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Construction workers apply a grey marble cladding to the Obama Presidential Center in Hyde Park on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Unlike the renderings that showed white or cream color, a grey marble is being installed
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Obama Center taken for granite?
Plus: Emergency assistance center opens, must-see theater shows this spring and more.
By Matt Moore
 
FBI agent James Rudisill, a decorated Army veteran.
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Afternoon Edition: Supreme Court ruling a win for Army vet in GI Bill fight
Plus: Suburbs decline funding for migrant crisis, a mysterious Taylor Swift mural pops up and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A dead bird is seen right outside the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
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Afternoon Edition: Is Chicago for the birds? Advocates would like it to be
Plus: Re-creating dishes, 3 things you didn’t know about ‘The Blues Brothers’ and more.
By Matt Moore
 
SOLOWAYCAFE-03XX24-06.JPG. Owners Iryna Yuzvik (left) and Artur Yuzvik at Soloway Coffee at 2275 N Lincoln Ave in Lincoln Park, Thursday, March 21, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
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Afternoon Edition: A Chicago cafe's unique connection with the Ukrainian community
Plus: The Logan Square Farmers Market’s new spot, a high school step team forges bonds and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Chicago Teachers Union Pres. Stacy Davis Gates listens during a media roundtable at Daniel R. Cameron Elementary School in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, where she, migrant parents, American Federation of Teachers Pres. Randi Weingarten, state Rep. Lilian Jimenez and community advocates discussed ways to meet the needs of newly-arrived migrant students and their families, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
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Afternoon Edition: Why CTU is focused on Springfield
Plus: Ald. speech by burning flag sparks outrage, Sundance in Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. is developing 5853 N. Broadway (left) in Edgewater into an estimated 90 affordable housing units. The Janet L. Smith Apartments in West Pullman (right) are being developed by the Interfaith Housing Development Corp.
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Afternoon Edition: Where federal tax credits will boost affordable housing in Chicago
Plus: Holi celebrations, meeting your curator neighbor and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A traffic manager with the Office of Emergency Management and Communication walks over to the front of the United Center during an Olivia Rodrigo concert, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
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Afternoon Edition: Chicago's bad bill collecting habits
By Matt Moore
 
Richard Guidice, Executive Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications speaks to reporters about the city's efforts to quell Memorial Day weekend violence, Friday, May 22, 2020.
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Afternoon Edition: Johnson chief of staff announces exit two days after primary
Plus: A police arbitration ruling, a postman and pup’s friendship goes viral and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Different colored gummy bears in a ceramic bowl.
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Afternoon Edition: Unregulated gas station hemp packs potent punch
Plus: How your neighborhood voted for ‘Bring Chicago Home,’ a push for rooftop ads near Wrigley Field and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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Afternoon Edition: 'Shockingly low turnout' so far in Chicago for primary
Plus: Lollapalooza lineup, Bears tax stadium deal and more.
By Katelyn Haas
 
Democratic primary candidates for Cook County state’s attorney Clayton Harris III and Eileen O’Neill Burke campaign on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
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Afternoon Edition: Do they have your vote? Candidates make one last pitch before Tuesday primary
Plus: Solis to testify against Madigan, a St. Pat’s weekend recap and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The 17-year cicadas last swarmed the Chicago area in 2007.
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Afternoon Edition: A cicada cataclysm is coming this summer
Plus: City to evict migrants from shelters Sunday, what the 20th district race means for Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Around a thousand Palestinian and pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the corner of W. Hubbard St. and N. Armour St. near where President Joe Biden was attending a fundraising event in the West Town neighbohood, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Demonstrators were demanding that the President as well as national Democrats use their power to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas whose conflict has killed thousands of civilians most of whom are Palestinian.
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Afternoon Edition: Palestinian community leaders rebuff White House
Plus: Understanding the Bring Chicago Home referendum, where to catch the solar eclipse and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Artist Jim Bachor sits in his newly opened studio and gallery. At right is a pothole piece Bachor created in 2022.
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Afternoon Edition: After transforming streets, 'Pothole Picasso' opens a gallery
Plus: Where ‘The Bear’ is filming, Pitchfork lineup announced and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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Afternoon Edition: How low voter turnout affects Chicago property taxes
Plus: CTA plans spring cleaning, Darnell Mooney’s Chicago story ends and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) and his wife Anne Burke, who is the former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice, walk into the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop for the Edward Burke’s corruption trial, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
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Afternoon Edition: Despite corruption conviction, Burke keeps law license
Plus: Birthday billboards grow in Chicago, the Bears’ lakefront dream and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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Afternoon Edition: How Brandon Johnson’s inner circle compares to past mayors’
Plus: Cop shown kneeling on teen faces dismissal, cases of measles reporter and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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Afternoon Edition: Kennedy construction nightmare returns
Plus: Mayor Johnson’s new communications chief, new James bond exhibit in Chicago and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, located at 2100 East 87th Street in the Stony Island Park neighborhood, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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Afternoon Edition: Chicago's most endangered buildings
Plus: CTA named in wrongful death suit, Buddy Guy leads Blues Fest lineup and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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Afternoon Edition: The average cost of a Chicago wedding lurie children's hospital
Plus: How to get a rat hole tattoo, 5 artists to see in Chicago this month and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Caden Slovacek shows off his skateboarding skills at the Logan Boulevard Skatepark, 2430 W. Logan Blvd., on the Northwest Side, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Support for beloved skate park rehab ramps up
Plus: Filling the Chicago Spire hole, early voting in all 50 wards begins and more.
By Matt Moore
 
ASPIRE-022924_3.jpgKatie Filippini (left), director of Aspire CoffeeWorks, hugs Marcus as he smiles at Alicia, who work for Aspire CoffeeWorks by bagging coffee beans, at Metropolis Coffee Company’s roasterie in the Avondale neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Aspire CoffeeWorks partners with Metropolis Coffee Company to provide jobs to people with disabilities. Marcus and Alicia did not want to provide their last names citing safety concerns. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
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Afternoon Edition: How workers with disabilities energize a local coffee biz
Plus: 5 things to do this weekend, a grandmother and granddaughter’s matching tattoos, and more.
By Matt Moore
 
LaQuana Johnson wears pink protective gloves as she applies hair relaxer on a client who sits in front of a mirror at Elite Hair Therapy in Chicago.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Inside the Chicago court fight on Black hair care
Plus: Local students survive Taiwan earthquake, who’s traveling to catch Monday’s eclipse and more.
By Matt Moore
 
A southbound view of LaSalle Street near 33 North LaSalle Street in The Loop, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Mayor Johnson's La Salle Street revamp plans
Plus: Chicago James Beard Award finalists announced, NASCAR’s summer traffic plans and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Community residents have a chance to own the Roseland Medical and Retail Center strip mall on West 111th Street.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Would you invest $1K in your neighborhood?
Plus: CSO’s new millennial music director, outdoor dining confusion and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters after a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday, April 1, 2024.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Tough on crime? O'Neill Burke says campaign messaging needs work
Plus: Royko’s Opening Day homage, the Chicago-bred producer who caught Beyoncé's attention and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Easter candy is prepared for sale at Katherine Anne Confections at 3653 W. Irving Park Rd. on the Northwest Side, Thursday, March 28, 2024.
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Afternoon Edition: Cost of cocoa brings Easter Bunny blues
Plus: Bad Bunny fan fashion, 5 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
The former Our Lady Of Lourdes school building at 4641 N. Ashland Ave. is being transformed into 42 residential apartments.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Turning a Catholic school into trendy apartments
Plus: Duckworth’s quest to safeguard IVF access, Skilling’s final forecast and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Hopewell Brewing co-owner Samantha Lee sits at the wood-paneled bar inside the company's Logan Square brewery.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Craft brewers have high hopes THC drink will spark trend
Plus: Filling Johnson’s former Cook County commissioner seat, the push to oust Rep. Flowers and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Marisel Hernandez, commissioner of the Chicago Board of Elections.
Afternoon Edition
Afternoon Edition: Bring Chicago Home saga continues — what you need to know
Plus: Learning English via board games, return of a winter jazz fest and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Tonnette Johnson stands in the front yard of her West Pullman home that she shares with her daughter and some of her grandchildren, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Johnson who’ll be celebrating her first year living at this home, spent years trying to come up with the downpayment. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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Afternoon Edition: How long do you need to save to buy a home in Chicago?
Plus: Garcia vs. Lopez, why TikTokers are making Chicago tributes and more.
By Matt Moore
 
Tom Skilling
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Afternoon Edition: Tom Skilling's exit interview
Plus: Official found negligent in Little Village dust-cloud debacle to oversee building safety, 6 things to do this weekend and more.
By Matt Moore
 
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