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Mark Lebien

smart lakes sensor buoy
Environment & Public Health
Experts say more ‘smart’ technology is needed in the Great Lakes to monitor climate change
By Mark Lebien
 
Martin Luther King Jr. Chicago 1967
Chicago
8 Ways To Honor MLK in Chicago This Holiday
By Linda Lutton  and Mark Lebien
 
DePaul University music student Taraz Tofighi playing saxophone
Arts & Culture
College Performing Arts Programs Adjust With Zoom Acting Classes And Opera On YouTube
By Mark Lebien
 
A view of one of Second City's stages. The comedy and improv powerhouse is putting itself up for sale.
Arts & Culture
In Another Ominous Sign Of The Times, Second City Puts Itself Up For Sale
By Carrie Shepherd , Michael Lansu , and 1 more
 
Illinois restaurants reopening
Chicago
Pritzker Releases New Reopening Guidance For Workplaces
By Mark Lebien
 
Photo of Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez warming up
Coronavirus Halted Chicago Sports. Here’s A Status Report On The Teams.
By Mark Lebien
 
A penguin looks into a vast pool. There is a pair of dolphins swimming to his left.
Arts & Culture
Penguins And SUE The T-Rex Roaming Closed Museums, Adored By All
By Mark Lebien
 
Coronavirus
Environment & Public Health
A 4th Case Of Coronavirus Has Been Found In Illinois
By Mark Lebien
 
Coronavirus
Chicago
The Chicago Coronoavirus Case: What You Need To Know
By Mark Lebien
 
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago
Museum Of Science And Industry Getting New Name After $125 Million Gift
By Mark Lebien
 
Chicago Bears Kyle Fuller
Sports
Bears Address Segregated Past Before Wearing 1936 Uniforms This Sunday
By Mark Lebien
 
Robert Guadian
Chicago
Chicago's Top Immigration Official, Lightfoot Spar Over Sanctuary City Status
By Mark Lebien  and Michael Puente
 
Emmanuel Pratt
Art
MacArthur Foundation Announces $625K ‘Genius Grant’ Recipients
By Mark Lebien
 
air and water show
Chicago
Here’s What You Need To Know About Chicago’s Air And Water Show
By Mark Lebien
 
gas leak
Chicago
NTSB Sending Team To Investigate Ammonia Leak
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to Beach Park, north of Chicago, to investigate a chemical release from two containers that sickened dozens of people.
By Mark Lebien
 
Lincoln Yards artist’s rendering (Courtesy Sterling Bay)
Aldermen Delay Lincoln Yards, The 78
Votes on two major real estate projects were pushed to Wednesday after Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot urged a delay.
By Linda Lutton , Claudia Morell , and 1 more