Chicago’s Washington Monument is now surrounded by flags of Black Americans with the same last name, part of a project by the artist and architect Amanda Williams.

The plovers were gone from their summertime home at Montrose Beach as of Sunday, but they were still in the Chicago area.

The city shines in the summertime — and this year’s light is especially bright, thanks in part to a new presidential center.

The Chicago Bears have had their fair share of misses in the first round over the past decade. Just to put it in perspective: three of the last 10 first-round picks were quarterbacks, a sign of Chicago’s QB struggles.

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death by Chicago police.

Mr. Jackson was ousted from WGCI after going rogue, locking himself in the studio and defiantly playing little-known Chicago hip-hop artists.

Several prominent Democrats already are running for mayor of Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson has not said whether he will seek a second term next year.

1907: Essanay Studios began its 10-year run of making movies in Chicago, featuring Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and other box-office stars. The studio made 2,000 films. About 215 survive today.

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Liam Stanton​, one of the 10 candidates for mayor of Chicago, announced Monday morning that he was withdrawing from the race and endorsing Alexi Giannoulias​.