Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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columnists
  • by david hall
Remember our heroes and forget our differences this Memorial Day

This Memorial Day comes amid a difficult time: Americans trying to come to grips with a hot button presidential election, our country’s role in overseas conflict and war being questioned.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Wayne Smith, longtime prop master at the Theatre School at DePaul University, dead at 65

He was a "miracle worker" at helping make the dreams of young playwrights and directors come true, according to a friend and former colleague.

crime
  • by david hall
Murder charges filed in slaying of City Winery employee

Clarence Johnson of Bellwood faces a first-degree murder charge in Wednesday's stabbing death of Francois H. Reed-Swain in the West Loop restaurant. No motive was given.

chicago
  • by david hall
Drill press: City officials stress summer safety during first responders’ staged lake rescue

Onlookers observed the water rescue drill, organized to inform beachgoers on water safety ahead of the scheduled Friday opening of Chicago beaches. “I didn’t know if it was real or not,” one observer said. “It was a good display.”