Kyra Senese

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kyra Senese

Community members and veterans gathered Monday morning near the statue of General John A. Logan in Grant Park to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers at the 29th annual Maj. Gen. John A. Logan Memorial Day Commemoration. The bronze statue, erected in 1897, honors Logan’s service as a Union commander during the Civil War and his later career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Kyra Senese

Share The pink and white petals of Jackson Park’s cherry blossom trees made a timely appearance this year — a return to “normal” after more muted spring seasons in recent years. Experts say the blooms’ timing and length remain at the mercy of changing weather patterns. “This year’s emergence of flowering cherry trees is more typical than what we’ve seen in recent years,” said Spencer Campbell, plant clinic manager at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kyra Senese

The pink and white petals of Jackson Park’s cherry blossom trees made a timely appearance this year — a return to “normal” after more muted spring seasons in recent years. Experts say the blooms’ timing and length remain at the mercy of changing weather patterns. “This year’s emergence of flowering cherry trees is more typical than what we’ve seen in recent years,” said Spencer Campbell, plant clinic manager at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kyra Senese

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. El sábado muy temprano, Mark Jones visitó el Supercentro Real ID en el centro de Chicago y lo encontró cerrado, lo que lo dejó frustrado, con casi $50 perdidos del pago de estacionamiento y sin la identificación actualizada que llevaba semanas intentando obtener.

1 month ago | wbez.org | Dorothy Hernandez |Kyra Senese |Pat Nabong |Jessica Ma

Cherry blossom alert: The cherry trees are blooming in Jackson Park on the South Side. After two years of underwhelming blooms, Chicagoans returned to Jackson Park this weekend to catch the first signs of cherry blossoms, with their delicate pink and white petals beginning to unfurl. Many paused to snap selfies or take in a moment of springtime peace.