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May 14 2024
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Chicago White Sox split doubleheader with Washington Nationals as Andrew Vaughn homers twice
Bryan Ramos went from first to third on a fifth-inning single by Nicky Lopez during the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Washington Nationals. Ramos later scored on a sacrifice fly, but the Chicago White Sox third baseman had to leave before the seventh inning of the eventual 6-3 loss with left quad tightness. Ramos — who has impressed since arriving from Double A on May 4 —
Chicago TribuneMay 06 2024
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Severe thunderstorms to move through Chicago area Tuesday morning
Severe thunderstorms and gusty winds will move through the Chicago area Tuesday morning. Multiple rounds of storms accompanied by strong winds and the possibility of hail are expected to begin about 5 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. The rain is expected to continue until the late morning before a pause. It will pick back up in the early afternoon. Temperatures will hover in
Chicago Sun-TimesMay 09 2024
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Chicago police searching for hit-and-run driver from Chatham
CHICAGO — Chicago police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who injured a pedestrian early Wednesday morning in Chatham.
Around 1:10 a.m., the driver of a dark-colored car left the 8000 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue after hitting the pedestrian, according to Chicago police.
The victim, who hasn’t been identified, was hospitalized due to their injuries. Police haven’t
WGNMay 09 2024
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Bicycling in Chicago doubled in 5 years, but bikers still worry about safety
Rosie Nolan began biking regularly when she moved to Chicago in 2021 because public transit was too inconvenient from her home in Ukrainian Village on the Near Northwest Side. “It was just a little too out of the way from the Blue Line and buses,” she said. So she took up a friend’s recommendation to try the city’s Divvy bike-share program and hasn’t turned back since. “It became my No. 1 mode
Chicago Sun-TimesMay 06 2024
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Johnson headed to Springfield to lobby ‘on behalf of the people of Chicago’
Bears, CPS, and funding are some of the city interests Chicago's mayor is expected to address CHICAGO — Before Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson heads to Springfield on Wednesday to lobby state lawmakers with just three weeks left in the legislative session, the city’s top leader and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker appeared together Monday at a groundbreaking inside the former Thompson Center. As
WGNApr 29 2024
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Cicadas will bug Chicago and central Illinois differently
A cicada hiding under a log last weekend in The Grove in Glenview. Photo: Courtesy of Dave Odd Parts of Illinois will be buzzing with this year's big cicada co-emergence, but for Chicagoans, it likely won't feel too different from the last time we saw the insects in 2020. Why it matters: There's plenty of hype about a looming "cicadapocalypse," but experts and our Axios Visuals colleagues say
AxiosApr 24 2024
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Chicago's most expensive street, revealed
The Fulton Market District sign at Fulton and Halsted in 2023. Photo: Taylor Glascock/Bloomberg via Getty Images Chicago's most expensive commercial street is in Fulton Market, per a new report, as more companies abandon downtown. Why it matters: It's yet another sign of the Loop's ailing office market — an issue that is causing office tenants to downsize and forcing the city to get creative.
AxiosMay 03 2024
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Thursday’s Chicago warmth tied 2024’s highest to date…
Far warmer than on this date a year ago when the high only reached 54 degrees!
Lakeside cooling was prevalent along the shoreline where high temperatures were nearly 15 degrees cooler
How much of Thursday highs were above normal?
April 2024 finished as the warmest on record according to ERA5 Reanalysis. This is the 11thconsecutive monthly record.
WGNMay 09 2024
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Shore Club Chicago to open on North Avenue Beach next week
CHICAGO — An upscale beach club restaurant is opening next week on North Avenue Beach. Shore Club Chicago, located at 1603 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr, announced Thursday its grand opening on May 18. According to a press release, the beachside restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows in an open-air space, will offer a dining experience that includes a blend of cuisines from beaches around the
WGNMay 14 2024
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The Chicago Sky invoked Stephen A. Smith to respond to one of Angel Reese's haters
She's now with the WNBA's Chicago Sky, but that doesn't mean Reese's critics are going to suddenly fall quiet just because she's a professional. One of Reese's haters felt the need to respond to an X post by the Sky, using harsh language. "I speak for everyone when I say I will not be watching and angel reese is a classless thug," the anonymous account said in its post on X. The Sky responded
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