Griffin MSI celebrates 56 years of black creativity | ChicagoNOW
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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry’s Black Creativity Program kicked off its 56th year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, featuring nearly 200 works from Black artists.  

Chicago Polar Plunge canceled due to extreme cold, club says

The 2026 Chicago Polar Plunge has been canceled due to the dangerously cold weather expected to hit the Chicago area in the coming days.

Capone-era handgun discovered inside Illinois’ oldest brewery | ChicagoLIVE
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A rare 1908 Colt pistol linked to the Al Capone era was uncovered inside a duct beneath Thornton Distillery, highlighting the site’s deep ties to Illinois’ Prohibition-era history.

TMZ: Blake Lively reached out to Taylor Swift before Baldoni lawsuit | ChicagoNOW
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TMZ reports that Blake Lively contacted Taylor Swift in a text exchange, checking in on their friendship shortly before Lively filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. 

State investigates landlord after ICE raid at South Shore apartment building
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State officials have opened an investigation into the landlord of a South Shore apartment building where a large ICE raid took place last fall. The raid led to at least 37 arrests, with federal officials saying it targeted drug trafficking, weapons crimes, and immigration violations. A newly filed housing discrimination complaint now backs up tenants’ claims about how the raid was carried out and raises questions about the landlord’s role.

Behind the scenes at Lyric Opera: Previewing Oscar Wilde’s Salome
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Good Day Chicago’s Gabriella Premus goes behind the curtain at the Lyric Opera House for a closer look at Salome, the bold Oscar Wilde production hitting the Chicago stage.