Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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environment
  • by david hall
Chicago summer forecast: Less extreme heat, not as much wildfire smoke as last year, muggier

Drifting smoke from fires across North America are still expected to cause air pollution in Chicago, but experts say it's likely to be milder than what caused last year’s thick haze and dangerous air quality.

crime
  • by david hall
2 men in car are shot, wounded in Uptown

A man, 43, was shot in the neck about 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue. He is hospitalized in critical condition. The other man, 40, was grazed in the head and declined medical attention.

washington
  • by david hall
Mayor Brandon Johnson, other Chicagoans attend White House state dinner

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host a state dinner in honor of Kenya's president and his wife.

nascar-in-chicago
  • by david hall
NASCAR Chicago Street Race is the focus of Chicago History Museum pop-up exhibit

Visitors are greeted by Bubba Wallace's 23XI McDonald's Toyota Camry show car, which is parked just steps away from the main entrance. The exhibit opens to the public on Friday and runs through July 7.