"Instead of being a nerdy kid in elementary school who got bullied for liking Pokémon... here, I’m getting made fun of for not liking Pokémon enough." @Suntimes
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Pedro Ramirez, a 17-year-old two-sport athlete and honor roll student, was fatally shot by stray gunfire on Tuesday morning while on his way to school. A person of interest has been taken into custody, police said. https://t.co/moSt6EDU2f
Jim's Original must leave its Union Avenue flagship by June 30 due to redevelopment plans, with a new Pilsen location opening in the fall. https://t.co/BpdoJRNjxN
Illinois lawmakers inched closer to keeping the Bears from moving to Indiana, with the Illinois House preparing to take up a measure that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing some property tax relief for homeowners. https://t.co/HUwzUltGJA
The 20% increase, the city's first cab fare hike in a decade, aims to help cabdrivers facing competition with Uber and Lyft, amid skyrocketing gas prices and other expenses. But some drivers worry it might push customers away. https://t.co/N2kmNYPjlP
Mayor Brandon Johnson and city officials unveiled Wednesday the “Abolish ICE” snowplow, the winner of this year’s snowplow naming contest, which drew a record number of submissions. https://t.co/BroWozeQrO
Murals and memorials of César Chavez are continuing to come down across Chicago after allegations emerged last week that the Latino civil rights activist groomed and sexually assaulted girls and women. https://t.co/PxVGOj8V5w
Happy Opening Day from north of the border. Year 3 of the White Sox’ rebuild begins this afternoon against the Brewers. https://t.co/CtX8a4adyG @suntimes_sports
About 85,000 Chicagoans ages 17 to 34 voted in Tuesday’s midterm primary, with more mail in votes still to be counted. That’s up from the close to 62,000 voters in that age group in the 2022 primary. https://t.co/A8KbO40lea
"It lends itself to having a lot of options down the road, and having a really athletic and defensive-oriented roster."
The #WhiteSox system stands out for its stable of dynamic infield prospects -- even before considering the No. 1 pick in July's Draft: https://t.co/TWsMF2KS3w
At least 30 homes were destroyed and 500 buildings were impacted by the EF-3 tornado that barreled through Kankakee County Tuesday night, officials said. https://t.co/JnWAs2Qqni
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Hawthorne Race Course, a 134-year-old track in Stickney, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week in an attempt to restructure its debt, attract a new investor and ultimately save the struggling horse racing industry in Illinois. https://t.co/Jyz5k6QF1m
Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and dental care to incarcerated people. https://t.co/pGDYTPicC5