That’s the Chicago way

Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — 'He's one of us' chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2025/… by Kaitlin Washburn

Prayers up from Rate Field, with the White Sox’ first full game of the pope era tonight versus Miami. Pope Leo XIV, aka Sox fan Rob from Dolton, will be honored in a pregame video on the big screen.

Well that was.....something. This marks the second Dust Storm Warning in our office's history. The first was on May 7, 2023. However, that warning was away from the metro area. This was the first Dust Storm Warning that included the city of Chicago.

Simply incredible satellite imagery of a dust storm hitting Chicago this evening.

A time-lapse of the Dust Storm rolling over Chicago, IL.

A toxic site is complicating Illinois' scramble to stop invasive carp grist.org/accountability…

“Chicago-area water leaves the carp stressed and lethargic” A great line in another good story from Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco this week.

Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way. wbez.org/environment/20… Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires and heavy smoke from those fires could move into the Chicago area beginning Friday afternoon. trib.al/OoKyYrZ

Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and frida garza report via grist: buff.ly/8sxbcor

With Phil Willink, I'm talking about Fishes of the Chicago Region on Reset from 12:40 to 1:00 p.m. today on WBEZ-FM 91.5. #Chicagofishing #Chicagooutdoors WBEZ

The Trump administration has quietly proposed closing the agency that investigates chemical accidents. “Closing the CSB will mean more accidents at chemical plants, more explosions and more deaths,” a former board member said. veritenews.org/2025/06/13/tru…

We got steaming with the New Yorker a couple of weeks ago at a Welsh pub next to the Empire State Building newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

New study finds concerning impacts of global warming on food production in the U.S. and elsewhere. This provides one of the most comprehensive looks-to-date of the climate change-food production nexus. Via Laura Paddison cnn.com/2025/06/18/cli…

He yearns for the Midwest

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/ice…

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the country, and its current plan to replace them is lagging behind a federal mandate. This story kicks off our summer series on lead pipes in Chicago, with Inside Climate News WBEZ and grist insideclimatenews.org/news/26062025/…

Chicago has a lead pipe problem. Not only does Chicago have more lead pipes than any other city in the country, it's plan to get them all out is behind federal targets. This is the first story is a series from Keerti Gopal and I. More on the way! grist.org/accountability…

thinking about how cool the chicago street grid looks at night. near-perfect order, just like a sheet of graph paper