Sun-Times file Detectives are conducting a death investigation after a man fell from a parking garage in Streeterville on Tuesday afternoon. The 47-year-old fell about 2 p.m. off a garage in the first block of East Delaware Place, according to Chicago police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Foul play was not suspected, police […]
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Hanukkah celebrations begin as Chicago area prepares for 8 days of lights
The first candle of the Grand Menorah in Daley Plaza will be lit Thursday night. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Hanukkah celebrations in the Chicago area will begin Thursday with several themed activities planned through the weekend. Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is an eight-day commemoration of the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem by the […]
Center on Halsted names Joli Angel Robinson as new CEO
Joli Angel Robinson will be the next CEO of the Center on Halsted. Courtesy of Stephanie Drenka The Center on Halsted, a notable Lake View center for Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, on Tuesday named Joli Angel Robinson as the center’s new CEO. “I am humbled by this opportunity to further the Center on Halsted mission of […]
City invests in cultural programming with $1 million in grants to Chicago organizations
Children show their support for Uhuru Shule Cooperative, a Bronzeville workshop program that is one of 27 grantees in the Neighborhood Access Program. Amirah Rahman Community organizations and artists on Chicago’s West and South Sides will be getting a boost for cultural arts programming, thanks to $1 million in city grants. The Department of Cultural […]
Judge overturns murder conviction that was based on eyewitness who was legally blind
Darien Harris Illinois Department of Correction A Cook County judge on Tuesday overturned a murder conviction that was based in part on the testimony of a witness who was legally blind. But Darien Harris will remain in jail because prosecutors said they plan to try him again. Harris, 30, has spent the last 12 years […]
Committee OKs plan to have city rent more Loop office space
The city already leases space at 2 North LaSalle, but will be expanding there to accommodate the new civilian police oversight commission and the revived Department of Environment. Google Maps A seemingly routine proposal to lease downtown office space ran into a buzz-saw of opposition Tuesday from City Council members demanding that city departments fill […]
Thanksgiving at Sullivan High School part of warm welcome for refugees
Sarai Jimenez, a Venezuelan refugee who arrived in Chicago last July, at a Thanksgiving gathering at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park last week. She hopes to go into law enforcement after graduation. Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Sarai Jimenez and her family escaped the chaos of Venezuela in 2021, sought refuge in Colombia then, when things got […]