Reflecting on lunch

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These wieners are the wurst

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Fans wearing hot dog costumes hold a "W" flag after a 4-2 Cubs win over the Mets at Wrigley Field on April 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

"W" is for Wieners

Cubs 4, Mets 2

Fans wearing hot dog costumes in the left-field bleachers stand for pictures before a Cubs-Mets game at Wrigley Field on April 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

You're all wieners in my book

Left-field bleachers

Cubs-Mets ⚾ 1:20 p.m.

the walk 🚶‍♀️☔

10 N. Wacker Dr.

Fitter

!

Happier

More productive

Comfortable

Karen Archer, front left, weeps while holding hands with the Rev. Shari Johnson as they lead a community walk in memory of their friend and neighbor, Barbara Deer, and her son Kaleb, in the 3500 block of West Arthington Street Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. Barbara and Kaleb were found dead from gunshots in their home on April 14. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Selenea Hughes (cq), left, and Tiffany Sims attend a community prayer and walk in memory of their friend, Barbara Deer, and her son Kaleb, in the 3500 block of West Arthington Street Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. Barbara and Kaleb were found dead from gunshots in their home on April 14. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Neighbors begin a community walk in memory of Barbara Deer, and her son Kaleb, in the 3500 block of West Arthington Street Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. Barbara and Kaleb were found dead from gunshots in their home on April 14. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Neighbors release balloons at the conclusion of a community walk and prayer in memory of Barbara Deer, and her son Kaleb, in the 3500 block of West Arthington Street Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Chicago. Barbara and Kaleb were found dead from gunshots in their home on April 14. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Community prayer + walk in memory of Barbara Deer and her son Kaleb, found dead from gunshots in their home

3500 block of West Arthington Street

coverage: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/15/b...

I have not worn shorts since about 2003

Feels like summer ⚡⛈️🌳

Avondale neighborhood

An American Airlines jet approaches the runway as a United Airlines jet taxis at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

United-American

CEO floats idea of merger: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/14/u...

juiced

🍊🍋🍎🍇🍑🍍🍓

CORRECTION - Green Fest, not Greenfest

Ryan Ruggaard of the Wicker Park Advisory Council carries planters of spring flowers to a vendor table during the Greenfest event at Wicker Park Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Chicago. The festival promoted sustainability-focused vendors with music and family activities. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Volunteers Kelsey Lox, center left, and Sierra Chmela pick up litter during the Earth Week Kick Off event at Wicker Park Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Chicago. Neighbors performed lawn care, graffiti removal, trash pickup and weeding to beautify the park. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Volunteer Molly DeVore pulls weeds during the Earth Week Kick Off event at Wicker Park Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Chicago. Neighbors performed lawn care, graffiti removal, trash pickup and weeding to beautify the park. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

People attend the Greenfest event at Wicker Park Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Chicago. The festival promoted sustainability-focused vendors with music and family activities. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Three cheers for Chicagoans who care about the 🌎 and show it 👏👏👏

Wicker Park Earth Week Kick Off and Greenfest

Fans reach for a foul ball in the third inning of a White Sox-Orioles game at Rate Field on April 8, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

🤌 ⚾

Rate Field

A gull flies below the partial solar eclipse at 2:52 p.m., as seen from Oak Street Beach Monday, April 8, 2024, in Chicago. The eclipse reached 93.9 percent during its maximum in the city. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

April 8, 2024

🌞 eclipse 🌝🕊️

Chicago

Workers install a sign that reads, "Welcome to LITTLE PALESTINE," ahead of an unveiling ceremony in the 8300 block of South Harlem Avenue Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Bridgeview. The village of Bridgeview is being given the designation of "Little Palestine" following two formal resolutions at the state and county levels. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Local dignitaries exit after unveiling a sign that reads, "Welcome to LITTLE PALESTINE," during a ceremony in the 8300 block of South Harlem Avenue Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Bridgeview. The village of Bridgeview is being given the designation of "Little Palestine" following two formal resolutions at the state and county levels. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Cook County gets its first "Little Palestine" town designation

Bridgeview

Chris T. jumps while having his picture taken by Lina Tari, both visiting from Indonesia, in front of a cherry blossom tree on the Museum of Science and Industry grounds Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

One giant leap for cherry blossom bloom 🌸

Museum of Science and Industry

City under clouds

✈️☁️

White Sox right fielder Tristan Peters (29) gets a Gatorade bath from pitcher Erick Fedde after hitting a game-winning RBI single against the Blue Jays for a 5-4 win in ten innings at Rate Field on April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Walk-off winner

White Sox 5, Blue Jays 4 (10 innings)

Sister Janet Ryan washes a woman's feet during a liturgy outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/02/f...

A worker at a business watches a goose near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Also applies to birds

Broadview

Sister Janet Ryan, left, washes the feet of Sonia Bonilla during a liturgy outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Kate Williams hands a rosary to her daughter Ava, 9, during a liturgy held by faith leaders and the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

A laying of hands takes place for a group of faith leaders before they head into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility to offer Communion and pastoral care for detainees on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Attendees hold onto canopy tent beams to steady them from the wind as members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership and others gather for a liturgy outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Headlines less frequent for now, but people held at Broadview ICE detention facility still remembered

Holy Thursday liturgy

April Foo !

People watch a live feed of the Artemis II launch on a CBS-Ch. 2 screen outside Daley Plaza Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

"Great Voyage Begins"

Daley Plaza

Prairie grass sways in the wind as storm clouds approach a pond Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Orland Park. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Eric Amundson and Jenny Couch lie in the sun at Gallagher Way outside Wrigley Field Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Chicago. Opening day is Thursday between the Cubs and Nationals. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Hot coals are prepared in a grill as Pietro Mozzone reads a book about an Italian football club while picnicking with friends on an unseasonably warm day at Humboldt Park Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

People walk dogs at Tobey Prinz Beach Park Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Chicago. Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman was fatally shot by a masked gunman at the Loyola Beach pier, left, early Thursday while walking with a group of friends, according to police. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Springtime in the Prairie State

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Student fans and others celebrate at the University of Illinois Alma Mater statue on the Champaign-Urbana campus after Illinois beats Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game March 28, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Student fans and others celebrate at the University of Illinois Alma Mater statue on the Champaign-Urbana campus after Illinois beats Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game March 28, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Fans celebrate as Illinois beats Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game, at Brothers Bar & Grill on March 28, 2026, in Champaign. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Fans celebrate after watching an Illinois 3-pointer to take the lead over Iowa in the second half of the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game, at Brothers Bar & Grill on March 28, 2026, in Champaign. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Students celebrate after Illinois advances to 🏀 NCAA Final Four

pictures: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/29/p...

She sturdy lady

Student fans and others celebrate at the University of Illinois Alma Mater statue on the Champaign-Urbana campus after Illinois beats Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game March 28, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

University of Illinois Alma Mater

Illini advance to NCAA Final Four

Brothers Grill & Bar

Students celebrate in Champaign as Illinois beats Iowa to advance to NCAA Tournament Final Four