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Denise Kidd, de 62 años, centro, aplaude después de caminar por la entrada en la gran inauguración del Whole Foods Market en el vecindario Englewood de Chicago el 28 de septiembre de 2016.

Whole Foods cerrará 6 tiendas a nivel nacional, incluida una en un ‘desierto alimenticio’ de Chicago

May 4, 2022 at 10:44 a.m.

Hace seis años, Whole Foods Market abrió una tienda con mucho festejo en Englewood, un vecindario de la zona sur de Chicago que en aquel momento tenía pocos supermercados. Las...

Items for sale are seen during the auction.

‘You never notice the little cool things that are around until it is too late’: Auction of beloved Chicago restaurants’ neon signs held in North Center

May 6, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

Loyal customers and curious buyers flocked to a public auction Saturday of Chicago restaurant memorabilia. The most valuable? Neon signs for two long-time North Center neighborhood eateries. The signs, for...

Non-dairy, butter, yogurt and kefir items on display at the new Whole Foods at Englewood Square shopping center in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2016.

Whole Foods to close two Chicago stores, including Englewood location it opened with much fanfare

April 29, 2022 at 6:42 p.m.

Six years ago Whole Foods Market opened a store with much fanfare in Englewood, an area that had few other groceries at the time. Lines of customers, many of them...

A commuter at the closed station as Naperville police and Metra officials investigate the scene following an early morning fatal train accident at the Washington Metra Station in Naperville on April 29, 2022.

Pedestrian fatally struck by Metra train in Naperville

April 29, 2022 at 11:32 a.m.

A pedestrian died after being struck by an inbound Metra BNSF train at the Naperville station Friday morning, Metra spokesperson Meg Reile said. The accident happened between 6 and 6:10...

Laura Hohm with her children, Charlotte, 8, left, and Catherine, 4, at their Aurora home on April 28, 2022. Hohm is looking forward to being able to get a booster COVID vaccine for Charlotte and a first vaccine for Catherine.

Feeling the strain of a long wait for a COVID-19 vaccine for young children, parents welcome news of Moderna’s authorization request: ‘It’s like … society has moved on’

April 29, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Haleigh Hutchinson gave birth to her son late last year in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak and immediately had to watch him undergo heart surgery. Charlie is now a...

Hanna Lymar holds up her daughter, Daryna Lymar, 6, to light candles during the Liturgy of the Great Saturday at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, April 23, 2022, in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

‘Our minds are always in Ukraine.’ Ukrainians in Chicago celebrate Orthodox Easter in the shadow of war.

April 24, 2022 at 7:07 p.m.

Many Ukrainian families in Chicago and around the world celebrating Orthodox Easter this Sunday, in keeping with their faith, were praying this year that suffering would give rise to joy...

Graduate Employees Organization workers on strike over wages and fees at UIC.

UIC graduate workers haven’t had a contract since August. The school year is two weeks away from ending, so they began striking.

April 21, 2022 at 12:22 p.m.

Students at the University of Illinois at Chicago are only two weeks away from finishing the semester, but now graduate student workers and teaching assistants are not holding office hours...

Chicago police investigate on the 3600 block of West Flournoy Street, a couple of blocks from the fatal Homan Square shooting of a 14-year-old boy on April 14, 2022.

‘Run!’ warns boy, 14, before gunman opens fire, killing him on West Side, police say

April 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

A 14-year-old boy shot dead in the Homan Square neighborhood tried to warn his companion before shots rang out Thursday afternoon, police said. Maleek Smith was with a male companion...

The My Hijab My Right billboard off of I-294 near North Avenue in suburban Northlake on April 1, 2022.

‘My hijab, my right’ campaign raises awareness of violations of Muslim rights in India, and eyebrows in Chicago at its mixed message

April 13, 2022 at 10:17 p.m.

Driving north on Interstate 294 you might notice a billboard that reads "My hijab, my right" featuring an illustration of a Muslim woman with her arm raised to make a...

White Sox fans celebrate after the third out of the first inning of the home opener against the Mariners at Guaranteed Rate Field, April 12, 2022.

From health to attendance streaks to tailgating, fans have much to celebrate at White Sox home opener

April 13, 2022 at 9:31 a.m.

With a mix of music blasting through speakers, smoke from barbecues, plenty of cold beers and perfect baseball weather, the return of tailgating was just one of many things Chicago...

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