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Should police respond to gunshots? Or just ignore them?

In San Miguel de Allende, I learned of Stirling Dickinson, a larger-than-life Chicago native who transformed this place, for better and worse.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is furious over the tavern license granted to the Giant Penny Whistle, defying a moratorium along a three-block stretch of Blue Island Avenue. Sigcho-Lopez joined the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council in suing to nullify the license.

Once a counterculture staple, it’s closing Jan. 31 after 52 years selling ‘smoking accessories.’ Owner Shelly Miller hoped legal weed might save the business. It didn’t.

Betsy and Floyd Rogers, who live near Glen Ellyn, have been stranded at their daughter’s home in South Africa since the start of the pandemic. While there, a burst pipe ruined the interior of their home. And Allstate says: It’s not covered. Provided The COVID-19 pandemic has messed with people’s lives in countless ways, but I hadn’t heard anything quite like the travails of Floyd and Betsy Rogers. It’s a complicated story, so settle in. The Rogerses are retirees. He’s 78 and used to work at IBM before retiring early to help his brother operate a now-defunct garden center. She’s ...