Selena Kuznikov

General Assignment Reporting Intern
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Selena Kuznikov is a summer 2025 intern for the Chicago Sun-Times and a recent graduate from Northwestern University.

Reptiles Alive! has a spider-tailed horned viper on display, the only one of its kind currently in the United States. The exhibit will run until April 2026 and features 20 live reptiles from Madagascar, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, models and specimens from the museum archives.

Jun 20, 2025

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The Reptiles Alive! exhibit opened Friday and runs through April 2026. The exhibit aims to enhance the public's appreciation for reptiles. | Selena Kuznikov/Sun-Times

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After struggling over the last few years, the Chicago area’s firefly population seems to be enjoying a “pretty good year,” thanks to a milder winter and wetter spring.
The league hosted its first river-bound game Thursday, as athletes went head-to-head in a 3-on-3 exhibition for nearly three hours.
“It really broke my heart,” said Earl Abernathy, 33, who was driving on the Near West Side when he noticed the infant all alone after she was allegedly abandoned after a carjacking. “It’s hot, there’s no water, no milk.”
A high swim risk advisory is in effect amid potentially life-threatening rip currents and high wave activity at Illinois and northwest Indiana beaches.
The nearly 1,065-pound whale is currently recovering in a medical habitat at the aquarium, but an expert says she’s not yet “out of the woods.”
Ruling hailed as a “victory” by supporters, but people in Wisconsin still face other obstacles to accessing reproductive care.
John Branscomb, 56, was stabbed to death in a fight with another man Sunday night at a beer garden.