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Despite seasonal appeal, outdoor kitchens are a growing addition in Chicago backyards
58+ min ago (1041+ words) Longtime Park Ridge residents Susan and Jerry Miceli have lived in their midcentury house for more than 40 years. That longevity may offer insight into the couple's willingness to adapt and invest in their outdoor space rather than find a new…...
Illinois auditor general starts as report faults former agency
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (256+ words) A report by the outgoing auditor general found that the state agency the new state auditor had previously led, the Illinois Finance Authority, lacked a required full-time internal audit program....
Letters: A proliferation of guns in our country fuels violence
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (849+ words) On a single day in America, two tragedies unfolded that should force us to confront an uncomfortable truth. A shooting tied to the White House Correspondents" Association Dinner captured national attention, while here in Chicago, a police officer was killed…...
The Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for May 2
1+ day, 48+ min ago (368+ words) Welcome to May, quotes readers! It was another newsy week, so let's get right to it. The man accused in the latter was charged with the attempted assassination of the president and was ordered to remain detained. Likewise, the suspect…...
Letters: My wife and I were aboard the Yellow Line train that derailed. CTA management failed us.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (653+ words) My wife and I were among those riding the Yellow Line train that derailed outside the CTA's Howard Street station two Thursdays ago. We are extremely grateful to the compassionate Chicago Fire Department personnel who patiently got us off the…...
Naperville's commuter "burnout belt' among worst in the nation, study says
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (622+ words) Naperville is known for many things. Best city to live in America. Best city to buy a house in America. Best city to raise a family in America. But living in Illinois" third largest city comes with its tradeoffs, including…...
At a corner in Little Village, a mural for lives lost to cancer serves as both art and altar
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1165+ words) For a long time, I struggled to even say it out loud " that my abuela, Elisa Presa, had liver cancer. As if naming it would make it irreversible. As if I could eliminate the possibility of losing her. When I…...
The Way We Were: Parent-teacher orientation as it looked in 1998
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (185+ words) Chicago Tribune Parents sit in tiny chairs in their children's classroom to listen to the teacher talk during a parent orientation at Naper School held in September 1998. Classrooms may look a little different these days but the practice of parents…...
Ela Township peace pole becomes subject of community strife: "Symbol of peace and justice
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (743+ words) Ela Township's "peace pole" " etched with the word "peace" in 60 different languages " has become the center of community strife. At Wednesday's Committee of the Whole meeting, about a dozen residents voiced support for the peace pole and more than 30 emails…...
Jeremy Wolff: We can't clear our way out of homelessness. But we can't ignore the encampments either.
2+ day, 6+ min ago (261+ words) Tents line the sidewalk on North Sacramento Avenue in Chicago, private sleeping quarters abutting the public way. Park space is designed intentionally for recreation, with thought given to accessibility and novelty. The problem with tents in public space is that…...