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obituaries
  • by david hall
Ann Lurie, who came to Chicago a nurse and became one of city’s best-known philanthropists, dies at 79

A self-described hippie, Ms. Lurie moved to Chicago in 1973 to work as an intensive care nurse. She wound up giving tens of millions of dollars to Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Greater Chicago Food Depository, PAWS Chicago and several other…

transportation
  • by david hall
UPS agrees to sell its Chicago-based freight-brokerage division for $1B

UPS CEO Carol Tome said “the decision to sell our Coyote Logistics business allows an even greater focus on our core business."

health
  • by david hall
Northwestern surgeons perform one of the first 'awake' kidney transplant surgeries

Doctors used a spinal anesthetic to numb the patient from the chest down, eliminating the use of narcotics and general anesthesia, cutting recovery time. The patient, John Nicholas, was released within 24 hours of the procedure.

chicago
  • by david hall
Time for reflection: The Bean reopens after months of construction

The city began construction on Grainger Plaza in August 2023, limiting access to the popular sculpture in Millennium Park.