Новости за 17.02.2024

The Cubs’ Christopher Morel has impressed on offense in the first two years of his career. File photo.

Chance the Rapper headlines the Ramova Theatre on Friday night in Chicago.

Former Chicago Bears player Steve McMichael signs autographs before a ceremony for the unveiling of statues of Hall of Famers Walter Payton and George Halas outside of Gate 0 at Soldier Field, Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times

Greg Ferris shows how his Trident Explorer Watercraft works and how it is a sort of a hybrid kayak with many options for power.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Gold Coast.

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Independent community pediatricians struggling to bill patients during the cybersecurity outage at Lurie Children’s Hospital are being offered emergency loans to bridge the gap, WBEZ has learned.

A Lurie spokeswoman confirmed that a pediatric health care network whose owners include the children’s hospital is offering loans "to support patients’... Читать дальше...

Sabrina Ionescu will compete against Steph Curry on Saturday in the first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

A man looks at his Peoples Gas bills at his Northwest Side home, Oct. 5, 2022. Bills in Springfield would rein in utilities’ ability to add unwarranted fees onto customers’ bills.

The Bring Chicago Home real estate transfer tax aims to reduce homelessness. Critics say it could make things worse.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally at the corner of West Hubbard and North Armour streets near where President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in West Town, Nov. 9, 2023. Nearly 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals.

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You're in a talkative mood today, which is why you want to talk to someone. You have strong feelings, probably about a friend or a group, and you need to express your thoughts or line up supporters for your point of view.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Money issues might be on your mind, which is why you might have an intense encounter with a parent, boss or someone in a position of authority. Читать дальше...

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You're in a talkative mood today, which is why you want to talk to someone. You have strong feelings, probably about a friend or a group, and you need to express your thoughts or line up supporters for your point of view.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Money issues might be on your mind today, which is why you might have an intense encounter with a parent... Читать дальше...

That Michael Jordan fellow could dunk a little bit.

OK, fine, we’ll go with Michael Jordan.

Even if it’s actually Vince Carter. Or LeBron James. Or someone else. There are lots and lots of someone elses, you know.

In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the site formerly known as Twitter, we asked voters to pick the best NBA dunker ever. Spoiler alert: They went with His Airness.

“Dr. J was the original,” @JeffreyCanalia commented. Читать дальше...

Niles North’s Reid Olson (1) dribbles the ball against Prospect.

Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times

Niles North junior Reid Olson has his spot on the floor. And it’s a few feet behind every other shooter’s preferred location.

Olson likes it to the right of the basket and about three feet behind the arc.

“Every time he shoots I think it is going in,” Vikings junior Dylan Lam said. “He’s pretty automatic.”

Olson scored 30 points... Читать дальше...

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Pretrial release was denied Friday for a north suburban man accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter the day before.

Demetrius Fisher, 30, faces one felony count of attempted murder in Lake County in the stabbing of the girl in the home they shared in the 38000 block of North Manor Avenue in Beach Park.

The girl’s mother was called to her daughter’s school Thursday when the child didn’t arrive for class, the Lake County sheriff’s office said. Читать дальше...

A voter receives a sticker that reads, “I voted!” after casting her ballot at the Loop supersite on the first day of early voting for the presidential primary election, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

R.C. Lichtenstein, a Chicago native and the White Sox’ new Triple-A pitching coach, at the team’s spring-training complex in Glendale, Ariz.

In this photo released by The Lost Bass Project, Nick Wass, an executive with Hoefner, inspects Paul McCartney’s 1961 violin-shaped Hoefner bass, stolen from the Beatle more than 50 years ago and recently returned.

Jean Carlos “Jeremias” Martinez Rivero died due to sepsis caused by strep, according to a recently released report. The 5-year-old child was staying at a Chicago migrant shelter where illnesses were said to be spreading rapidly due to crowded conditions without adequate medical services being provided.

Connor Bedard wore a bubble in his return Thursday against the Penguins.

Actor and comedian Brett Gelman

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He’s a seasoned actor and comedian.

Then he wrote a book.

But what happened next wasn’t funny.

Highland Park native Brett Gelman, 47, has built a successful career acting and making people laugh.

After inking a lot of yay-hoo in the 2010 hit BBC TV comedy “Fleabag,” Gelman recently signed onto his fifth season in the smash Netflix supernatural-horror series... Читать дальше...

Crime scene tape. | Sun-Times file

Sun-Times file

A woman was found stabbed to death and a man fatally shot Friday afternoon inside a home in Avalon Park on the South Side.

The woman, 50, was found with multiple stab wounds to her body, and the man, 49, was found with a gunshot wound to the head just after 2 p.m. at a home in the 8100 block of South Cornell Avenue, Chicago police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives... Читать дальше...

Tim Mapes leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being sentenced Feb. 12.

If you thought the excitement of the Super Bowl would flow into the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, think again.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday fired Erin Harkey, commissioner of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Cubs catcher Yan Gomes runs through framing drills at the Cubs spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona.