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Video: Scenes from around Chicago during winter storm

By Sun-Times Wire

A look around the Chicago area as Sunday’s winter storm took hold – and the temperatures began to plummet going into Monday’s predicted historically frigid temperatures.

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Moroccan Chicken Skewers With Apricots and Onion

Recipes

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This recipe relies on a heady blend of North African spices muddled with oil, lemon and runny honey to create a soupy, fragrant paste.

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An empty chair at Passover Seder, affixed with a picture of a hostage

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By Neil Steinberg

Outdoors

Chicago fishing: Lakefront spurts of salmon and trout while inland fishing heats up

Spurts of lakefront salmon and trout along with inland fishing heating up lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Loop

Loop's weekend foot traffic exceeds level before pandemic, but retail vacancies still at record high

The Chicago Loop Alliance released its latest report on the Loop, finding that it offered some signs of a revival.

By Amy Yee

Crime

14-year-old boy charged with murder in South Loop shooting

Jeremy Smith, 17, was killed and another boy was wounded in the shooting in March, according to police.

By Mary Norkol