Dia Gill

A spectator with a rainbow fan watches the parade.

At first Pride Parade since 2019, abortion ruling is top of mind: ‘We’re still here and vibrant and just as colorful as usual’

June 27, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

With rainbow flags adorning the streets around Montrose Avenue and Broadway and rainbow-clad people staking claims to sidewalk spots near colorful floats, it became official: The annual Chicago Pride Parade...

18-year-old fatally shot in gas station robbery and carjacking was Oak Park-River Forest High School student, recalled as ‘powerful, brilliant young woman’

July 9, 2022 at 8:22 p.m.

Less than a month after commencement was held at Oak Park and River Forest High School in west suburban Oak Park, an 18-year-old who was part of this year's graduating...

Venus, from lower left to upper right, the moon, Mars, and Jupiter form a diagonal line in the eastern sky above Lake Michigan before sunrise on June 23, 2022.

Up before sunrise? See a rare 5-planet alignment before the end of June

June 23, 2022 at 9:14 p.m.

For the first time since December 2004, five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — have moved into alignment, a rare sight visible to the naked eye throughout...

A female green anaconda explores its enclosure in the Amazon Rising exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium. She was donated by a member of the Chicago Herpetological Society.

The green anaconda is one of the world’s largest snakes — you can now see it at the Shedd Aquarium

June 24, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.

The Shedd Aquarium's "Amazon Rising" exhibit offers a glimpse into the many animal and plant species native to the faraway rainforest, including the emerald tree boa, white-faced whistling duck, dwarf...

Community members eat lunch together at the Palatine gurdwara on June 12, 2022, where images hang remembering Operation Blue Star, which attacked Sikh temples across Punjab, India, in 1984.

Chicago Sikhs reflect on 1984 Operation Blue Star massacre in India, formation of Sikh American identity

June 20, 2022 at 10:36 p.m.

In the early 1980s, Amrith Kaur Aakre's father was the co-host of a locally produced television show that served Chicago's growing Indian American community. Her father abruptly ended his run...

Minghuan Xu, who had the 1760 violin loaned to her by a private sponsor, on May 13, 2022.

Family of musicians celebrates reunion with stolen 1760 violin

June 16, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.

After a monthlong disappearance, police have returned a stolen violin made in 1760 to a South Loop family of musicians whose home was burglarized and robbed of the 262-year-old violin,...

8 hurt in single-vehicle crash on I-90, including 4 seriously injured children

June 16, 2022 at 10:38 p.m.

A mother and her seven children, aged 2 to 15, were hospitalized Sunday, including at least four kids who suffered serious injuries, following an early morning rollover crash near Hoffman...

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