Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Director Jason Hughes has picked up and brought back 71 drug court participants, working with drug court Judge Charles Burns. “We’re determined to get them back,” Hughes says, because otherwise “it’s just a matter of time before they will get on fentanyl and die.”

By Frank Main

Murals and Mosaics

Sunflower mural in Lincoln Square brought light during the pandemic

It was “one of my best years yet,” says artist Eddie L. Kornegay III, who moved here from Atlanta and is one of the few people who can say that about 2020.

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Summer Guide

Una galería del Mariachi Potosino en el museo de arte de Pilsen honra el legado de los músicos en Chicago

Roberto “Beto” Vargas, cocurador de la exhibición del Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano, empezó a revisar los archivos familiares después de que su hija le pidiera escuchar de su tío abuelo y fundador del Mariachi Potosino, José Cruz Alba.

By Ambar Colón

Summer Guide

Mariachi Potosino gallery at Pilsen art museum honors the legacy of Chicago musicians

Roberto “Beto” Vargas, co-curator of the National Museum of Mexican Art show, began sifting through family archives after his daughter asked to hear a story about her great-uncle and the founder of Mariachi Potosino, José Cruz Alba.

By Ambar Colón

Golf

Masters champ Scottie Scheffler arrested while driving to PGA Championship

Scheffler’s attorney Steve Romines described the situation as a misunderstanding and told The Associated Press, “We will litigate the case as it goes.”

By Associated Press