Friday, January 23, 2026

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entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
Koalas debut next week at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

Brumby and Willum, a pair of 2-year-old male koalas, will be viewable to the public at 2 p.m. Tuesday — the first time koalas will inhabit Brookfield Zoo Chicago.

chicago
  • by david hall
Shedd Aquarium announces new lakefront learning center, expanded outreach in South, West side neighborhoods

Plans for the new Morgridge Family Lakeside Learning Studios were unveiled Friday, along with an expansion of the Shedd's youth education programs in South and West side neighborhoods. The learning center, she added, will serve about 300,000 young people very year.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Mike Downey, former Sun-Times sportswriter, dies at 72

"He was one of those guys you wanted to read," recalled Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander.

education
  • by david hall
Chicago school board hopefuls to submit petitions for first time ever

The week-long process begins Monday, when hopefuls can start turning in to Chicago election officials the minimum 1,000 signatures needed from residents who support their candidacy in one of 10 districts. The races will shape up by the June 24 deadline.