of WWE '13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It's widely recognized as the absolute coldest, hardest, video game cover of all time," Punk said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are versions of the game that include the King of Kings Edition, Attitude Era Edition, and Monday Night War Edition which are scheduled for release on March 6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The King of Kings edition is centered around the career of WWE Hall of Famer and current WWE chief content officer, Paul "Triple H" Levesque; the Attitude Era and Monday Night Wars Edition celebrate wrestlers from one of wrestling's more popular periods and includes stars such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Standard Edition will be available for $69.99; while the price points go as high as $149.99 for the Monday Night War Edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While wrestling fans and gamers will likely make the popular Punk a top selection when they play 2K26, Punk won't necessarily be one of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"If I was going to play 2K, I'd probably try to be Terry Funk," Punk said. "I know what it's like to play as me. I don't need to do it in a video game."&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Claire DeJean plays Diana and Denver Milord portrays her romantic and musical partner, Peter, in the first national tour of &quot;Stereophonic.&quot;" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/360da49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8300x5533+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff5%2F78%2F4acfe1b146ca862be83cb2b3dbc0%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;The behind-the-music drama “Stereophonic” arrives in Chicago on waves of buzzy acclaim. The tale of a 1970s rock band thrashing its way to stardom took the 2024 Tonys for best play, direction, set and sound design.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For fans of mega-1970s folk-rockers Fleetwood Mac, playwright David Adjmi’s nearly three-hour drama is catnip. The sublime music and ever-present sexual tension in the drama-with-music evokes both the iconic 1970s band and their blockbuster 1977 album, “Rumours.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the production is only intermittently enthralling. When it works, it’s largely thanks to original music by Will Butler (formerly of indie rock band Arcade Fire), performed by a highly competent cast of actor-musicians.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the music fades, “Stereophonic” gets way too close to being a turgid soap opera. At 90 minutes, the high drama among brilliant musicians with tangled relationships would be wholly scintillating. At close to 180 minutes, things get mired in psycho-sexual banalities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-270000" name="image-270000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/133d8b8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1b3e93/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5622f56/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Jack Barrett as &amp;#x27;Grover&amp;#x27; in the First National Tour of Stereophonic.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5622f56/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e0a050b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5622f56/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6695x3757+0+353/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F59%2Fd0%2F57885ddb4e27a4bda0c0b7268aa7%2Fjack-barrett-as-grover-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Stereophonic,” featuring Jack Barrett as Grover, unfolds in a recording studio in 1976 and 1977. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo by Julieta Cervantes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="RatingCard Enhancement" data-module data-rating="2.5" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="RatingCard-title"&gt; Stereophonic &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="RatingCard-content"&gt; &lt;span class="RatingCard-star"&gt; &lt;span class="RatingCard-star-full"&gt; &lt;svg class=""&gt; &lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt; &lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="RatingCard-star-half"&gt; &lt;svg class=""&gt; &lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt; &lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="RatingCard-star"&gt; &lt;span class="RatingCard-star-full"&gt; 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&lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; Through Feb. 8&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St.; &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.broadwayinchicago.com/shows/stereophonic/" target="_blank" &gt;Broadway in Chicago&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Info:&lt;/b&gt; Tickets are $40- $135. Run-time is two hours, 50 minutes including one 15 minute intermission&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Directed (as on Broadway) by Daniel Aukin, the four-act play-with-music mirrors the New York production and runs through Feb. 8 at the Loop’s CIBC Theatre. “Stereophonic” leans way into the correlation between art and angst, sublimity and suffering, sex and song, offering a hyper-granular view of the emotional, exhausting, tedious work that goes into making artistic sausage. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s a solid concept — back in the day, MTV made millions off “Behind the Music.” Alas, between the music, “Stereophonic” veers into laboriousness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The often overlapping dialogue unspools between June 1976 and June 1977, as an unnamed band lays down tracks for its upcoming album. In the studio: Obsessive, abusive front-man Peter (Denver Milord); his romantic partner, singer/songwriter Diana (Claire DeJean); keyboardist/vocalist Holly (Emilie Kouatchou); Holly’s love interest, bassist Reg (Christopher Mowod); and click-track averse drummer Simon (Cornelius McMoyler). Running the soundboard are Grover (Jack Barrett) and Charlie (Steven Lee Johnson).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diana and Holly are polar opposites in many ways. Diana withers at Peter’s passive-aggressive cruelty and relentless criticism, internalizing it with painful intensity. Holly, by contrast, clearly wields the power in her relationship with bassist Reg: His drunken blubbering after their breakup only abates when Holly condescends to give him another chance. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-a20000" name="image-a20000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5198703/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52c1ef3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b75cf04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="(From L) Claire DeJean as ‘Diana’, Emilie Kouatchou as ‘Holly’, and Denver Milord as ‘Peter’ in the First National Tour of Stereophonic.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b75cf04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/15bc98b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b75cf04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7773x4362+0+410/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6a%2Fe0%2F5d9491af4ace8ae6b5e319c7843c%2Ffrom-l-claire-dejean-as-diana-emilie-kouatchou-as-holly-and-denver-milord-as-peter-in-the-first-national-tour-of-stereophonic.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;DeJean’s ‘Diana’ and Emilie Kouatchou’s ‘Holly’ react to the men in their lives in different ways. Pictured here with Milord as ‘Peter.’ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo by Julieta Cervantes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both women are at their best when the music takes hold, the flawed, abusive men in their lives eclipsed by sheer force of jaw-dropping vocal talent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With “Drive,” Kouatchou sends out searing, transcendent pathos that fills the theater like a benediction. In “East of Eden,” DeJean delivers a climatic high note with a singular blend of ferocity and vulnerability. Butler’s music and lyrics add layers and perspective to the social among bandmembers and their fast-rising stardom. DeJean’s the bittersweet “Bright” — a ballad about losing yourself in the glare of spotlights — is also memorable, its aching melody a gorgeous meditation on fame.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milord’s Peter wears his ego like a crown, forcing the group to go days without sleeping while he writes and rewrites riffs and orchestrations. Milord is excellent, but Peter's arrogance and casual, relentless cruelty makes him hard to watch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mowod’s Reg ably captures that obnoxious brand of noisy, overwrought melancholy brought on by substance abuse and heartache. Mowood finds the comedy in tragedy, wailing under a blanket, coke, booze, weed and insomnia heightening his outsize emotional turmoil. And as the drummer Simon, McMoyler finds the humor and the humanity in an obsessive meltdown over clicktracks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In some respects, Grover and Charlie — the sound engineers who are often on the outside of the creative process looking in — are the most interesting characters on stage. Grover lied on his resume to get his job. Charlie got his through family connections; he’s cousins with the Doobie Brothers. Neither has the experience to deal with a band positioned for global stardom and a recording budget bigger than Pink Floyd’s quarter-billion selling album “Dark Side of the Moon.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grover’s evolution from quiet timidity to full-voiced authority is a joy to watch. As for Johnson’s “Doobie cousin,” he’s an endless font of off-beat comedy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;David Zinn’s two-level set design is a period-perfect recording studio of the era (including a register used when Gladys Knight and the Pips recorded “Midnight Train to Georgia”). You can practically smell the sweat, weed and coke permeating the place&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tony-winning sound designer Ryan Rumery makes the music resonate gorgeously, whether it’s a simple, unplugged guitar strum from Peter or one of Simon’s epic drum riffs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Butler’s score toggles between mesmerising and frustrating. “Seven Roads” thrums with the Eagles-like harmonies. “Masquerade” has the haunting, percussive insistence of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There’s museum-quality costume- and wig-design on stage. Charlie’s hair is pure “Hardy Boys”-era Sean Cassidy; Diana and Holly’s bellbottoms could have come from my older sister’s closet, circa 1977.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Stereophonic” captures a seminal sound of the late-1970s, but like many great artistic products, it could use an editor to more effectively streamline the dialogue.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="In this file photo, the WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before a game at Mohegan Sun Arena, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Connecticut." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a0874e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2734x1823+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F6b%2F44%2F132c8329426f80f4d79d644e9e96%2Fap26009013576963.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/wnba" &gt;WNBA&lt;/a&gt; and the players union will meet Monday in New York for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kelsey Plum, who is vice president of the players union, mentioned the meeting to reporters while she was preparing for a game in Philadelphia with the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I think we'll learn a lot from this meeting. I'm not trying to put it on the meeting, but this is a meeting that I think everyone understands what's at stake," Plum said. "The league has their timelines; we as players understand what's at stake. I always come into anything that I do with a great attitude, and I'm going to see the best in this."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plum will be joined at the meeting by other members of the executive council, including Nneka Ogwumike and Napheesa Collier, as well as union leadership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The league will have its regular negotiating team, including WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the labor relations committee and a few other owners, according to a person familiar with the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The person said the league had been asking for the meeting for a few weeks and it was agreed upon by the union Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Players said Thursday at Unrivaled that union leadership had been coming to chat with them frequently, including this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talks to reach a new CBA haven't had much traction over the last few weeks as the union says it is waiting for a response to a proposal it sent around Christmas that included a 30% gross revenue share for the players. According to another person familiar with the negotiations, the league didn't feel that proposal was much different then the previous one that the union had sent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That person spoke on condition of anonymity also because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The league's most recent offer last month would guarantee a maximum base salary of $1 million in 2026 that could reach $1.3 million through revenue sharing. That's up from the current $249,000 and could grow to nearly $2 million over the life of the agreement, the person told the AP.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The two sides have been in a "status quo" period after the latest extension of the current CBA ran out on Jan. 9. They agreed to a moratorium a few days later that halted the initial stages of free agency in which teams would seek to deliver qualifying offers and franchise tag designations to players.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a new CBA isn't agreed upon soon, it could delay the start of the 2026 season. It's already delayed the expansion draft for Toronto and Portland. The league did release its schedule last week with the regular season set to begin May 8.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last CBA was announced in the middle of January 2020, a month after it had been agreed to. It could easily take two months from when a new CBA is reached to get to the start of free agency, which was supposed to begin Sunday.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="The Archdiocese of Chicago headquarters at 835 N. Rush St." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8203486/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F99%2Fd0%2F0d83f5d53ba57bb0cd3ef0182348%2Fpflegercupich-042321-02.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;A teacher with a long record of child molestation charges and convictions who was fired earlier this month by the Archdiocese of Chicago was expected to appear in court Friday after being arrested again on similar accusations in southwest suburban Orland Park. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brett Smith, 43, facing new aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges, was scheduled to appear before a judge in the Bridgeview Courthouse. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith was arrested by Orland Park police Wednesday after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving a juvenile and the advertising of private tutoring services on social media, police in the southwestern suburb said in a statement. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith turned himself in at the Orland Park Police Department after detectives attempted to find him at his residence, according to the statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The investigation began after parents hired a tutor who identified himself as “BJ S. McAuliffe” to provide tutoring services for their juvenile child, according to the statement. The parents later became concerned when the name associated with a requested bank payment appeared as Brett Smith, the statement said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The parents conducted an online search of Brett Smith, also known as Brett Zagorac, and found publicly available news articles and videos from other states referencing prior allegations involving children and then contacted police, prompting a criminal investigation, according to the statement. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the investigation, detectives determined that Brett Zagorac legally changed his name to Brett Smith and utilized several aliases, including BJ S., BJ Smith, and BJ S. McAuliffe, when advertising tutoring services. After an extensive investigation, detectives established probable cause that Smith engaged in sexual contact with a juvenile, the statement said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyone who believes they, their child, or a child under their care may have been a victim of Brett Smith should contact the law enforcement agency where the incident occurred, Orland Park police urged.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith was &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/01/26/teacher-child-molestation-chicago-catholic-schools-archdiocese" target="_blank" &gt;hired by the Archdiocese of Chicago in 2024 &lt;/a&gt;after passing a state background and fingerprint checks, Catholic Schools Supt. Greg Richmond wrote in a letter to parents earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the archdiocese learned about the allegations against Smith, he was terminated and barred from the area’s Catholic schools, Richmond wrote. The archdiocese confirmed in a statement that it received information about Smith’s “history of issues” in other states last week before firing him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith, accused of and convicted for molesting children in Illinois and other states, had worked in at least four South Side and south suburban Catholic schools since 2024, according to Richmond.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith has been charged and convicted several times for criminal sexual assault of a minor, and he pleaded guilty in at least one of those cases. In many of the incidents, his victims were children he was tutoring, according to news reports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Kaitlin Washburn contributed.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Catherine O’Hara, star of &quot;Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice”, has died at the age of 71." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f6db14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc6%2Fc9%2F0c4d04fe42b2a1c3b06fd85b4465%2F1127473648.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to &lt;a class="Link" href="https://apnews.com/arts-and-entertainment-78c4fcc88b9c53b53a79b2d778e4ff2d" target="_blank" &gt;the iconic Moira Rose&lt;/a&gt; in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Canadian-born O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. Further details were not immediately available.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;O’Hara’s career was launched at the Second City in Toronto in the in 1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene Levy, who would become a lifelong collaborator — and her “Schitt’s Creek” costar. The two would be among the original cast of the sketch show “SCTV,” which would help launch the careers of other top Canadian comedians, like Martin Short and Andrea Martin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;O’Hara’s dramatic turn in HBO’s “The Last of Us” earned her an Emmy nomination, as did her recent role as a &lt;a class="Link" href="https://apnews.com/article/studio-seth-rogen-tv-show-52762ef0f06d28099924fecb020eabb9" target="_blank" &gt;Hollywood producer in “The Studio.”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and sons Matthew and Luke.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Benet's Perry Tchiegne (5) shoots against Warren's Braylon Walker (11) at When Sides Collide." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5b2442/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4263x2843+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2Fcf%2F497b0d3d43189015a78f71c83550%2Fob-cst-012526-028.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Please send scores and corrections to &lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:preps@suntimes.com" target="_blank" &gt;preps@suntimes.com&lt;/a&gt;. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to &lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:hsbballjg@gmail.com" target="_blank" &gt;hsbballjg@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Friday, January 30, 2026&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highland Park at Niles West, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maine East at Niles North, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vernon Hills at Maine West, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Deerfield at Maine South, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evanston at Glenbrook South, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Trier at Glenbrook North, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHICAGO CATHOLIC BLUE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brother Rice at DePaul Prep, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Loyola at Fenwick, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St. Francis at De La Salle, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St. Ignatius at St. Laurence, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHICAGO CATHOLIC WHITE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aurora Central at Providence, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marmion at IC Catholic, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Montini at St. Francis de Sales, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St. Rita at Providence-St. Mel, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHICAGO PREP&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Northtown at Holy Trinity, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Westmont at Cristo Rey, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHICAGOLAND CHRISTIAN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Northridge at Hope Academy, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wheaton Academy at Timothy Christian, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DUPAGE VALLEY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Metea Valley at Neuqua Valley, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Naperville Central at Naperville North, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Benet at St. Viator, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joliet Catholic at Nazareth, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marian Catholic at Carmel, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marist at Notre Dame, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOX VALLEY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Burlington Central at Crystal Lake Central, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cary-Grove at Dundee-Crown, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hampshire at McHenry, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huntley at Crystal Lake South, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jacobs at Prairie Ridge, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reed-Custer at Coal City, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;INDEPENDENT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lake Forest Academy at North Shore, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parker vs. Latin at UIC, 8:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;INTERSTATE EIGHT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LaSalle-Peru at Kaneland, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ottawa at Rochelle, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;KISHWAUKEE RIVER&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harvard at Richmond-Burton, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sandwich at Johnsburg, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Woodstock at Marengo, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Woodstock North at Plano, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LAKE SHORE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beacon at Morgan Park Academy, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;British School at Waldorf, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Intrinsic-Downtown at Horizon-McKinley, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lycee at Roycemore, 5:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LITTLE TEN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;IMSA at Somonauk, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LaMoille at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newark at DePue, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Serena at Indian Creek, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;METRO PREP&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MCC Academy at Lombard CPSA, 5:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MID-SUBURBAN EAST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buffalo Grove at Wheeling, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elk Grove at Conant, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Schaumburg at Hoffman Estates, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;MID-SUBURBAN WEST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hersey at Rolling Meadows, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Palatine at Fremd, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prospect at Barrington, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NORTH SUBURBAN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lake Forest at Lake Zurich, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Libertyville at Mundelein, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stevenson at Waukegan, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Warren at Zion-Benton, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NORTHEASTERN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;OLSHA at Christian Liberty, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trinity Oaks at Schaumburg Christian, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Westlake Christian at Christian Life, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grayslake Central at Round Lake, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lakes at Grayslake North, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;North Chicago at Grant, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wauconda at Antioch, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTH SUBURBAN BLUE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bremen at TF North, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oak Forest at Tinley Park, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TF South at Hillcrest, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTH SUBURBAN RED&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Argo at Evergreen Park, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oak Lawn at Richards, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reavis at Shepard, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTHLAND&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crete-Monee at Bloom, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thornridge at Rich, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thornwood at Kankakee, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joliet Central at Plainfield Central, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plainfield East at Plainfield South, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Romeoville at Joliet West, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bolingbrook at Oswego East, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minooka at Plainfield North, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andrew at Sandburg, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way Central, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lincoln-Way East at Lincoln-Way West, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lockport at Stagg, 6:15&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPSTATE EIGHT EAST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elmwood Park at Riverside-Brookfield, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fenton at Glenbard East, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Glenbard South at West Chicago, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPSTATE EIGHT WEST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;East Aurora at Elgin, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Larkin at South Elgin, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Streamwood at Bartlett, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;WEST SUBURBAN GOLD&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Addison Trail at Proviso East, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Downers Grove South at Morton, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hinsdale South at Leyden, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;WEST SUBURBAN SILVER&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Glenbard West at Hinsdale Central, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lyons at Proviso West, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oak Park-River Forest at York, 7:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NONCONFERENCE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amundsen at St. Patrick, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clifton Central at Wilmington, 6:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DRW at Crane, 5:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herscher at Beecher, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Horizon-Belmont at Mather, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Illinois Lutheran at Families of Faith, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juarez at Kennedy, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manteno at Grant Park, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Momence at Peotone, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Noble Academy at Lane, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pritzker at Downers Grove North, 6:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ridgewood at West Aurora, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roosevelt at South Shore, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St. Anne at Kankakee Trinity, 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speer at Northside, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sycamore vs. DeKalb at NIU, 7:45&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;UIC Prep at Steinmetz, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unity Christian at Hammond Baptist, Ind., 7:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Universal at Horizon-Southwest, 5:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;at Putnam County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Woodland vs. Ottawa Marquette, title, 8:00&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dwight vs. Seneca, third, 6:30&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; 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<img alt="Edith Rivera Courington, superintendente asistente de estudiantes de inglés en un distrito escolar del oeste suburbano, acudió en ayuda de dos exalumnos después de que su hermano mayor fue detenido por agentes federales durante el Operativo Midway Blitz." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6378536/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7852x5237+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F92%2F41%2F50cd00a34b06b8e5759aed7fec50%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230081.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Al principio, Edith Rivera Courington esperaba que su trabajo con un par de estudiantes rezagados de la escuela fuera algo rutinario.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Mi función es apoyar a nuestros recién llegados”, dijo Rivera Courington, asistente de superintendente para estudiantes de inglés en un distrito escolar suburbano que abarca Westmont. “Sabemos quiénes son, de dónde vienen, cuáles son sus necesidades. Descubrimos por lo que han pasado en el proceso de llegar aquí”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pero cuando Diego, de 14 años de edad, y su hermana Rosa, de 13, comenzaron a hablar sobre lo que los llevó desde el centro de México en septiembre de 2023, su historia sorprendió a Rivera Courington. Habían perdido a su madre tras una larga batalla de años contra el cáncer de pulmón. Más recientemente, habían perdido a su padre, quien fue asesinado mientras recogía al niño de la escuela.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="module-410000" name="module-410000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;La Voz Chicago WhatsApp&lt;/h3&gt;Encuentra más noticias en nuestro canal de WhatsApp. &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb0XT1XCHDylm3rCs40P" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Síguenos.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Lo asesinaron, y ocurrió frente a Diego”, contó Rivera Courington.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rivera Courington coordinó a los maestros y al personal de su distrito para atender las necesidades académicas, lingüísticas y emocionales de los hermanos. Sin embargo, Diego y Rosa sufrieron otro trauma. Se convirtieron en víctimas colaterales de la campaña de deportación del presidente Donald Trump en el área de Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Para ayudar a los niños a pasar esa crisis, Rivera Courington necesitaba más que sus recursos profesionales. Necesitaba recurrir a algunos valores que sus padres le habían inculcado de niña.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Nuestra responsabilidad es ayudar cuando se necesita ayuda”, dijo. “Es hacer lo correcto por personas que, en ese momento, no pueden hacerlo por sí mismas”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diego y Rosa siguieron un camino desde Ciudad Hidalgo, México, que había sido trazado por su hermano Federico, quien había salido un año antes a los 18 años. Los tres hermanos tenían una tía en el área de Chicago. Nunca la habían conocido en persona.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;En las escuelas de Westmont, Rivera Courington ayudó a Diego a avanzar en noveno grado y a Rosa en octavo. Diego parecía tener dificultades para adaptarse a la vida en los Estados Unidos, a una vida sin sus padres.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Diego era tan dulce, tan amable y tan inteligente”, contó Rivera Courington. “Tenía todas estas esperanzas y sueños. Y lo veía cargar el peso del mundo, solo en cómo hablaba sobre tener que ayudar a su hermano”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Federico, el hermano, había conseguido un trabajo en una fábrica de muebles. Estaba trabajando largas horas para ahorrar para un apartamento que pudiera compartir con Diego y Rosa. Eventualmente, él y los dos niños pudieron mudarse del lugar de su tía.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El apartamento estaba fuera del distrito escolar de Rivera Courington. Ella ya no tenía ninguna conexión oficial con Diego y Rosa pero “los visitaba, veía cómo estaban”, dijo. En una ocasión, los niños incluso vinieron a su casa. Les dio un sofá, una mesa y una alfombra.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El otoño pasado, después de que la administración de Trump intensificara sus esfuerzos de deportación en el área de Chicago, Rivera Courington escuchó sobre una arresto de inmigración que afectaba a dos exestudiantes de su distrito.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Yo pensé: ‘Por favor, no me digas que son Diego y Rosa. ¿Cómo puede sucederles otra tragedia? ¿Cómo es esto posible?’”, recordó.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-de761f" name="image-de761f"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ce7b61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7ecacd6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/038bc36/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Federico (izquierda) con su hermana Rosa y su hermano Diego en su apartamento. Los agentes de inmigración arrestaron a Federico el 31 de octubre." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/038bc36/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb271c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/038bc36/2147483647/strip/true/crop/902x506+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F56%2F9a%2Fe72cb6484d038412dec2080e7a55%2Fphoto-2025-11-06-08-13-35-edited.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Federico (izquierda) con su hermana Rosa y su hermano Diego en su apartamento. Los agentes de inmigración arrestaron a Federico el 31 de octubre.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fue posible. Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) habían detenido a Federico &lt;a class="Link" href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/bringfedericohomeforchristmas-liberenafedericoestanavidad" target="_blank" &gt;en su camino al trabajo&lt;/a&gt; el 31 de octubre. A los pocos días, fue trasladado a un centro de detención en el Condado de Greene, Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Federico era el único padre que Diego y Rosa tenían. Los llevaba a la escuela. Les ayudaba con las tareas. Pagaba las cuentas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Cuando eres educador”, dijo Rivera Courington, con la voz temblando, “algunas historias te impactan tanto a nivel profesional como a nivel personal”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diego y Rosa no solo estaban preocupados por el destino de su hermano. Enfrentaban una serie de problemas, comenzando por su hogar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Ya no podían quedarse en su apartamento”, dijo Rivera Courington. “No solo son menores de edad, sino que tampoco podían pagar la renta”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Funcionarios de su escuela secundaria hablaron con su tía, quien accedió a recibirlos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pero la tía y su esposo tenían sus propios hijos, uno recién diagnosticado con diabetes tipo 1, le contó a WBEZ durante una visita a su casa. Los ingresos del esposo por trabajos de jardinería eran su único ingreso. Y ni él ni la tía tenían permiso para estar en los Estados Unidos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Después del arresto de Federico, la tía dijo que el esposo se quedó en casa sin ir a trabajar, y que la pareja no se sentía segura de salir de su casa. “Pasamos tres semanas en casa por miedo”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-684788" name="image-684788"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aabe62e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b15f968/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fee186b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Edith Rivera Courington." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fee186b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a92363f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fee186b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7452x4182+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F66%2Fcdf9e0d24d9ea6abb24e87b38355%2Fimmigranthelper-2601230205.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edith Rivera Courington.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manuel Martinez / WBEZ&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rivera Courington se puso en contacto con Diego y Rosa y decidió no quedarse de brazos cruzados.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Me decidí a hacer lo que pudiera para darles algo de esperanza, para darles algo de alivio, para traer algo de positividad a sus vidas, para ayudarlos a atravesar esto”, dijo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rivera Courington se comunicó con despensas de alimentos. Les pidió a Diego y Rosa una lista de deseos, cualquier cosa que quisieran.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ella dijo que hicieron una lista que la sorprendió. “Querían calcetines. Querían artículos de aseo personal. No querían ser una carga para la tía”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rivera Courington reunió esas necesidades. Y llevó a Diego, ahora en onceavo grado, al complejo de apartamentos donde él y Rosa habían vivido con Federico, su hermano. Rivera Courington ayudó a sacarlos de ese contrato de arrendamiento.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pero mientras Rivera Courington se hacía cargo de sus antiguos estudiantes, Federico seguía detenido de inmigración. Necesitaba representación legal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Así que Rivera Courington emprendió una investigación que la llevó a &lt;a class="Link" href="https://resurrectionproject.org/" target="_blank" &gt;Resurrection Project&lt;/a&gt;, organización sin fines de lucro que proporcionó un abogado pro bono.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dijo que Diego y Rosa esperaban que las autoridades federales liberaran a Federico para Navidad. Escucharon que podría calificar para una fianza, asilo o parole humanitario.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A medida que se acercaba la festividad, esas esperanzas se marchitaron.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dándose cuenta de que la tía estaba bajo presión para conseguir regalos de Navidad para todos, Rivera Courington envió un mensaje en el grupo para pedir asistencia a una docena de amigos y familiares.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Lo mencioné y dije, ‘Si quieres hacer que la Navidad de alguien sea un poco más brillante, conozco a una familia que podría necesitarlo’”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Su mensaje recaudó $1,300.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Semanas después, Federico permanecía en ese centro de detención en Missouri a la espera de una audiencia de asilo programada para el 19 de febrero, que su abogado describe como su &lt;a class="Link" href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/vigil-to-releasefederico-vigilia-para-que-liberenafederico?source=direct_link" target="_blank" &gt;última oportunidad para evitar la deportación&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rosa, su hermana, tiene su propio caso de inmigración, incluido un próximo encuentro con un abogado en el centro. Está recibiendo un transporte de Rivera Courington.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Esto es lo que fui educada para hacer”, dijo Rivera Courington. “Esto es lo que mis padres me enseñaron. Esto es lo que deberíamos hacer los unos por los otros. Si hay alguien en necesidad, simplemente deberíamos ayudar”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ella dijo que la disposición de una persona a ayudar debería extenderse más allá de los círculos inmediatos.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Y no creo que eso tenga que ser político”, dijo. “Es simplemente bondad”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Traducido con una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (AI) y editado por &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;i&gt;La Voz Chicago&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="A mural on La Licor Panamericana at 2521 N. California Ave. in Logan Square is intended to represent multiple cultures." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/85efbb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7d%2Ff5%2Febf275f5413fb24849b63187637a%2Fmurals-logan-260201-2.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;When Javier Arroyo and Abraham Ramirez opened their restaurant, La Licor Panamericana in 2024 in &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/logan-square" &gt;Logan Square&lt;/a&gt;, they sought to represent the food and drink from all of Latin America, stretching from the northern Mexico border to the tip of Argentina.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How to bring that all together on a two-story mural on the side of a building, though, was challenging.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“We did a good job inside but we were missing something on the outside,” Ramirez says.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, Ramirez called his old friend, the muralist who goes by the artist name Draine, to travel from their hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. There, Draine — whose full name is Diego Flores — had painted murals on some of Ramirez’s previous restaurants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-d50000" name="image-d50000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b8f29a2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bde93d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a088c00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Diego, who goes by the artist name Draine One, paints a mural on the restaurant La Licor Panamericana in Logan Square." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a088c00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f045d18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a088c00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x1697+0+1167/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F18%2F72%2Fe827cfae45f4b030a0eee2a63796%2Fimg-8597.jpeg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diego, who goes by the artist name Draine One, paints a mural on the restaurant La Licor Panamericana in Logan Square.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over two days in May, Flores added a two-story mural to La Licor Panamericana at 2521 N. California Ave. that represents the different cultures that exist throughout the nations in South and Central America and in Mexico in North America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The final result, Ramirez says, shows “the unity between all of our cultures.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The main focus of the piece is a woman with dark hair and eyes, staring out from the massive painting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“She doesn’t have a single nationality,” Ramirez says, and might come from a country like Venezuela or Brazil. The earrings and forehead piece she wears represent jewelry from Aztec and Incan cultures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The waves of color in the background represent Peru’s Rainbow Mountains, while a green, turquoise and white macaw takes flight near the top left side of her head. The farmer and old turquoise truck near the bottom of the image represent the agave farmers and the vintage trucks that drive through the fields, hauling in the harvest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The four symbols down the top right corner of the mural represent the ingredients prevalent in the restaurant’s menu: grapes that represent the wine and spirits like pisco from South America; coffee beans to represent the single-origin coffees from Columbia and other Latin American nations; sugar cane, which serves as the foundation for popular spirits like rum; and agave, which is a main ingredient in much of the alcohol from Mexico.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flores is home in Guadalajara now, Ramirez says, but travels the world to paint his murals. Along with his native Mexico, his work can be found in Berlin and Hamburg in Germany, Denmark, France and multiple spots in the U.S., including New York, California and now Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for the final product, “I love it,” Ramirez says. “The mural says a lot without saying anything at the same time. It’s says unity without saying it. There’s no words, there’s not anything written. But I think you can tell.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-fullBleed&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-bc0000" name="image-bc0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/46afb79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a7758e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e9000b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="The mural is on a south-facing wall of La Licor Panamericana on North California Street." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e9000b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d09d0de/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e9000b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2666x1496+167+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff1%2Fba%2Fc17066d344078f65934cda5657fd%2Fmurals-logan-260201-8.jpeg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The mural is on a south-facing wall of La Licor Panamericana on North California Street.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="module-d00000" name="module-d00000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title"&gt;Murals and Mosaics Newsletter&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-990000" name="html-embed-module-990000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="piano-sidebar-newsletter-murals-and-mosaics"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="module-b20000" name="module-b20000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title"&gt;Chicago’s murals and mosaics sidebar&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics" target="_blank" &gt;Chicago’s murals &amp;amp; mosaics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;Part of a series on public art in the city and suburbs. &lt;b&gt;Know of a mural or mosaic? Tell us where, and email a photo to &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:murals@suntimes.com" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;murals@suntimes.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;. &lt;/b&gt;We might do a story on it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-d80000" name="html-embed-module-d80000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="flourish-embed" data-src="visualisation/629878"&gt;&lt;script src="https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Flagg continues flashing superstar talent in his rookie campaign, while the Bulls stay mediocre in the standings. The path forward is obvious but being ignored." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd28e18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3367x2244+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F9e%2Fbfdeffaf436ea70956d32bea7614%2F2255089931.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;The answer to all of Arturas Karnisovas’ on-going issues was just under 1,000 miles away on Thursday night.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations was watching the Miami Heat send his underwhelming roster to a third consecutive loss, down in Dallas the entire Association was being served notice that the future is now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg put up 49 points to go along with 10 rebounds, but was still on the losing end to an up-and-coming Charlotte squad that got 34 points from rookie Kon Knueppel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two franchises currently behind the Bulls in the standings, but both with such a better future than what Karnisovas is looking at. A reminder of the blueprint that needs to be followed by the executive, but one he refuses to journey down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It doesn’t matter to Karnisovas that Detroit is the most recent successful team to follow the tanking model, now sitting with the best record in the Eastern Conference. San Antonio, Minnesota the year they landed Anthony Edwards, what Philadelphia did last season and walked away with rookie VJ Edgecombe, it goes on and on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The easiest way to land a potential superstar with the way the league is structured now is through the draft, and the best way to give yourself favorable lottery odds is by pulling back in the standings. It’s not rocket science.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the draft class is loaded and an executive lacks a superstar, take a knee. The 2025 class was loaded and Karnisovas instead was hellbent on running this roster into a wall of “competitive integrity.” The Bulls finished 15-5 in the last 20 games, only to be promptly laughed out of the gym by Miami in the play-in game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No problem. After all, there was still a draft pick awaiting. Well, it was unless you draft an admitted project that needed a redshirt year to add strength and learn the speed of the game. That’s what Noa Essengue was at No. 12, and then having season-ending shoulder surgery after appearing in only two games hasn’t helped.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But there’s a reprieve in all of this for Karnisovas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2026 class has three “dudes” at the top in AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson, and then at least four players after that who can be an instant impact. Caleb Wilson, Kingston Wilson, Mikel Brown Jr. and Nate Ament would each add some excitement to Karnisovas’ stale project.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consider it a complementary piece to his current plan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the executive has been active in trying to move players before the Feb. 5 trade deadline, there is a real scenario in which a dance partner doesn’t present itself. That means Karnisovas can strut into the offseason as one of only 10 or so teams not handcuffed by aprons or cap issues, and use the restricted free agent route to try and add talent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bids can be made on the likes of Tari Eason, Bennedict Mathurin, Jalen Duren or a Walker Kessler. Does it feel like Karnisovas dumpster diving? Maybe. But better to be a raccoon than a skunk yet again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A scenario in which Wilson is drafted, Kessler is added after season-ending shoulder surgery, and Karnisovas still has his two pillars he’s building around in Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis? It’s at least something with momentum.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And maybe, just maybe, if the lottery gods smile upon Karnisovas and the Bulls they land one of those top three draft picks. Kessler in the middle for rim protection, Boozer at the four, and Buzelis at the three, where he should be playing on a nightly basis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dreaming? Maybe, but better than what has been the reality of Bulls basketball the last four years – an unimaginative nightmare.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Christopher Clark, mayor of Harvey, Ill., sits at City Hall, October 03, 2023. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b072574/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7c%2Feb%2F56b9260f40e8bee3af2f59ee9a05%2F20231003-harvey-water-mm0363.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;The mayor of Harvey, Christopher Clark, has died in the pre-dawn hours at a Chicago hospital, officials confirmed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The City of Harvey is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Mayor Christopher J. Clark. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Mayor’s family, loved ones, and all members of the Harvey community during this difficult time," city officials said in a statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“My heart is definitely saddened,” said 5th District Cook County commissioner Dr. Kisha E. McCaskill, who had known Clark for about 15 years. They both grew up in Harvey. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“He was being the best leader that he knew how to be,’’ McCaskill said. “It’s still shocking.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sean Howard, a spokesperson for several southern suburbs said Clark, who was a father and grandfather, died at a Chicago hospital either late Thursday or early Friday. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Howard and McCaskill did not know the cause of Clark's death, though Howard said Clark missed the last city council meeting about two weeks ago and he had been under "tremendous stress."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“It was a big meeting given the town was going into receivership,” Howard said, adding Harvey was in "enormous turmoil."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clark had been the &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/3/26/18313476/harvey-mayoral-election-nears-amid-accusations-investigations-and-challenges" target="_blank" &gt;mayor for the past six years&lt;/a&gt;. There are about two more years until the end of his term.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Six&amp;nbsp;Harvey alderpersons will pick someone to serve out the rest of his term, said Howard, who previously represented Harvey. &lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Journalist Don Lemon was arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd61499/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2377+0+0/resize/840x570!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F15%2Fd1%2F3afebbc745cca79804dc0734cb97%2Fimmigration-enforcement.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said. It is unclear what charge or charges Lemon and the others are facing in the Jan. 18 protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done," Lowell said in a statement. "The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on social media Friday morning confirming the arrest of Lemon and the others who were present during the protest at the church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement serves as a pastor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota," Bondi said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;‘Keep trying’&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since he left CNN, Lemon has joined the legion of journalists who have gone into business for himself, posting regularly on YouTube. He hasn't hidden his disdain for President Donald Trump. Yet during his online show from the church, he said repeatedly, "I'm not here as an activist. I'm here as a journalist." He described the scene in front of him, and interviewed churchgoers and demonstrators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A magistrate last week rejected prosecutors' initial bid to charge the veteran journalist. Shortly after, he predicted on his show that the administration would try again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"And guess what," he said, "here I am. Keep trying. That's not going to stop me from being a journalist. That's not going to diminish my voice. Go ahead, make me into the new Jimmy Kimmel, if you want. Just do it. Because I'm not going anywhere."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton called Lemon's arrest "alarming" saying Trump and his administration is using a "sledge hammer" on "the knees of the First Amendment."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We cannot let Donald Trump put tape over our mouths to muffle our right to free speech, when his administration is conducting some of the most heinous actions in American history," Sharpton said in a statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Discouraging scrutiny&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fort, a local independent journalist, livestreamed the moments before her arrest Friday on Facebook Live, saying "agents are at my door right now" with an arrest warrant and a grand jury indictment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I don't feel like I have my first amendment right as a member of the press because now the federal agents are at my door arresting me for filming the church protest a few weeks ago," Fort said, adding that she knew she was on a list of defendants that is under seal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was not immediately clear if Fort and the two other Minnesotans who were arrested have attorneys.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kelly McBride, a senior vice president at the Poynter Institute, said these arrests and the recent search of a Washington Post journalist's home send a clear message discouraging journalists from documenting opposition to the Trump administration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"This is all about intimidation. And it appears that this administration does not like being scrutinized by the public and journalists. They don't want people to see what they're doing," McBride said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crews is a leader of Black Lives Matter Minnesota who has led many protests and actions for racial justice, particularly following George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis in 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Trump administration officials said earlier this month that arrests would be coming in the church protest, Crews told The Associated Press there's a "tradition" of Black activists and leaders being targeted or subjected to violence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Just as being a Black person, you always have to have that in mind," Crews said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Protesters charged previously&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;A prominent civil rights attorney and two other people involved in the protest were arrested last week. Prosecutors have accused them of civil rights violations for disrupting the Cities Church service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation after the group interrupted services by chanting "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good," referring to the 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP," Bondi wrote in social media post last week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jordan Kushner, an attorney for Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was in the first group arrested, said he has not seen the indictment, but he said it might be unsealed or at least given to all the parties later Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The prosecutions are beyond the pale," Kushner told AP. "They're a complete affront to our fundamental constitutional rights to disagree with the government, to protest against the government. Nonviolent protest is not a federal felony."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cities Church belongs to the Southern Baptist Convention and lists one of its pastors as David Easterwood, who leads an ICE field office. Many Baptist churches have pastors who also work other jobs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Justice Department's swift investigation into the church disruption stands in contrast to its decision not to open a civil rights investigation into Good's killing by an ICE officer. The department has not said whether it will open a civil rights probe into the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal officers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attention and resources to this arrest, and that is the real indictment of wrongdoing in this case," Lowell said.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Video surveillance cameras captures two people vandalizing the Republicans of Wheeling Township office in Arlington Heights late Sunday night. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/54290b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x486+0+0/resize/840x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F49%2Fc8%2F435c0ff64406b8da5a9a8778197c%2Ffeces.jpeg" /> &lt;p&gt;Video surveillance captured two people drawing swastikas and profanities on the windows of the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights and tossing feces by the front door Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of the markings in permanent black ink defaced a portrait of Charlie Kirk, the slain conservative activist. Kirk was born in Arlington Heights and volunteered at the local GOP office as a Wheeling High School student years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“This attack is profoundly hurtful. Charlie Kirk has a special relationship to our organization and to this township,” said Deputy GOP Committeeman John Saletta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“And for people to think that this is an appropriate way of expressing themselves is shocking,” he added. “There’s political speech and we have political processes, but they don’t include hate speech, violence and destruction. “Vilifying Charlie Kirk is especially hurtful to members of our organization.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The vandalism at the Republicans of Wheeling Township headquarters, 909 E. Rand Road, occurred just before 11 p.m. Sunday. The office’s camera system recorded a man and a woman dropping bags of feces and pouring an unknown liquid near the front door, and using markers to scrawl obscenities on the large office windows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more on this story, please visit&lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/news/profoundly-hurtful-gop-office-in-arlington-heights-vandalized-with-swastikas-and-feces/" target="_blank" &gt; DailyHerald.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="A lake effect storm was expected to bring rounds of snow in the Chicago area Friday and Saturday. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4239cdd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4055x2703+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F5b%2Ff8%2Fc3c7425c57b52e15b197a6687e1a%2Fweather-011324-5.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;A band of lake-effect snow could bring "rounds" of snow to the Chicago area Friday and Saturday. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first stretch of lake-effect snow — which occurs when cold air passes over warm waters and transfers moisture into the lowest part of the atmosphere — is expected to start around 9 a.m. and taper off by the early afternoon before picking back up Friday evening into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Areas closer to the lakefront could see 4 to 6 inches of snow overall while O'Hare and Midway airports are expected to get closer to 2 to 4 inches, the weather service said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A winter weather advisory is in effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday for Cook, DuPage, Lake and southern Will counties, according to the weather service. A winter storm. watch will then go into effect at 6 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday for the same counties. A winter storm warning was in effect for northwest Indiana where snowfall totals could reach double digits. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Snowfall rates could reach over two inches per hour overnight and could make for hazardous travel conditions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"These lake effect bands are always a little tricky because they're so narrow and a lot of times they're so fluent, they kind of wobble back and forth a lot and it's kind of tough to get a handle on," Kevin Doom, a meteorologist with the weather service said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doom advises against traveling during the storms due to the reduced visibility, but urges motorists to use caution if they have to commute. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"You will experience some pretty unfavorable travel, for sure," Doom said. &lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4539354/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1600+0+0/resize/840x672!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd5%2Ffa%2Fc2b7797d49aeb11203ba6e1ea923%2Fme01302026.png" /> &lt;h3&gt;Good morning, Chicago. ✶&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;🔎 &lt;b&gt;Below&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Sean Grayson, a former sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her Springfield-area home, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🗞️ &lt;b&gt;Plus&lt;/b&gt;: CTU's push for remote learning ahead of a possible resurgence of immigration enforcement, why experts say a lack of affordability will define Chicago's housing market in 2026 and more news you need to know.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📝&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Keeping score&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-j/" target="_blank" &gt;The Bulls lost to the Heat&lt;/a&gt;, 116-113;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-t/" target="_blank" &gt;the Blackhawks fell to the Penguins&lt;/a&gt;, 6-2.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📧 &lt;b&gt;Subscribe&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletter-hub.suntimes.com/" target="_blank" &gt;Get this newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;⏱️:&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;A 9-minute read&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;TODAY’S WEATHER 🌤️&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partly sunny with snow showers, a high near 19 and wind chill values as low as -6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-060000" name="image-060000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1efb03/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/10242c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b5c185/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Donna Massey wipes tears from her face as she listens to Rev. Al Sharpton speak to reporters about her daughter Sonya Massey’s death during a press conference at New Mount Pilgrim Church located at 4301 W. Washington Blvd. in the Garfield Park neighborhood, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b5c185/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5a5d927/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b5c185/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7555x4240+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2F78%2Fe98012d349c1abb3c521e427c00a%2Fmasseypresser-071024-23.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donna Massey wipes tears during a 2024 press conference about her daughter Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting by ex-cop Sean Grayson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-d/" target="_blank" &gt;Former downstate cop gets 20-year sentence for murdering Sonya Massey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h5&gt;By &lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-h/" target="_blank" &gt;Mawa Iqbal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prison sentence&lt;/b&gt;: Sean Grayson, a former sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering&amp;nbsp;Sonya Massey in her Springfield-area home, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, marking a capstone in a racially charged case of police brutality that drew national headlines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Key context&lt;/b&gt;: A jury in October found Grayson, 31, guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Massey, 36, in the face in July 2024. That was a lesser charge than the first-degree murder conviction Sangamon County prosecutors were originally seeking. The mother of two had called police to report a potential prowler outside her house. She was unarmed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Courtoom scene&lt;/b&gt;: Massey’s friends and family — many wearing Sonya’s favorite color, purple — sat tightly packed in six rows of benches inside the Springfield courtroom. They erupted into cheers when Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadagin imposed the maximum sentence on Grayson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-k/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;READ MORE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;IMMIGRATION ✶&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-b30000" name="image-b30000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9509d48/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/24aa595/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0765118/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Marimar Martinez’s defense attorney Chris Parente speaks with reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday. " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0765118/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4ed31c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0765118/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6292x3531+0+333/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F41%2F04%2F92cdd89d47f38e5cb4f8ea1c73c5%2Fmarimarmartinezhearing-260130-02.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marimar Martinez’s defense attorney Chris Parente speaks with reporters Thursday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-u/" target="_blank" &gt;Judge: Why is Trump administration still calling woman shot by Border Patrol ‘domestic terrorist’?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h5&gt;By &lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-o/" target="_blank" &gt;Cindy Hernandez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Narrative questions&lt;/b&gt;: A federal judge said Thursday she was "hard-pressed" to understand why the Trump administration has yet to "change the narrative" around a U.S.&amp;nbsp;Border Patrol agent’s shooting of a woman in Chicago, two months after prosecutors dropped an assault charge against her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Key context&lt;/b&gt;: Marimar Martinez continues to be referred to as a "domestic terrorist" in a Homeland Security press release online, even though she no longer faces criminal charges. Martinez survived after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot her five times Oct. 4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tight timeline&lt;/b&gt;: U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis gave prosecutors until the end of the day Monday to explain why she shouldn’t modify a previous order so Martinez can release evidence, like body-camera footage, from her case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Related news&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903dc562-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Chicago Teachers Union wants to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-b/" target="_blank" &gt;bring Chicago Public Schools to the bargaining table over working conditions&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;– including&amp;nbsp;remote learning options – ahead of a possible resurgence of widespread federal enforcement in the city.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gregory Bovino — until recently the face of the Trump administration’s violent deportation campaign&amp;nbsp;—&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-n/" target="_blank" &gt;was portrayed as a slave-owning Confederate general in a photo emailed to him by an agent&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;he later installed in a high-level Border Patrol job in New Orleans, court records show.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Several small businesses across the Chicago area&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-p/" target="_blank" &gt;will not open Friday in support of a national general strike&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to protest&amp;nbsp;immigration enforcement that, in recent weeks, has led to the shooting deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis. Other&amp;nbsp;businesses,&amp;nbsp;like&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-x/" target="_blank" &gt;bakery Del Sur&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-m/" target="_blank" &gt;Rattleback Records&lt;/a&gt;, said they can't afford to close but will donate&amp;nbsp;profits to immigrant rights organizations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-c/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;READ MORE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;HOUSING 🏠&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-e40000" name="image-e40000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f17d8a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec8b6ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9547249/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Real estate agents said buyers are scooping up properties in Lincoln Park. While experts said Chicago might see small, incremental improvements in the housing market this year, many said affordability and a lack of homes will define 2026." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9547249/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2305505/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9547249/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1684+0+182/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fff%2F17%2F67ae4c3c4b7ea7f0569618edb9b9%2Fhomeprices-260201-1.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Experts said Chicago might see small improvements in the housing market this year, but that affordability and a lack of homes will define 2026.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-q/" target="_blank" &gt;Affordability — or lack of it — will define Chicago’s housing market this year, experts say&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h5&gt;By &lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-a/" target="_blank" &gt;Abby Miller&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;National outlook&lt;/b&gt;: Housing experts and economists are predicting that 2026 will be a stronger year for the U.S. housing market. Economists from the National Association of Realtors anticipate that affordability will improve, along with home value appreciation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Not in Chicago&lt;/b&gt;: Chicago will likely tell a different story. Though home sales remain strong, a dwindling number of listings combined with steady demand means more competition among buyers, which could motivate sellers to raise prices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Average price&lt;/b&gt;​​​​​​: The median sale price for a Chicago home rose more than 5% last year to $375,000, according to Illinois Realtors. Over the past seven years, median home prices have been spiking to new highs during the peak homebuying season around June. Between 2019 and 2026, the peak median home price rose from $265,000 to $385,000 — a 45% jump.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Local look&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp;While experts said Chicago might see incremental improvements in the housing market this year, many said affordability and a lack of homes will define 2026 here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Related news&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903e1380-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mayor Brandon Johnson may&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-f/" target="_blank" &gt;try again to convince Chicago voters to pass his “Bring Chicago Home” referendum&lt;/a&gt;, a top&amp;nbsp;aide said, arguing that other states' ballot questions&amp;nbsp;normally "don’t get passed the first time."&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Business leader Seretha McField-Gibbs on Thursday&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-v/" target="_blank" &gt;launched Bear Down Community Investment Group&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;aiming&amp;nbsp;to boost regional economic development through community partnerships.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-e/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;READ MORE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;LET’S HEAR FROM YOU 🗣️&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Are you in the market to buy a new residence in Chicago? What has your experience been like?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:newsletters@suntimes.com" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;i&gt;Email your answer here.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(please include your first and last name). We may run your answer in a future newsletter or story.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;MORE NEWS YOU NEED 🗞️&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-720000" name="image-720000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5c5128/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a11176a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91943f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="LaKenya White speaks during a COPA meeting at Malcolm X College on Thursday." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91943f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1d48c50/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/91943f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5559x3120+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2F84%2Fa233ab1645b9b9e9ccaa20ab6643%2Fnewcopachief-260130-21.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;LaKenya White speaks during a COPA meeting at Malcolm X College on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talia Sprague/for the Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903e88b1-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-yd/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;New COPA boss&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Chicago’s police oversight agency is getting a new boss — its current&amp;nbsp;interim boss, LaKenya White. The city’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability voted to give White the permanent job.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903eafc0-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-yh/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Restaurateur released&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: After being charged with sharing sexual images of a co-worker, Warlord owner Trevor B. Fleming is being temporarily released from electronic monitoring for a business trip to Japan, records show.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903eafc2-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-yk/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Ex-mayor may testify&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: In 2015 remarks to City Council, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel acknowledged a code of silence within Chicago’s police department, after the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald. Now&amp;nbsp;a federal judge says Emanuel "put himself in play" with his speech, as&amp;nbsp;a civil trial over alleged police misconduct nears.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903eafc4-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-yu/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Dems debate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton — the&amp;nbsp;three leading Democratic candidates in the heated primary race for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat — met Thursday for a second televised debate as they tried to&amp;nbsp;focus on their policy differences.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903eafc6-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jl/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Pumping the brakes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pushing legislation to regulate electric bikes and, for the first time, rein in the more dangerous "e-motos"&amp;nbsp;that go upward of 50 mph.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;WEEKEND PLANS&amp;nbsp;🎉&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎶&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jr/" target="_blank" &gt;Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;7:30 p.m. Friday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;📍&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jy/" target="_blank" &gt;Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Musicians from North and South America perform selections drawn from Indigenous musical traditions. &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Admission&lt;/b&gt;: $12+&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎭&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jj/" target="_blank" &gt;The Art of Belonging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;2-4 p.m. Saturday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;📍&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jt/" target="_blank" &gt;Mana Contemporary, 2233 S Throop St.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;This production centers the Filipino and Filipino American experience in the Midwest through a trilogy of short plays and 16 mm home movies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Admission&lt;/b&gt;: Free&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🕯️&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-ji/" target="_blank" &gt;Sanctum Market&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;12-5 p.m. Sunday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;📍&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jd/" target="_blank" &gt;Hoste, 1857 W. 16th St.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shop from local artisans, vintage clothing sellers and candle vendors. or get involved in a candlemaking class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Admission&lt;/b&gt;: Free; $78+ for class&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🍷&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jh/" target="_blank" &gt;Amapiano Wine Club&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;4-8 p.m. Sunday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;📍&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-jk/" target="_blank" &gt;etc., 404 South Wells St.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Enjoy South African wine and house music, with DJ duo Ko Kasi performing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Admission&lt;/b&gt;: $10&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-ju/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE THINGS TO DO&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;FROM THE PRESS BOX 📺🏈⚾🏀&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903efde0-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-tr/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Sports media power rankings&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: The Sun-Times' Jeff Agrest&amp;nbsp;ranked the market’s talent&amp;nbsp;on TV, radio and podcasts based on appeal, quality, longevity and personal preference. Out of more than&amp;nbsp;100 people,&amp;nbsp;here's who made the cut.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-ty/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Caleb’s cool effect&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Caleb Williams' wizardry has changed the Bears' perception around the NFL — and for those about to join it, writes Patrick Finley.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-tj/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Sox’ optimis&lt;/b&gt;m&lt;/a&gt;: Manager Will Venable says the White Sox have to "embrace"&amp;nbsp;expectations and enter spring training with optimism&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul class="rte2-style-ul" style="line-height: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 24px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc;" id="rte-903efde7-fde9-11f0-b91a-d991c6c7b99c"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-tt/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Cubs confidence&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Seiya Suzuki is in line to claim more regular playing time in right field this year. Will his postseason confidence carry over on defense for the Cubs in 2026?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-ti/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;Boys basketball&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Joe Henricksen previews and predicts the outcomes of this weekend's top high school boys basketball games.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;CHICAGO MINI CROSSWORD 🌭&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-floatLeft&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-bf0001" name="image-bf0001"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d7e745/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/321daab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/396x222+0+3/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2Fca%2F07ba5cb34d3da272b327aecdad9f%2Ffy2025-cst-marketing-games-website-images-490x2484-990514079e028a3c.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; 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&lt;/picture&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Today's clue:&amp;nbsp;4D&lt;/b&gt;: Former Chicagoland meteorologist Skilling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-th/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;PLAY NOW&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;BRIGHT ONE 🔆&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-ab0000" name="image-ab0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a38d84/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2F82%2Fc18cdcaa4f308a7dc73e260ed1f8%2Fmoreschoolsales-260130-03.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cac0f33/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2F82%2Fc18cdcaa4f308a7dc73e260ed1f8%2Fmoreschoolsales-260130-03.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; 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&lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khalilah Johnson, left, and Kesha Forest of Breakaway Community Development&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-tk/" target="_blank" &gt;Athletic center, affordable housing planned for 2 shuttered CPS schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h5&gt;By &lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-tu/" target="_blank" &gt;Emmanuel Camarillo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Breakaway Community Development was established in 2017 with the aim of providing affordable training services to young athletes in the Austin neighborhood, hoping to set them on a path to success through sports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The nonprofit hosts basketball camps and offers athletic training in speed and agility. But Khalilah Johnson, the co-founder and president, said it hasn’t been easy finding places to accommodate their sessions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We really started trying to find a building where we could house our events in one place and focus on all sports, not just indoor sports," Johnson said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She thinks the group found such a place, in the building that used to house the shuttered Armstrong Elementary School. The Chicago Board of Education approved the sale of the property to Breakaway in a unanimous vote Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The plan is to repurpose the main building into a two-story facility with two full-size courts for basketball and volleyball. It will include an indoor turf field for baseball, soccer, football and other sports. The nonprofit also hopes to offer spaces where kids can learn skills in sportscasting, photography and sports officiating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the facility will provide mental health services, "To really treat the whole athlete," Johnson said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sports can lead to a free education, and young people in the area are often priced out, she said: "Whatever pathway we can help create, we are willing to do."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-il/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;b&gt;READ MORE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;YOUR DAILY QUESTION ☕️&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, we asked you:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wsjdty-l-ir/" target="_blank" &gt;Do you think Illinois should opt into the tax credit scholarship program?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's some of what you said, edited for length and clarity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I think Illinois should opt into [it]. We do not allow businesses to have monopolies because we have learned that competition improves products and services ... Public schools will improve with competition from private schools." — &lt;i&gt;Jim Winikates&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"These student boondoggles to private schools are trying to separate the children of privilege from the rest of us ... Public education represents building a stronger America with all of us. The private school lobby ... is to deny education to any but the privileged." — &lt;i&gt;Steve Davis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I do not understand the governor’s hesitancy to opt in. The program offers parents an opportunity to send their child to a school that, in their opinion, offers a better chance of success for their child. It is a federal tax deduction and does not affect public school funding." — John Shanahan&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"If Illinois opted in, I fear for the fate of [its] public education. It is already in dire straits as we allow local taxes to dictate the quality of schools in an area, so we are already living under a segregated reality of achievement. This will only exacerbate things." — &lt;i&gt;Kat Katsma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading the Sun-Times&amp;nbsp;Morning Edition!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Got a story you think we missed?&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:newsletters@suntimes.com" target="_blank" &gt;Email us here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written and curated by&lt;/b&gt;: Matt Moore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Editor&lt;/b&gt;: Eydie Cubarrubia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Chicago Sun-Times is a nonprofit supported by&amp;nbsp;readers like you. Become a member to make stories like these free and available to everyone.&amp;nbsp;Learn more at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-wvhktk-l-ty/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;i&gt;suntimes.com/member&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a SWAT standoff Jan. 29-30, 2026 in Englewood. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7c7dd2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4317x2879+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2F01%2Fbe2ea77472cb3e4af3652dcb1a61%2Fcpd-01.JPG" /> &lt;p&gt;An autopsy is scheduled after a man died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound during an hours-long SWAT standoff that ended early Friday in Englewood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Officers responded to a call of a person with a gun around 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the 5700 block of South May Street when the man barricaded himself inside a home, prompting a SWAT response, Chicago police said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SWAT officers eventually entered the home about 1:30 a.m. and found the unidentified man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No other injuries were reported and an autopsy is scheduled for Friday. &lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Mayor Harold Washington, shown in 1986, laid the groundwork for the recent appointment of the city's first Cabinet-level LGBTQ+ director of LGBTQ+ Affairs in the mayor’s office." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f76c3a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2005+0+0/resize/840x557!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F64%2F37aabdc2487ba7778e3f2b3a370d%2Fohare-terminal-2.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;While I was elated about the appointment of &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/22/antonio-king-chicago-first-ever-lgtbq-affairs-director-mayor-brandon-johnson-appointment" &gt;Antonio King&lt;/a&gt; as the first Cabinet-level LGBTQ+ director of LGBTQ+ Affairs in the mayor’s office, I was very disappointed by the coverage in the Sun-Times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Fran Spielman’s recent story, she writes that the mayor “is apparently determined to follow in his predecessors’ footsteps.” She cites accomplishments on the LGBTQ+ front by mayors Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot but makes no mention of Mayor Harold Washington or his support from the gay community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here is just a portion of how Washington is portrayed in his entry on the LGBT Hall of Fame website: “as mayor of Chicago, (Washington) promoted and facilitated LGBT political participation and empowerment, which laid (the) groundwork for passage of the City’s 1988 Human Rights Ordinance. He appointed the first mayoral liaison to the LGBT community; was the first Chicago mayor to address a gay rights rally; and established the City’s first official Committee on Gay and Lesbian Issues.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yet Washington gets no mention at all in the Sun-Times’ coverage. The Black man who arguably laid the groundwork for King’s historic appointment is erased from history by one of the institutions we rely on for preserving our city’s institutional memory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will always remember attending the 1987 Gay Pride Parade and listening to Washington address his supporters afterward. I was filled with pride. This is the man who was recognized for doing so much for hiring of LGBTQ+ individuals that his detractors would refer to City Hall as Sissy Hall as a way to embarrass and discredit him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It had the opposite impact on me and many others who worked at City Hall at the time. It made me swell with pride — a pride I’m sure Antonio King feels as he takes on his historic appointment in the Johnson administration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Curtis Lawrence, former Sun-Times reporter and editor, University Village&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="module-d00000" name="module-d00000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Give us your take&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br&gt;Send letters to the editor to &lt;a class="Link" href="mailto:letters@suntimes.com" target="_blank" &gt;letters@suntimes.com&lt;/a&gt;. To be considered for publication, letters must include your full name, your neighborhood or hometown and a phone number for verification purposes. Letters should be a maximum of approximately 375 words.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;‘80s Tom Cruise flick is Chicago classic &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;No "Risky Business" in Curious City's Susie An's &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/21/from-the-fugitive-to-the-dark-knight-whats-the-best-movie-filmed-in-chicago" &gt;best movies filmed in Chicago&lt;/a&gt; list? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How does this movie avoid a mention when it captures so many facets of our city and metro area? The Lake Shore Drive scenes, the Drake Hotel, North Shore smugness, the Porsche-swallowing lake and the perfectly-timed-to-the-soundtrack L train spark.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And of course Guido the killer pimp.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mark Kusiak, Lincoln Park&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Kudos to&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;Cusack&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not know a hell of a lot about John Cusack. Apparently, he knows some history, can absorb and weigh facts and reason soundly, and he can write an expository column really, really well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for publishing his &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/28/ice-raids-government-crackdowns-news-paywall-free-immigrants-low-income-first-amendment-john-cusack" target="_blank" &gt;opinion piece&lt;/a&gt; in Wednesday's Sun-Times. It was nice to read an entire page and feel good about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Kevin Kann, Libertyville&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Great debate &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;I enjoyed the Sun-Times, WBEZ and UChicago’s Institute of Politics and International House's hosted &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/01/26/senate-debate-illinois-krishnamoorthi-stratton-kelly" &gt;debate&lt;/a&gt; with U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. Don't mention your peers potential shortfalls until you are running against them! Very entertaining.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mark Moran, Downers Grove&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Children play with an interactive exhibit piece that explains why people migrate inside the Chicago History Museum’s “Aquí en Chicago” exhibit in Lincoln Park in October 2025. " src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/235e428/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5585x3723+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F2a%2F3f%2F56c158bd49caaacb0f720780e388%2Faquiexhibit-102625-15.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;Community members and former employees are calling for new leadership at the Chicago History Museum to repair relationships with workers and mend fences with Chicago scholars after the &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/01/07/chicago-history-museum-president-out-donald-e-lassere" &gt;Jan. 7 exit of CEO Donald Lassere.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They are also asking the museum to restore hours at the Abakanowicz Research Center, which were limited following a decision to reduce its staffers to part-time status in July. Advocates say reversing that decision will help strengthen the museum’s identity as a prestigious institution that informs visitors from all over the world about the history of Chicago and America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The board announced a nationwide search for Lassere’s replacement, as well as the appointment of Michael Anderson, former president of external engagement and development, as interim president and CEO. But leadership is remaining tight-lipped about next steps.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“As you can imagine, it is a busy time and there is much to do in this period of transition and stabilization for the museum,” Anderson said in an email to the Sun-Times. “In the coming weeks and months there will be much more to say about the future of the museum.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-9b0000" name="image-9b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/82d5653/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/11289c9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4326aea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="The exterior of the Chicago History Museum at 1601 N. Clark St." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4326aea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/de8c5aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4326aea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+156/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb6%2F3b%2F6280a0304165b48effd8eb6c36a6%2Fhistorymuseum-121821-5.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like other museums across the country, the Chicago History Museum at 1601 N. Clark St. is grappling with economic pressures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brian Rich/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Board chair Warren Chapman also told the Sun-Times via email that the trustees would consider discussing the vision for the institution “in the months ahead.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The history museum has tremendous assets,” said John Russick, the organization’s former senior vice president, who left in 2022. “It's got an incredible reputation. I think that they will be able to recruit a stellar leader, and there's nothing stopping them from being one of the most important history museums in the country.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Russick also said,&lt;b&gt; “&lt;/b&gt;That doesn’t mean that I'm not clear-eyed about the challenges that might be ahead for them.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like other museums across the country, the Chicago History Museum is grappling with economic pressures. More than half of U.S. museums saw fewer visitors in 2025 than in 2019 — before the COVID-19 pandemic — &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/11/11/national-survey-reveals-alarming-downturn-museums-face-worst-financial-outlook-since-pandemic/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;according to a November report by the American Alliance of Museums&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. About half reported that their financial performance has stalled or declined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the organization saw its annual revenue drop from $15.2 million to $13.4 million — about a 12% decrease — due to “inflationary cost increases,” &lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohistory.org/app/uploads/2025/05/CHM_FY24-Annual-Report_final-for-web.pdf" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;according to annual reports&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. And Lassere cited financial strain as a reason for eliminating five positions and reducing the research center staffers’ hours in a July 29 email to employees that was shared with the Sun-Times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“For the past five years, the Chicago History Museum has worked to close a $1.5 million deficit, manage rising costs, and prioritize critical investments in our collection’s facilities,” Lassere wrote. “While we’ve made some progress, we now need to reorganize our staff to meet future needs.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-3c0000" name="image-3c0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d778ee8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9132083/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74e3441/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="FIREEXHIBIT-100821-07.JPG" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74e3441/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e277e12/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74e3441/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x3771+0+354/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9e%2Fc3%2F63351e92414d8f0409f6ab4973ac%2Ffireexhibit-100821-07.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Chicago History Museum’s collection features millions of objects, including photographs, diaries, paintings and clothing. Here a model of a steam pumper in the City on Fire exhibition helps tell the story of the city’s 1871 blaze. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark Capapas/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;But some employees say additional positions were eliminated as retaliation for their efforts to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME Council 31. Following a vote in favor of unionization in April, workers allege that museum management fired four members and threatened five others, including former development events manager Nell McKeown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A member of the union organizing committee, McKeown said she was disciplined and warned that her job was at risk for termination because she allowed an elderly donor to come inside the museum before an event, in order to escape the cold. Believing she was being targeted for unionizing, McKeown decided to leave the museum in November.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“It was a hard decision for me, since I do dearly love the museum and my former colleagues,” said McKeown, of Rogers Park. “But it was a very challenging thing to go through for all of us.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McKeown said she hopes the museum will move quickly to finalize contract negotiations with the union. She also described Lassere’s departure as an “important” and “necessary” step.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“My former colleagues are hopeful that the museum will begin to right the ship,” she said. “There is a lot of work that needs to be done to rebuild trust between upper-level management and the hardworking staff that bring their talents to the museum every day to keep it running.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-350000" name="image-350000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/33dca6a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6a282ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52c179e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="AQUIEXHIBIT-102625_14.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52c179e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a184592/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52c179e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7008x3933+0+369/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F85%2F73%2F404ba851452e8a82525e41aaab13%2Faquiexhibit-102625-14.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protest signs made by high school students at Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy are on display as part of “Aquí en Chicago” at the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park. The museum worked with students to bring the show to fruition after a 2019 protest started in reaction to a lack of Latino representation in exhibitions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pat Nabong/Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tensions between leadership and the staff appear to be ongoing. This week, employees told the Sun-Times that management recently admitted to overcharging them for dental insurance and would be issuing refunds. They were reportedly paying twice the agreed-upon rate for years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Navigating financial challenges while accommodating the needs of staff is a tough balancing act for arts institutions, Russick said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“We're living in an unusual time,” he said. “It's challenging for people to raise the money necessary to run these organizations. There's a lot of nonprofits looking for support from an increasingly small donor base. That creates pressure to find the resources to appease the wants and desires of all of their constituents.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Russick, of Wilmette, said it is important for the Chicago History Museum to consistently communicate to the public that its collection belongs to them and has value in their lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The greatest challenge for all these cultural institutions is to remind people that they're there for them, to invite them in and make their facilities accessible to everyone, so that nobody feels excluded,” he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The museum’s collection features millions of objects, including photographs, diaries, paintings and clothing. Scholars and students can sift through these items to learn about a host of local and national topics, from railroad expansion and the Civil Rights Movement to immigration and LGBTQ studies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But research has been severely limited at the Abakanowicz Research Center, which, at press time, had temporary hours of noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, by appointment only. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the center was open to the public for longer periods over more days. A few months ago, its public access was cut to just 15 hours per week, with six hours being appointment-only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-1b0000" name="image-1b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a6e7777/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f257457/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c77bca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="A sample of millions of negative envelopes from the Chicago Sun-Times photography archive, acquired in June 2018 by the Chicago History Museum, viewed on June 13, 2019. The Sun-Times photographs are being organized and digitized, to eventually be made available for the public to view through exhibitions and the museum&amp;#x27;s website. " srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c77bca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/346cfba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c77bca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6252x3509+0+330/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe0%2Fb6%2F683e768645f3b44462157660512f%2Fsuntimesphotos-xxxx19-08.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;A sample of millions of negative envelopes from the Chicago Sun-Times photography archive, acquired in June 2018 by the Chicago History Museum.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Preservation Chicago Executive Director Ward Miller said the reductions could limit vital research on the city’s architectural history. For example, his organization relies on the center’s photographs and sketches to compile the annual “&lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/03/04/preservation-group-chicago-7-list-endangered-properties" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;most endangered buildings list&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;” and identify sites for landmark status.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Such efforts help people around the world understand why Chicago’s architecture has historical significance, he said.&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“That’s something that suffers if you don't have the staff and the leadership to make sure that these resources are available, and not just sitting in a drawer or on a shelf,” he said. “So we would really like to see the history museum continue to flourish.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dominic Pacyga, a local historian, author and professor, said the research center’s lack of accessibility has impacted the museum’s reputation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I'm afraid that it's become much more of a tourist attraction and a wedding venue,” said Pacyga, of Beverly, who holds positions at Columbia College Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is the curator of the South Side’s Packingtown Museum, dedicated to the history of Chicago’s Union Stockyards, on the South Side. “It's losing its touch as a center for intellectual pursuits in the history of Chicago.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He suggested that the museum consider partnering with a university or other institution to make the collection more accessible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The changes at the organization are happening amid President Donald Trump’s&lt;a class="Link" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt; criticism of the Smithsonian&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for “divisive, race-centered ideology” and &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2025/04/04/trump-humanities-grants-funding-cuts-chicago-illinois-culture-national-endowment" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;cuts to federal arts funding&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for nonprofits that fail to &lt;a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2025/02/14/trumps-new-arts-funding-guidelines-chicago-nea-arts-grants-jeopardy" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;u&gt;prohibit programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Pacyga said the limitation on research at the museum is another threat to the humanities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Right now, the humanities are under attack all over the country,” he said. “History programs are being cut at universities. This is part of a larger erosion of something that I think is very important for humans – to understand their history and their society.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="Jorie Butler Kent at her ranch in Florida." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4d6f47c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/804x618+0+0/resize/840x646!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff5%2Fc8%2Fdf283b7b4740b40e538ef38a5e2f%2Fscreenshot-2026-01-26-at-10-53-24-am.png" /> &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Polo was in Jorie Butler Kent's blood. Her father Paul Butler, the scion of the family's paper business, founded the village of Oak Brook and built one of the nation's premier polo facilities there, the Oak Brook Polo Club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent practically grew up on a horse. She managed the club from 1963 to 1979, the first woman in the world to manage a polo club, according to the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, which inducted her last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The club was the world's largest private polo facility at the time, with 14 polo fields and stabling for 400 horses. The club closed in 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent, 95, died Jan. 16 in Palm Beach, Fla., from natural causes, according to her family. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She met her former husband, polo player Geoffrey Kent, in 1971, while he was in Oak Brook for exhibition polo matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His family owned Abercrombie &amp;amp; Kent — a safari travel company that offered tours in Kenya — and she became equal partners with him in the business, opening its first American office above a barn in Oak Brook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The luxury travel company's safaris equipped its guests with cameras, not guns. It grew to more than 50 offices around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent counted King Charles III as a friend. He was a young prince when they met in the 1960s — through polo. In the 1980s, she would go on to coach the Windsor Park polo team in England that included her husband and the future king.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She was particularly fond of a photo taken during a match she was coaching that showed her pointing a finger while offering instruction to a group of players that included then-Prince Charles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""&gt; &lt;figure class="Figure"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="image-6a0000" name="image-6a0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;picture data-crop="medium"&gt; &lt;source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3deaedc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6cfc5db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f52fbd3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /&gt; &lt;img class="Image" alt="Jorie Butler Kent providing instruction to her Windsor Park polo team, which included then-Prince Charles (far right)." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f52fbd3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a684c96/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f52fbd3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4405x2472+0+81/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F61%2F10%2F4f003102444898911aa571aa43c2%2F88-plp-jbk-office-231-jbk-coach-well-they-knew-i-was-right.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" &gt; &lt;/picture&gt; &lt;div class="Figure-content"&gt;&lt;figcaption class="Figure-caption"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jorie Butler Kent providing instruction to her Windsor Park polo team, which included then-Prince Charles (far right).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class="line"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="Figure-credit"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;"And they knew I was right," Mrs. Butler Kent liked to say about the action depicted in the photo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1986, Charles attended the Oak Brook Polo Club Ball at Marshall Field's State Street store, Mrs. Butler Kent sat next to him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prince Charles became a great supporter of a conservation group Mrs. Butler Kent started in 1982, Friends of Conservation, which partnered with the Maasai people in Kenya to preserve and enhance their land, wildlife and culture. In 2002, Prince Charles hosted a reception at St. James's Palace in London to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the conservation group's founding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent was born Dec. 4, 1930, in Chicago to socialite Marjorie Stresenreuter and Paul Butler, who, beside his family's business, also started Butler Aviation, which serviced small planes at airports around the country.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She attended the Latin School in Lincoln Park and Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school before studying commercial art at Finch College.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For much of her life, she split time among homes in Oak Brook, Kenya and Palm Beach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent got her pilot's license when she was 17. One time, she had to put her flying skills to the test, taking control of a small aircraft when the pilot had a medical emergency and safely landing at an airport in Kenya, according to her daughter Reute Butler.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"She was very softspoken, an iron hand in a velvet glove, very, very loved," her daughter said. "Her house staff was there at the hospital when she passed. They all stayed after and came in and hugged me and cried."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Butler family, with generational wealth and roots going back hundreds of years in the United States, has been referred to as American aristocrats. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs. Butler Kent was a champion equestrian, a competitive polo player and an accomplished breeder of polo ponies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"She was very real in everything she did and a wonderful mentor," said Norma Cooke, executive director of Friends of Conservation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cooke was hired to work at the Butler family's holding company after answering an ad in the 1970s. She realized it wasn't going to be a normal job when Mrs. Butler Kent asked her to rent a car for a visiting Saudi official — and to use it to teach him to drive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"My life has been filled with incredible adventures one after another," she wrote in her 2023 memoir "Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent Visionary and Philanthropist," coauthored by her daughter. "I had the great good fortune of walking through so many doors that were opened for me to amazing opportunities and exhilarating experiences."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A celebration of life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach.&lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db31843/2147483647/strip/true/crop/870x630+0+0/resize/840x608!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fac%2Ffd%2F790f04b15195427014757adc0272%2Fgeorgia-nicols.jpg" /> &lt;h2&gt;Moon alert&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. 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Invite friends and relatives over for good food and drink. You might also host a group of people for a particular cause, perhaps to advocate for better animal care or take a stand that is important to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Taurus (April 20-May 20)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;You're in the perfect position today to rally your troops and get people to support a cause that is important to you. Your words will be optimistic — even inspirational. Meanwhile, people admire you because five planets are at the top of your chart, putting you in a flattering light.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Gemini (May 21-June 20)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Financial discussions will go your way today. Look for ways to boost your income or find a better-paying job — it's possible! Trust your moneymaking ideas. If shopping, you might be ambitious with your purchases. Perhaps you'll book an exciting trip?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Cancer (June 21-July 22)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an excellent day for discussions about inheritances, taxes, debt and shared property or anything that you want to deal with pertaining to how your wealth and assets are involved with someone else's (including the government). Whatever happens today will likely go in your favor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-4d0000" name="html-embed-module-4d0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;An &lt;b&gt;average&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because you have a warm feeling in your stomach today, conversations with others will be gentler. Be forgiving with partners because while Mars is opposite your sign it's easy to feel annoyed. Fortunately, the sun and Venus will assuage these feelings in a comforting way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All kinds of gatherings, meetings, conferences and conventions are blessed today because you're happy to mingle with others. People see you as joyful, upbeat and wise. They might seek your advice. In turn, you might ponder future goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-4d0000" name="html-embed-module-4d0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;An &lt;b&gt;average&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;You make a great impression on others today because they see you as someone who is generous, kind and nurturing. Your dealings with the public or with authority figures are favored today. You look like a winner because you appear successful — even affluent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Travel plans or any opportunity to expand your horizons will appeal to you today. If you can go back to school or sign up for a course, do it. If you can get out of town, do it. Learn what you can from others. Don’t hesitate to stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;You're in an excellent position today to negotiate, buy, sell or name the terms you want in situations involving shared property, wills, estates and inheritances. Keep your pockets open, because money can come to you!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The moon is opposite your sign today, which means you have to accommodate others and be ready to go more than halfway. However, the moon is also lined up with generous Jupiter, making relations with partners and close friends warmhearted and mutually beneficial.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Job opportunities or a chance to improve your current job exist today. Likewise, many of you might receive advice or an opportunity to improve your health in some way. Meanwhile, this is a fun-loving, warmhearted day to appreciate a pet. (Hi, Arthur.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="Enhancement" data-align-center&gt; &lt;div class="HtmlModule"&gt;&lt;a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-7b0000" name="html-embed-module-7b0000"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox HoroscopeStarbox_five"&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_container"&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;svg class="HoroscopeStar"&gt;&lt;use xlink:href="#icon-star"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="HoroscopeStarbox_description"&gt; &lt;p&gt;A &lt;b&gt;positive&lt;/b&gt; day&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;style&gt; .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { display: grid; grid-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; padding: 20px; width: 40%; min-width: 160px; max-width: 200px; } .HoroscopeStarbox_description { padding: 20px; font-family: var(--font-1); font-size: var(--body-2); } .HoroscopeStarbox_container svg { object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; width: 100%; } &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Accept all opportunities to socialize with others because this is the kind of day when you will get what you give. Kindness, friendship and nurturing support will flow easily. Enjoy social outings. You will also enjoy heartfelt exchanges with children, especially in a charitable way if you have this opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;If today is your birthday&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actress Olivia Colman (1974) shares your birthday. You are confident in the truth of your convictions. You're instinctual, rational, empathetic and persuasive. This year, change will bring you increased personal freedom. Stay flexible. Seek out new opportunities, and be ready to act fast. Expect to travel. New friends might prove to be helpful. &lt;/p&gt;

<img alt="The man, whose age wasn’t known, was found face down with a gunshot wound to his chest in the first block of East Garfield Blvd., police said." src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/73f8b02/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x630+0+0/resize/840x517!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F06%2F62%2Fa09c0287406c78659d9f09eac2b7%2Ftape.jpg" /> &lt;p&gt;A man was hospitalized after officers found him wounded with a gunshot in Washington Park Thursday night, according to Chicago police.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The man, whose age wasn’t known, was found at 8:41 p.m., face down with a gunshot wound to his chest in the first block of East Garfield Boulevard, police said. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one is in custody and no further details were released. &lt;/p&gt;