1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (682+ words) A mural of Iryna Zarutska near the corner of Western and Montrose avenues in North Center. Zarutska was stabbed to death while riding a train home from work Aug. 22 in Charlotte, N.C. President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for Zarutska's death…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (902+ words) Near the corner of Western and Montrose avenues, a large mural has conspicuously appeared on the side of a brick building where a taqueria is situated. The painting is of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (293+ words) Sirat" is set in the Moroccan rave scene with geopolitical chaos in the distance. It gets a limited Chicago release on Feb. 10 by the distributor Neon. Courtesy of the Chicago International Film Festival Sirat" won Gold Hugo for Best Film…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (562+ words) The Pilgrim Mother, a life-size sculpture of the Virgin Mary from Mexico City, arrived in the Chicago area on Wednesday on the first U.S. stop of its international tour. Hundreds of Catholics from across the Chicago area gathered Wednesday to see…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (867+ words) Obdulia Delgado at the site on the Kennedy Expressway's Fullerton Avenue underpass where in 2005 she first spottedwhat she thinks is an image of the Virgin Mary. The silhouette-like image that some believe looked like and might be a sign from…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (875+ words) Diogo Jota, the Liverpool forward who in May celebrated winning the Premier League title, has died. He was 28. As a child Diogo Jota idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. In a career that took him to the heights of soccer stardom, he would…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) Erica Thompson reports on arts, entertainment, community issues and interesting people doing meaningful work. She previously worked for the Columbus Dispatch as a features reporter, business reporter and features editor. She is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism…...