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Cubs catcher Willson Contreras screams at plate umpire Ryan Additon after being called out looking on an inside strike during the seventh inning against the Diamondbacks on May 20, 2022, at Wrigley Field. Contreras was ejected from the game after the argument.

Photos: Cubs lose to Diamondbacks 10-6

May 20, 2022 at 6:26 p.m.

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras screams at plate umpire Ryan Additon after being called out looking on an inside strike during the seventh inning against the Diamondbacks on May 20, 2022,...

The unveiling of the Fergie Jenkins statue takes place outside Wrigley Field, May 20, 2022.

Photos: Fergie Jenkins statue unveiled outside Wrigley Field

May 20, 2022 at 1:54 p.m.

The unveiling of the Fergie Jenkins statue takes place outside Wrigley Field, May 20, 2022. The children of Fergie Jenkins: Raymond, left, Kelly Jenkins-Johnston (copper shirt) and Kimberly (white shirt)...

Portillo's new plant-based Garden Dog is topped with mustard, relish, chopped onions, tomatoes, celery salt, pickle spear and sport peppers and comes on a poppy seed bun.

Portillo’s Garden Dog

May 16, 2022 at 9:02 p.m.

Portillo's Garden Dog, the restaurant chain's first vegan and plant-based hot dog.

Annette Prince, director for Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, collects a dead ovenbird near Wacker Drive on May 11. 2022, after overnight migratory birds collided into buildings in downtown Chicago. Prince said on the previous morning a team of volunteers picked up about 70 live birds and about 100 dead birds. Half of those found alive have been dropped off at rehabilitation facilities and sent on their way already, with the other half needing more help.

The hunt for dead and injured birds as millions migrate

May 12, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.

Volunteers with Chicago Bird Collision Monitors have been busy in their hunt for dead and injured birds as millions of birds flew across Chicagoland in what experts said was one...

Coach James Wade with Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Azura Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman at Chicago Sky media day on May 3, 2022.

Photos: Chicago Sky media day

May 4, 2022 at 3:50 p.m.

Coach James Wade with Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Azura Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman at Chicago Sky media day on May 3, 2022. Chicago Sky forward/center Candace Parker at...

Owner Ron Aleman at his Oak Park restaurant, Taco Mucho, March 9, 2022. He wanted to create a neighborhood taqueria with handmade corn tortillas.

Photos: Taco Mucho in Oak Park

April 1, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

Ron Aleman's neighborhood taqueria with handmade corn tortillas

Joe Tupia, owner of Citizen Brick in Naperville, recently created a limited-edition Lego-like minifigure of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with a toy Molotov cocktail and donated the proceeds, over $145,000, to relief efforts in Ukraine.

Citizen Brick in Naperville creates Volodymyr Zelenskyy minifigure

March 25, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Joe Tupia, owner of Citizen Brick in Naperville, recently created a limited-edition Lego-like minifigure of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with a toy Molotov cocktail and donated the proceeds, over...

Solar panels form an awning at Carroll Center on March 8, 2022 in Oak Park. The building is part of the Park District of Oak Park and is considered a zero-energy building.

Oak Park’s zero-energy building

March 16, 2022 at 3:03 p.m.

The Carroll Center, a 7700-square-foot preschool and recreation facility in Oak Park, is only the second building in the state to achieve zero energy verification from the New Buildings Institute....

Crossing guard and U.S. Air Force veteran Fred Welstead, 89, works in the middle of Lake Cook Road and helps students heading school on March 7, 2022, in Barrington. Since retiring as a commercial photographer, Welstead has helped kids in District 220 cross the street safely.

U.S. Air Force veteran, 89, finds meaning and purpose as school crossing guard

March 15, 2022 at 3:29 p.m.

For 26 years, school crossing guard Fred Welstead has stood sentry on busy suburban streets, safely shepherding children who are walking and biking to and from school with a watchful...

Striking Proviso High School District 209 teachers, counselors, social workers and librarians picket outside of Proviso East High School on March 16, 2022, in Maywood. Students have been out of school for more than a week.

Proviso High School District 209 teachers strike

March 23, 2022 at 7:02 p.m.

After months of stalled contract negotiations, Proviso High School District 209 teachers hit the picket line.

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