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El conductor fue llevado al Illinois Masonic Medical Center, donde se encontraba en buenas condiciones, según la policía. | Departamento de Policía de Chicago

Man drives car into Lake Michigan at Belmont Harbor but gets out before it’s fully submerged

Chicago Police Department Marine Unit officers helped the 26-year-old man to shore around 3 a.m., and he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago

Temporary pickleball courts to open in Lincoln Yards Monday

The courts will be open to the public, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week, starting Monday and running through Nov. 15.

By Jacquelyne Germain

Grevy’z zebra, Adia, and her newborn foal at Lincoln Park Zoo. The newborn is Adia’s fifth offspring and her third with sire Wester.

Chicago

Lincoln Park Zoo celebrates the birth of an endangered zebra

On Monday, 16-year-old mom Adia gave birth to a female newborn weighing more than 105 pounds. The foal is taking baby steps and will eventually grow to 850 pounds.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Crime

Man shot during fight on North Side

The man was arguing with someone when they both pulled out handguns and fired at each other, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Castaways Bar & Grill on North Avenue Beach.

Business

Full reopening of Castaways, popular lakefront grill, not expected until next year

Rooftop viewing of next month’s Air & Water Show is a go, restaurant’s manager said, but North Avenue Beach attraction can’t expand before community meeting, alderperson said.

By Stefano Esposito

Artist Danny Torres painted this mural on a three-story brick building at 815 W. Armitage Ave. in Lincoln Park.

Lincoln Park mural has an old school vibe except for the pigeon wearing a hardhat

By Sun-Times staff

Chicago

Man pulled from water in Lincoln Park dies

Around noon, the man, 61, was on an inflatable raft in the 2200 block of North Cannon Drive when he accidentally flipped over, Chicago police said. He died at a hospital.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago 52nd Pride Parade North Side 2023

LGBTQIA+

Thousands cheer on Chicago’s Pride Parade despite rain

Rain showers didn’t dampen festive spirits as the 52nd annual parade made its way through North Side neighborhoods. Extra police were on hand, but no incidents were reported.

By Mohammad Samra

A paradegoer on a float tosses confetti during the 2022 Chicago Pride Parade.

LGBTQIA+

Chicago Pride Parade 2023 is Sunday, what you need to know

It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road.

By Sun-Times staff

Interim Supt. Fred Waller and Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) discussed safety plans Friday for this weekend’s 52nd annual Pride Parade.

LGBTQIA+

Sunday’s Pride Parade to get extra police staffing

Officers’ days off also were canceled to ensure the department has enough police for the parade and other activities in the city.

By Kaitlin Washburn

A protester attends a rally demanding Mayor Lori Lightfoot deny the final permit that will allow General Iron to move from Lincoln Park, a mostly white neighborhood, to the Southeast Side, which has a mostly Latino population.

Environment

Judge overrules city denial of Southeast Side metal-shredder’s permit to operate

Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to appeal the ruling, defending the city’s decision to block Southside Recycling from opening on a site along the Calumet River.

By Brett Chase

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Crime

Chicago gun violence: 2 killed, 24 wounded in weekend shootings

A man was shot to death Friday evening in Riverdale on the Far South Side, and a 17-year-old boy was shot to death in North Lawndale early Saturday

By Sun-Times Wire

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Crime

17-year-old girl shot in Lincoln Park

A teen was riding in a car about 7 p.m. Sunday when she was shot in the 1700 block of North Lake Shore Drive, police said. She was hospitalized in good condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

A family strolls past the bur oak tree in Lincoln Park Zoo. At 250 to 300 years old, it is one of the oldest living things in the city. But it’s dying and is due to to be cut down Monday.

Chicago

A tree older than Chicago is about to be cut down

The Lincoln Park Zoo bur oak, believed to be 250 to 300 years old, is dying. It’s due to be cut down Monday.

By Stefano Esposito

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (left) and challenger Brian Comer participate in a 43rd Ward candidate forum at Lincoln Park High School last month.

Elections

Lightfoot put Knudsen in 43rd Ward seat — and into runoff against challenger Comer

Five months after a City Council appointment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Timmy Knudsen only got about a quarter of the vote in February. Now he’s lining up other Democratic support to survive a runoff with Brian Comer.

By Mitchell Armentrout

Politics

Vallas, Johnson offer contrasting ideas at forum on issues affecting Black and Latino communities

Paul Vallas said he would simplify CPD police foot-pursuit policy. Brandon Johnson says he would keep current policy. Both agree to appoint Blacks, Latinos to their teams.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Crime

CPD officer suffers minor injury in Lincoln Park struggle

Policer were responding to a call for criminal damage to property when one of the officers got in a struggle with a suspect, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Lisa Davis (right), a pickleball player who started a petition to retain and expand pickle ball hours, stands beside Leslie Miller, who started a petition to remove the courts, at Bauler (Mathias) Park, which also has a playground, in the Old Town neighborhood, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Lincoln Park

Dispute heats up between pickleball players and parents and kids at North Side park

Exactly who gets to use the concrete slab at Bauler Park — and when — has become the source of “elevated emotions.”

By Mitch Dudek

First Ward candidates (clockwise from top left) former Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno, Ald. Daniel La Spata, Stephen “Andy” Schneider and Sam Royko.

Elections

Grudge match in North Side’s 1st Ward offers newsy names, while race in affluent 43rd puts money up for debate

It would be the comeback story of the year if disgraced ex-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno can unseat Ald. Daniel La Spata in the 1st Ward. And in the wealthy nearby 43rd Ward, Ald. Timmy Knudsen is trying to prevent his appointment from fizzling out as one of the City Council’s shortest terms.

By Mitchell Armentrout

Mayor Lori Lightfoot denied a bid for the relocated General Iron to reopen on the Southeast Side after community protest. The owner is challenging the decision, saying it was purely political.

News

City health official defends denial of Southeast Side metal shredder’s permit

A health department official says the city considered many issues, including air quality and health in the surrounding community, in nixing a scrap business along Calumet River.

By Brett Chase

News

Reward offered for information on armed robbery of USPS mail carrier in Lincoln Park

Police said two men robbed the letter carrier at gunpoint in the 2500 block of North Ashland. A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for help leading to an arrest.

By Sun-Times Wire

City Hall

Chicago encouraged General Iron’s move to the Southeast Side, executive says

Both the Emanuel and Lightfoot administrations gave assurances that the metal shredder’s relocation was supported by the city, a company official testified Monday.

By Brett Chase

African Lion Zari and her 9-month-old cub Pilipili lay together at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials confirmed in a statement Friday that Zari is expecting more cubs in January.

Chicago

African lion Zari due to deliver new cubs any day now at Lincoln Park Zoo

An ultrasound revealed that 4-year-old Zari is expecting at least two cubs, zoo officials announced Monday.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

The Chicago Tribune printing plant, the city’s choice for a Bally’s casino. The stretch along the North Branch of the Chicago River is the city’s next corridor for growth.

Chicago Enterprise

For city’s next growth spurt, follow the money to north-northwest corridor

The city touts its Invest South/West initiative, but the real action is on the other side of town.

By David Roeder

Etana the giraffe had lived at the Lincoln Park Zoo since 2003. She died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.

Chicago

Lincoln Park Zoo’s 24-year-old giraffe Etana dies

The zoo said she passed away quickly overnight after an acute change in her health.

By Sun-Times Wire

Francis W. Parker School, 330 W. Webster Ave. in Lincoln Park, Thursday morning, May 20, 2020.

LGBTQIA+

Chicago private school defends LGBTQ sex ed, tightens security after right-wing viral video

A Francis W. Parker School administrator was secretly recorded by an operative with the group Project Veritas posing as a conference attendee.

By Char Daston | WBEZ

News

300-year-old oak tree at Lincoln Park Zoo will be removed in 2023

The tree, which predates the City of Chicago’s founding in 1837, has been a part of the zoo’s natural landscape since its beginnings.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

News

General Iron’s Lincoln Park land will be cleared, possibly for sale

Ald. Brian Hopkins hopes the 20 acres of riverfront land will be sold after the remaining buildings and structures are removed.

By Brett Chase

The renovated Belden-Stratford, due to have apartment tenants back starting in January, is at 2300 N. Lincoln Park West.

Chicago Enterprise

Lincoln Park’s Belden-Stratford basks in a billionaire’s love

Formerly an apartment hotel, the building is getting a complete makeover backed by a former resident, Chicago business executive Joe Mansueto.

By David Roeder

Entertainment and Culture

Aria crown: Chicago has a karaoke champion

In the first citywide singing contest, Chicago Sings Karaoke, Jason E. Jackson beat out 540 others to take the top prize of $5,000. Mayor Lori Lightfoot belts out ‘Dancing in the Street.’

By Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ