Sunday, March 16, 2025

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chicago
  • by david hall
Season's first heat wave arrives in Chicago this week

A week of high temperatures arrives as the Chicago Park District opens all 77 public pools for the season. The city is offering six cooling centers where those who could be vulnerable to the heat can seek relief.

food-and-restaurants
  • by david hall
Ribfest Chicago returns to North Center with expanded offerings, but it's still 'all about the ribs'

In addition to 10 pitmasters vying for rib supremacy, among the featured attractions new this year at the 24th annual rib extravaganza is a bigger kids area and a whiskey tasting.

columnists
  • by david hall
Gavel falls silent, but verdict is in on Leinenweber — 'Life smiled on us when we got him as a judge'

U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber, who died Tuesday, taught a one-man master class in life. A man of reason, a man in full, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather. A golfer, a raconteur, an intellectual who loved people, a teller of tall — but true — tales.

2024-democratic-national-convention
  • by david hall
As the DNC looks for thousands of volunteers, past helpers share stories of the convention’s influence

From 1968 to today, volunteers in Chicago aim to connect visitors to their city, and to see some of the convention action themselves.