Glimpsing the spot where White Eagle once stood, filled with both cheer and sadness, I silently paid tribute to my Pilsen-based maternal ancestors.

A reader expresses dismay over the Sun-Times’ use of an AP obituary for Tommy John, who played for the White Sox. Also, tenants’ rights, the USS Abraham Lincoln and President Trump.

Thieneman has progressed well at strong safety, playing in the box against the run and taking on tight ends one-on-one in pass coverage, and looks ready for the season.

Also: Fiance only wants to play video games

Most red foxes are, well, red, or probably more accurately, orange or rust colored. But a small number are all or mostly black, the result of melanin levels that impact pigmentation. A similar creature was spotted two years ago in the far southwest suburbs.

Mark Stephens, a brother of Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens and a son of the late Mayor Donald E. Stephens, was recently arrested during a traffic stop in the far northwest suburbs where police found what they believe to be cocaine.

Residential tax bills increased by 5.34%, or a collective $600 million, between 2024 and 2025 countywide. Chicago’s residential properties bore 20% of the total increase, about $120 million, while homes in the north suburbs — which was reassessed for the 2025 cycle — saw the largest spike of nearly 10%, or about a $360 million increase.

Keshia Golden has said she acted in self defense when she stabbed Calvin Sidney. Prosecutors are now expected to offer a deal that would reduce a first-degree murder charge to involuntary manslaughter.

Plus: DiJonai Carrington traded words with Caitlin Clark, while Natasha Cloud confronted former NBA player Enes Freedom.