Emmanuel Camarillo

4 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kyra Senese |Emmanuel Camarillo

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. El área de Chicago permanece bajo una advertencia de calor extremo hasta la noche del lunes, con una temperatura máxima que se espera sea cercana al récord de 97 grados para el 23 de junio en Chicago. El índice de calor —que tiene en cuenta la temperatura y la humedad para dar una idea de cuán caluroso se siente— podría alcanzar los 101 grados.

4 days ago | wbez.org | Kyra Senese |Emmanuel Camarillo

The oppressive heat that settled over Chicago this weekend is expected to stick around for at least another day, sending temperatures and heat indices soaring before brief respite arrives in the form of storms. The Chicago area is under an extreme heat warning until very late Monday night. High temperatures during the day Monday are expected to climb near the record for June 23 of 97 degrees. Heat index values — a combination temps and humidity — could be as high as 101 degrees.

5 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kyra Senese |Emmanuel Camarillo

The oppressive heat that settled over Chicago this weekend is expected to stick around for at least another day, sending temperatures and heat indices soaring before brief respite arrives in the form of storms. The Chicago area is under an extreme heat warning until very late Monday night. High temperatures during the day Monday are expected to climb near the record for June 23 of 97 degrees. Heat index values — a combination temps and humidity — could be as high as 101 degrees.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Emmanuel Camarillo |Sarah Karp

On his way out the door, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez had harsh words for Chicago City Hall and the teachers union who he warned wanted to throw the school district into financial distress and then demand a bailout. Martinez, speaking at a City Club of Chicago event Monday, touched on several aspects of his tenure in what served as an unofficial exit interview for the outgoing CEO. He explained his opposition to a borrowing plan to plug a budget hole that ultimately cost him his job.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Emmanuel Camarillo

Levella Wallace was at her post as a Safe Passage worker at Kelvyn Park High School on Chicago’s Northwest Side last month when she said she saw a stranger following a student outside the school. The man fled when he spotted Wallace in her neon safety vest, she said, adding that it’s not the first time her presence has deterred potential bad actors in the neighborhood. She wonders what would have happened if she hadn’t been watching.