Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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obituaries
  • by david hall
Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Lois Shields Robinson, dies at 86

Former first lady Michelle Obama said her mother was 'my rock:' 'I simply wouldn’t be who I am today without her.'

politics
  • by david hall
Illinois Republicans slam Trump conviction. ‘Stalin would be proud’

Even more moderate Illinois Republicans who don't support the former president said they were "troubled" by the case that resulted in a conviction on 34 felony counts in New York.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayor unveils sidewalk snow removal pilot that one alderperson says will bring blizzard of trouble

Sidewalks would be cleared in pilot areas whenever “two inches or more” of snow and ice accumulate over a 24-hour period for a maximum of seven snow events or a one-year period, "whichever comes first.”

obituaries
  • by david hall
Elaine Pierce, who opened her Oak Park home to migrants, has died at 69

Annie Gomberg, a volunteer who helps migrants and connected her with the families she took in, called her "a moral exemplar for our time." "She was more than a friend, more like a mother," said one of the people to whom she opened her home.