Evgenia Anastasakos

Evgenia Anastasakos is a general assignment reporting intern for the Chicago Tribune. She previously interned for The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Hyde Park Herald. Anastasakos is a graduate of the University of Chicago.

Yohei Yamada emerges from the water after searching for a lost boat anchor in the Playpen in Lake Michigan on Aug. 27, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan’s floor for our lost stuff: ‘The guy everybody calls’

September 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When people lose something in Chicago’s harbors, they often call Yohei Yamada, who has made a career out of retrieving cellphones, jewelry, wallets and more from the depths of Lake...

Shoppers look over items in the Broadway Antique Market on Aug. 16, 2026, in Chicago. It's Chicago's oldest multidealer antique store, and the owners are retiring after 30 years. They're looking for someone to take over the business. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Broadway Antique Market is up for sale after nearly 30 years in Edgewater

September 6, 2026 at 9:18 a.m.

The beloved antique store’s founders say they’re looking for a new owner to “pick up the mantle and run.”

A fight breaks out in the stands in the eighth inning as the Chicago White Sox play the New York Mets at Rate Field on Aug. 23, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Fight breaks out between fans in the stands at Sunday’s Chicago White Sox game

August 24, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Fans tussled during the eighth inning of the series finale between the New York Mets and the White Sox at Rate Field on Sunday.

A protester and a federal agent face off in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Aug. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Crowd in McKinley Park protests ICE after agents crash into truck and detain driver on I-55 ramp

August 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Protesters gathered in the McKinley Park neighborhood after immigration agents Monday crashed into a pickup truck near the Damen Avenue exit on I-55 and detained a driver.

Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Kenwood

August 24, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.

A woman died after she was pulled from Lake Michigan Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

Participants raise a flag Aug. 23, 2026, at the start of the India Independence Day on West Devon Avenue in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

West Ridge parade celebrates 80 years of Indian independence

August 23, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

Local South Asian cultural organizations marked 80 years of Indian independence with a parade along Devon Avenue Sunday afternoon.

Woman killed, 2 others injured in Austin shooting

August 23, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

A woman was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting in Austin late Saturday night, Chicago police said.

Fans fight in the bleachers while the White Sox play the Cubs during the eighth inning of the City Series at Wrigley Field on Aug. 17, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

3 arrested at Wrigley Field during City Series, but none related to viral brawl in bleachers, sources say

August 18, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Just after the Cubs beat the White Sox in Monday night's City Series opener, Chicago police were called to Wrigley Field and found paramedics attending to a man with a...

Man dead, another hospitalized after falling into Lake Michigan

August 17, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

One man died and another was hospitalized after falling into Lake Michigan last night, Chicago police said.

Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Chicago Air and Water Show at North Avenue Beach on Aug. 16, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Late starts for weather can’t dampen enthusiasm for Chicago’s Air and Water Show

August 16, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

This year’s showcase included demonstrations from the U.S. Army Parachute Team, nicknamed the Golden Knights, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

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