Sylvan Lebrun

Sylvan Lebrun is a former reporter who covered emerging news. She is a recent graduate of Yale University, where she was managing editor of the Yale Daily News. Previously, she has worked for Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and The Toledo Blade.

A man walks July 15, 2024 near overnight storm damage in the 3800 block of West 55th Street in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Extreme heat and humidity expected in Chicago Monday after Sunday night storms

July 15, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.

Weather officials said that temperatures in the city will soar into the 90s throughout the day, with a peak heat index of between 100 and 110 degrees.

A Chicago police officer works the scene where a man was killed in a fireworks accident in the alleyway of the 3000 block of North Kostner Avenue during the 2024 July Fourth holiday. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Family grieves father of three killed in Fourth of July fireworks accident: ‘He had a huge heart’

July 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Earl Lory’s death occurred during an unusually dangerous night of fireworks displays across Chicago this year, authorities said.

Bubbles are released in celebration of missing person Taylor Casey’s birthday as family and friends rally outside Chicago City Hall, July 11, 2024. Casey disappeared in the Bahamas in June. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago queer community rallies for safe return of Taylor Casey, Black trans woman and local activist still missing in the Bahamas

July 11, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Friends and family of a woman who has spent more than a decade advocating for queer young people in Chicago spent her birthday Thursday gathered outside of City Hall in...

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