CHICAGO — For people who contracted COVID-19 during earlier omicron surges, doctors have some unwelcome news: You are again susceptible to catching the virus. Two new variants of the virus appear to more easily evade immune protection from prior infect…
Q&A: ‘We will never be exactly who we were’ — Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering on how mass shooting has changed her town
CHICAGO — Mayor Nancy Rotering had just started walking in Highland Park’s Independence Day parade when the music from the high school’s marching band ended abruptly, replaced by an ominous cadence. “I didn’t realize it at the time, but what I was hear…
Illinois Democrats criticize GOP plan to raffle off gun similar to one used in Highland Park mass shooting
Illinois Democrats on Monday criticized plans by the Kendall County Republican Party to raffle off a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle similar to the one authorities say was used to kill seven people and wound dozens of others at the Highland Park Fo…
Ian Happ’s 1st All-Star selection completes the Chicago Cubs outfielder’s career turnaround: ‘Baseball’s a wild ride’
Thirteen months ago, Ian Happ sat in Chicago Cubs manager David Ross’ office at Dodger Stadium. Ross had summoned Happ to break tough news. Happ’s offensive struggles no longer warranted him an everyday spot in the lineup. Consequently, Ross informed H…
Rev. Al Sharpton stirs effort for Brittney Griner’s return amid WNBA All-Star festivities: ‘Bring Brittney home’
CHICAGO — The Women’s National Basketball Players Association anchors its collective action in the 144 players represented by the union. But what happens when the 144 are missing one? Nearly five months after her arrest in Russia, Brittney Griner’s abs…
8-year-old boy paralyzed by gunshot at Highland Park massacre is conscious for the first time
CHICAGO — An 8-year-old boy who was shot in the chest at the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park is now paralyzed from the waist down, his family said Friday through their spokesman. Cooper Roberts, one of the Roberts family’s twin boys, ha…
WNBA players balance activist roles as political turmoil hangs over All-Star weekend
CHICAGO — Like any other milestone in the WNBA, the 2022 All-Star Game will be about much more than basketball. The Chicago Sky will be well represented on the Wintrust Arena court — Candace Parker was named an All-Star starter, while Courtney Vandersl…
Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We are … inconsolable’
CHICAGO — Those grieving for the Highland Park shooting victims begin the heavy task Friday of burying their loved ones. The first funerals for the victims were set for Friday. Among those who will be memorialized Friday are Jacquelyn “Jacki” Sundheim,…
Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We are … inconsolable’
CHICAGO — Those grieving for the Highland Park shooting victims begin the heavy task Friday of burying their loved ones. The first funerals for the victims were set for Friday. Among those who will be memorialized Friday are Jacquelyn “Jacki” Sundheim,…
Remembering James Caan: A tough guy with range, from ‘Brian’s Song’ to Sonny Corleone and dozens more
I remember the talk in the hallways at school the morning after ABC-TV reran “Brian’s Song” sometime in the mid-’70s. Every kid who watched it, or caught it the first time in 1971, said the same thing, more or less, the boys especially. Some variation …