Good afternoon, Chicago.
Get ready to visit “the Griffin.” The Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday is officially becoming the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, a name change in recognition of a $125 million donation in 2019 from the founder and CEO of the Citadel hedge fund.
The donation was first reported when it and the name change were accepted by the museum’s board in October 2019. It’s the largest gift in the museum’s history, and one of the largest to a Chicago cultural institution.
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Kindergartners at St. Christopher School recently dressed up as 100-year-olds on the 100th day of the school year as part of the ongoing celebration of the 100th year of the school in Midlothian. (St. Christopher School)
St. Christopher School in Midlothian celebrating 100 years of community and a nun who’s been there for 50 of them
A big part of the celebration will be honoring Sister Laurinda Hefel who spent nearly 50 years at the school, which was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Dubuque. Read more here.
More top news stories:
Family of veteran who killed herself in Chicago police holding cell could get $1.75M settlement
Armed robbers strike several times throughout the city, in one robbery using a steel hammer
An artist’s rendering stands at the then-future Peterson/Ridge Metra station on Nov. 1, 2021, as officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony. The station, on the Union Pacific North Line, is expected to open May 20, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Metra changes to UP-N, MD-N lines to impact North Chicagoland riders
Riders of two separate Metra lines will soon have fresh options as the rail agency is scheduling new service routes at different points of the day. Read more here.
More top business stories:
Downers Grove 4-bedroom home with heated sunroom: $2.5M
Chicago Heights factory fined more than $145,000 for unsafe conditions, training concerns
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Tigers on March 30, 2024, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Luis Robert Jr. is nearing the next step as the Chicago White Sox CF works his way back from injury
“We’re going to try to push him upwards to 90% (running) here shortly and hopefully get him into some games in Arizona later in the week and see how he responds,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
As Adbert Alzolay goes on the IL, Chicago Cubs are concerned while awaiting test results on his elbow
Shota Imanaga throws 5 shutout innings, but Chicago Cubs bats are quiet in a 2-0 loss to Atlanta Braves
Craig David and band perform for his 7 Days Commitment Tour at the Chicago Theatre on May 13, 2024. (Britt Julious/for the Chicago Tribune)
Review: In jam-packed Chicago Theatre concert, Craig David picks up where he left off
Twenty years later, David is still able to command a room, this time filled with enthusiastic older millennials. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
La Grange Farmers Market celebrates opening for its 30th season
Review: Hilarious ‘Poor People!’ takes inspiration from ‘Annie,’ but leave the kids at home
Michael Cohen, former attorney to Donald Trump, leaves the district attorney’s office in New York, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump’s hush money trial
His testimony about purposefully mislabeled checks, false receipts and blind loyalty, however dry it was, placed Trump at the center of the scheme and underscored the foundational argument of the case. Read more here.
More top stories from around the world:
Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions
Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
