Easter Give Away / Birding Season's Early Start / Bulls COVID Coaches

Chicago IL

16 April, 2022

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Break out the binoculars. It's prime bird-watching season in Chicago. Migrating birds are arriving earlier than ever, Michael Gerstein reports. WBEZ: Chicago Is A Busy Layover Spot For Early Arriving Migrating Birds (Mark Konkol/ Patch)Passover Saturday: Chilly. High: 48 Low: 36. Easter Sunday: Hunt For Eggs Early. High: 40 Low: 36. 🏡 Are you a local real estate agent? Let us help you generate leads, build your brand in Chicago and stand apart from the competition. Click here to learn more. One of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's body guards may have prevented a mass shooting Tuesday by arresting a Wisconsin man spotted with a military-grade weapon loaded with armor piercing bullets near Millennium Park. (WGN9)Flames shot from the roof of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Englewood on Friday. Sky 5 has video of the blaze that ravaged the historic church.. (NBC5)Two Bulls assistant coaches tested positive for coronavirus. Chris Fleming and Damian Cotter will not travel to Milwaukee for the team's first playoff appearance in five years. (WGN9)Ald Jason C. Ervin (28th) says Black aldermen are under attack in the ward remap battle, Chinta Strausberg reports. "Out of the 19 committees in the City Council, 9 of them are chaired by Black folks," he said. "The only way to knock us out of those positions is to knock us out of office." (Crusader) For A Good Time, Click: Saturday: Travis at Park West (7:30 p.m.)Gov't Mule at The Riviera (8 p.m.)Teddy Swims, Stephen Day at Metro (7 p.m.)Devon Cole at Chicago Theater (7:30 p.m.)Olivia Rodrigo at Aragon Ballroom (8 p.m.)Olivia Rodrigo. (AP Photo/John Locher)Sunday:Great Good Fine OK, Mating Ritual at Lincoln Hall (7 p.m.)Karaoke Storytellers at Schubas (6:30 p.m.)Desi Alexander at Zanies (7 p.m.)Henry Rollins: Good To See You 2020 at Thalia Hall (8 p.m.)Good Night Oscar w/ Sean Hayes at Goodman Theater (2 p.m.) Just The Links: Why Easter eggs? An origin story.Project H.O.O.D is giving away groceries for Easter today at 10 a.m.Do you know the mustache man?Check out the only Chicago cub that I root for.Try this Chicago chef's carrot cake recipe.Fox32's Mike Flannery is "fired up" with state senate President Don Harmon. More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Improovy Painters Chicago — (Visit website) Governors State University — (Visit Website) Grants Tax & Accounting — (Visit website) SmokePost CBD Dispensary — (Visit website) Olsen Brothers Moving — (Visit website) Did you try SmokePost CBD Dispensary in West Loop, IL? — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Calling all Chicago Nurses! connectRN Partners with StoryCorps for The Conversation: Nurses Speak Up (April 16) League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region Climate Change Forum with Tom Skilling & Expert Panel (April 16) League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region Climate Change Forum with Tom Skilling & Expert Panel (April 16) Taxes in Retirement Webinar (April 19) Music with the Rabbi (April 19) Earth Day: Church of the Wild one day retreat (April 22) Illinois 16/8 Hour CCL Classes & 3-Hour CCL Renewals & FREE Use of Force Law review class (April 23) A Family Concert (April 30) Evanston Made Maker's Markets (May 1) Online discussion for CBD gummies in West Loop (May 7) Mother's Day 5K Walk for Peace (May 8) Add your event Job listings: Water Meter Reader (Part Time) (Details) Add your job listing Loving the Chicago Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] — Mark Konkol About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."