Lucas Durden

Guest Writer

lucas.durden@chicagomorningstar.com

Chicago Fire Earns First Point in Atlanta Since 2018

Chicago Fire FC and Atlanta United FC battled to a 2-2 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night, marking a…

7 months ago

How to Stay Safe From Bug Bites This Summer

Warm Weather Brings More Bug Bites—Here’s What You Need to KnowAs Chicagoans embrace the outdoors during summer, the increase in…

7 months ago

Angel Reese Named to 2025 WNBA All-Star Game

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese heads back to the WNBA All-Star Game in 2025, securing her placeamong the league’s elite for…

7 months ago

Chicago Cuts Divvy Membership Costs, Expands Access

Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), and Lyft have announced a set of improvements to the Divvy…

7 months ago

Chicago Lawn Sees $5.1M Street Reconstruction Begin

A major infrastructure improvement has begun in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, where the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the…

7 months ago

Music Meets Soccer: Chance the Rapper Joins Fire’s Summer Series

Chicago Fire FC has added another major name to its 2025 Summer Concert Series lineup: Chance the Rapper will perform…

8 months ago

Art Institute of Chicago to Debut Landmark Exhibit of Modern Works from the Stenn Family Collection

This summer, the Art Institute of Chicago will present Contemporary Drawings from the Stenn Family Collection, an ambitious exhibition that…

8 months ago

Chicago is getting closer to eliminating tip pay

In Chicago, servers who depend mostly on gratuities may disappear by the end of the decade. Why it matters: Tipped work…

2 years ago

Chicago Mayor: Some migrants may be relocated to tent “base camps”

In order to get migrants out of police stations before winter, Chicago's mayor Brandon Johnson is erecting large tents that…

2 years ago

While covering robberies, a TV news team in Chicago was held up and robbed at gunpoint

This week in Chicago, a television news team was held up at gunpoint while covering a wave of robberies that…

2 years ago

The careless no-cash bail statute in Illinois prioritizes offenders over victims

Illinois will soon be the first state in the nation to totally abolish cash bail according to a decision by…

3 years ago

In a recent poll, 50% of respondents supported arming Ukraine

Half of the respondents in a new poll said they support the U.S. sending weapons to Ukraine as the country’s…

3 years ago

Better safeguards are required for air travel

The Biden administration recently proposed new rules to protect air travelers against flight cancellations and delays. The proposed changes involve…

3 years ago

Patrick Beverley Makes Fun of LeBron James Following His Startling Injury Comeback

After missing 13 games and raising concerns that he might be sidelined for the remainder of the season, LeBron James…

3 years ago

An individual from Rockford was given a 10-year prison sentence for robbing banks in Rockford and Belvidere

ROCKFORD — A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to a total of 10 years in federal prison for…

3 years ago

Before she passed away, a woman who was stabbed on a Chicago train platform identified her assailant

Samantha Maldonado, 26, was stabbed repeatedly on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Adams and Wabash platform. Her ex-boyfriend, Alejandro Arellano, has…

3 years ago

Chicago Bears to open the bidding on the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft

INDIANAPOLIS -- Justin Fields has created enough value to allow the Chicago Bears to open the bidding on the No.…

3 years ago

Ukrainian cancer surgeons have to work with no light on

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Dr. Oleh Duda, a cancer surgeon at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, was in the middle…

3 years ago

Russia TV Questions Whether Putin Has Any Decent Nuclear Weapons

A leading Russian propagandist is openly questioning whether Russia has proper nuclear weapons to confront the West. On air Wednesday…

3 years ago

Danieli designated an international sponsor of war

Ukraine's state-watch National Agency on Corruption Prevention has declared Italy-based company Danieli, one of the world leaders in the production of steel…

3 years ago

Shipwreck Found in Mississippi River

BATON ROUGE, La. — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as…

3 years ago

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked U.S. nuclear fears

At a moment when the global COVID-19 pandemic is finally loosening its grip on the public consciousness as an object…

3 years ago

Migrants sent to Chicago as response to migrant crisis

The immigrants were sent to Chicago as part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's response to the migrant crisis at the…

3 years ago

Chicago welcomes Venture Summit Future-of-Food

World Business Chicago is hosting a new food innovation summit at the end of the month. Called Chicago Venture Summit…

4 years ago

Chicago’s airport to enforce masking despite a federal judge’s ruling

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport will continue to enforce masking despite multiple airlines dropping their requirements following a federal judge’s ruling.…

4 years ago

Shedd Aquarium to Renovate on $500M Project

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium says it will start work in 2022 on a $500 million project to “renovate the aquarium, add educational and…

4 years ago

iMessage no longer secure? New update shocks 2 billion users

Apple’s iMessage is considered to be a secured way of exchanging information, just like secret conversations in Telegram and Facebook…

4 years ago

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