Kyra Senese | For the Sun-Times

Manny Hernandez has been leading a group in weekly screaming sessions by the lake. The breath-work practitioner says the exercise helps externalize internal tensions.

Steering around questions about the event’s future, Mayor Brandon Johnson says “a conversation” with NASCAR is the next step. Ald. Brendan Reilly says he is optimistic about getting “a good deal for Chicago.”

The third and final race weekend of NASCAR’s three-year deal with the city brought fans from throughout the country, with first-time race attendees and seasoned fans flooding through the gates.

With LGBTQ+ rights under threat across the nation, this year’s parade was a welcome relief and a chance to celebrate loudly, proudly and in unity.

Con los derechos LGBTQ+ en peligro en todo el país, el desfile de este año fue un alivio muy bien recibido y una oportunidad para celebrar en voz alta, con orgullo y en unidad.

Los habitantes de Chicago, molestos por la detención de al menos 10 inmigrantes por agentes de ICE con la ayuda de oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Chicago en el South Loop la semana pasada, pidieron que se detengan más acciones federales e investigaciones sobre si la Policía de Chicago infringió la ordenanza de ciudad santuario.

Chicagoans upset over last week’s detention of at least 10 immigrants by ICE agents with assistance from CPD officers in the South Loop called for a halt on further federal action and an investigation into whether Chicago police violated the city’s sanctuary city ordinance.