Midwest superstore chain Meijer announced Monday it will be the first major retailer to provide at-home COVID-19 tests to customers free of charge. Through a partnership with testing company eTrueNorth, the Michigan-based retailer will offer at-home PCR tests at its more than 254 pharmacies, according to a news release from the company. Those interested in…
Month: January 2022
Chicago wingsuit flyer’s scientific know-how boosts airborne passion
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times The South Loop resident is one of only about 200 people who compete internationally in the sport. There are aspects of the life of South Loop resident Alexey Galda that read a bit like a superhero backstory. Mild-mannered theoretical physicist. Grew up in Siberia. Educated in Moscow and England. Regularly dons a blue…
Justice Department must be aggressive to defend voting rights
President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights at Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University on Jan. 11. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photos The DOJ must use its authority to challenge discriminatory reforms immediately, before the election. The new obstacles must be exposed as the insult that they are,…
George McCaskey got his GM — just don’t ask him for how long
Bears chairman George McCaskey speaks about the hiring of Bears head coach Matt Eberflus and Bears general manager Ryan Poles during a press conference at Halas Hall, Monday Jan. 31, 2022. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times | Anthony Vazquez, Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times The Bears chairman refused to detail the length of the contract he gave GM Ryan Poles…
Statues outside Wrigley Field removed for refurbishing — will eventually form new “Statue Row” of Cubs greats outside ballpark
The Ron Santo statue outside of Wrigley Field | Sun-Times Media The Ron Santo and Billy Williams statues were removed from outside the ballpark Monday. Statues of Ron Santo and Billy Williams were removed from their homes outside Wrigley Field on Monday to make room for a sports betting site at the corner of Addison…
Monday’s high school basketball scores
Bradley-Bourbonnais’s Anthony Kemp (3) makes his way around Andrew’s Arnas Sakenis (34). | Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times All the scores from around the area. Please send scores or corrections to [email protected] Monday, January 31, 2022 CATHOLIC – CROSSOVER St. Rita at Providence-St. Mel, 7:00 CHICAGO PREP Holy Trinity at Ida Crown, 7:45 Northtown at Hope…
Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Set To Be Released From Prison, Much To Disappointment Of Activists And Laquan McDonald’s Family
CHICAGO (CBS) — Less than three and a half years after being taken into custody for the murder of Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke is about to be a free man. The former Chicago Police officer is set to be released from prison sometime on Thursday. But as CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported, the…
Illinois State Lawmakers Propose Funeral Assistance Funds For Murdered Children
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some financial help may be on the way for parents who lose children to gun violence. State lawmakers are working on a new bill that would make the state pay funeral expenses for those children. The bill comes at a time when Chicago saw 43 children, ages 16 and under, murdered last…
Proposed One Way Street On Chicago’s North Side ‘Going To Affect Businesses’, According To Business Owner
CHICAGO (CBS) — Only on 2. There’s controversy over a mile-long stretch of road in West Town. It’s being turned into a one-way street. The 1st Ward alderman said residents voted for the project. But not the people CBS 2 hearing from. In this story you’ll only see on 2, our Tara Molina reports from…
‘A Little Piece Of Light’ Helps Formerly Incarcerated People With Housing, Support Services
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Each year across the country, more than 600,000 people are released from federal and state prisons. They face great obstacles with few resources, often leading to re-arrest. CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas has the story of a woman trying to change the future for former inmates, one person at a time. For clients,…