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Gyros Planet owner Erika Castro hugs her daughter, also named Erika, as Castro's husband, Pablo Sanchez walks through the entrance to their Evanston restaurant on Feb. 24, 2021.

Column: Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria will stay open after all. It raised more than its $30,000 goal in 24 hours. ‘People just showed us so much love and support.’

February 28, 2021 at 8:49 a.m.

On Thursday, Erika Castro and Pablo Sanchez were preparing to bid farewell to their family business, Gyros Planet and Taqueria in Evanston, having made the painful decision to close their...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wears a protective mask bearing the words "This mask is as useless as Joe Biden," as she walks with an aide in the Cannon Tunnell on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2021, in Washington.

Column: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants us to ‘trust the science’ on transgender rights. Here’s the science.

February 26, 2021 at 11:40 a.m.

It's amazing that Jewish space lasers and Satan-worshipping, child-abusing Democratic cabals and 9/11 hoax drivel could strike a person as more believable than gender fluidity. But here we are, with...

Column: After giving away 25,000 meals, Evanston’s Gyros Planet and Taqueria is set to close Saturday. ‘This restaurant was our dream.’

February 25, 2021 at 2:56 p.m.

Gyros Planet and Taqueria in Evanston is scheduled to close Saturday, a heartbreaking ending for a small business that did tremendous good. "It makes me so sad," owner Erika Castro...

Column: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen turn an unlikely friendship into a deeply personal podcast. Their timing is perfect.

February 24, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.

It's a pleasure, in an age dominated by sound bites and tweets and graceless nicknames, to listen to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, a resolute poet, and Barack Obama, an...

Column: 14 conversations to have before your kid starts high school: One author’s wise, but never scolding, advice.

February 23, 2021 at 1:55 p.m.

Depending on your pandemic mood, a new parenting book might hit you one of two ways. Yes, please! I'll take all the help I can get right now! No, thanks!...

Column: A 14-year-old Chicago kid has connected more than 100 people to COVID-19 vaccines. ‘It’s completely beautiful.’

February 22, 2021 at 1:39 p.m.

Benjamin Kagan, 14, spent winter break remotely navigating the COVID-19 vaccine system in Florida, where his grandparents became eligible for their shots in early January. When his grandparents in Arizona...

Hayden Richardson, 22, stands outside her home on Jan. 28, 2021, in Evanston, Illinois.

Column: Female faculty wrote a brave letter to Northwestern about sexual harassment, racism allegations from cheerleaders. I hope it’s a catalyst for real change.

February 19, 2021 at 2:14 p.m.

Eighty Northwestern University faculty members, all women, have sent a letter to university leaders expressing outrage over allegations of racism, sexism and harassment on the school's cheer team. "Many of...

Column: I loathe ‘The Bachelor,’ but the spotlight on Chris Harrison is illuminating some dark corners we need to see

February 18, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

I have spent the last decade or so bemoaning the seemingly immortal "Bachelor" franchise, one of the dumbest, most cliche-riddled, trope-laden, misogyny-disguised-as-entertainment vehicles foisted on America this century. The fact...

Column: Of all the terrible moments on display at Trump’s impeachment, a trapped, panicked Rep. Susan Wild calling her kids stands out

February 11, 2021 at 8:12 p.m.

Of all the horrendous moments from Jan. 6 that we are witnessing this week during former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial — Sen. Mitt Romney being redirected to safety by...

Artist JB Daniel refreshes his collections of signs in the 10800 block of South Champlain Ave., in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood, on Feb. 9, 2021.

Column: Chicago artist dots city landscape with a sneaky, beautiful pandemic message: ‘Help each other’

February 10, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

Chicago artist JB Daniel was getting pretty tired of the walk from his house to his studio, studio to his house. House to his studio, studio to his house. "It...

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