Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The city of Chicago ethics committee is calling on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign. The U.S. government eventually admitted it made an error, and Ojeda Duarte returned to Chicago. Many Chicago museums are offering free admission days this summer. Plus, America’s 250th birthday is here after months of planning. As celebrations look back across our nation’s history, one prominent work memorializes the words of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Composer Aaron Copland captured Lincoln’s enduring wisdom in his 1942 work, “Lincoln Portrait.”