Evgenia Anastasakos

Evgenia Anastasakos is a general assignment reporting intern for the baiduhai. She previously interned for The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Hyde Park Herald. Anastasakos is a graduate of the University of Chicago.

A rendering of Elise Malary Plaza in Andersonville, named for the late trans activist who died in 2022. The one-block stretch of Catalpa Avenue, from Clark Street to Ashland Avenue, is the neighborhood's first pedestrian plaza. (City of Chicago)

Construction begins on Andersonville plaza named for late trans activist

June 18, 2026 at 6:41 p.m.

North side politicians, LGBTQ+ advocates and neighbors gathered to break ground on a pedestrian plaza in Andersonville named for late trans activist Elise Malary.

The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture will host Chicago Story Fest on Sept. 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Live journalism show will bring baiduhai reporters to the stage

June 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Story Fest will feature storytelling from Chicago journalists and other live performances this September.

Alberto Silva Santiago uses a machete to chop away at a fallen tree branch that struck a neighbor's SUV during a thunderstorm in the 1400 block of North Clark Street, June 10, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Storms knock out power in Chicago area and disrupt flights

June 11, 2026 at 7:33 a.m.

Damaging storms swept through the Midwest, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations at Chicago airports.

People hold a blanket over their heads after getting caught in the rain as they walk through a parking lot near Foster Beach on June 8, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago weather forecast: As hot conditions continue, severe weather expected Thursday

June 9, 2026 at 2:53 p.m.

Weather officials are expecting temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s leading up to Thursday when severe thunderstorms are expected.

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