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Afternoon Briefing

Friday, April 18, 2025

Good afternoon, Chicago.

With final approval by the Indiana House yesterday, the Indiana-Illinois border bill passed both chambers of the Indiana legislature and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk for signature into law. Braun intends to sign the bill, said governor’s office spokesman Griffin Reid.

House Bill 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, would establish a commission to research the possibility of adjusting the boundaries between the two states.

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Fossil Mammals Curator Ken Angielczyk compares a dire wolf skull, left, and a gray wolf skull in the collection at the Field Museum on April 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn

Bioethicists and conservationists are expressing unease with the kind of scientific research being pioneered by Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based company on a mission to bring back extinct animals.

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Chef Devon Quinn checks on a sous vide bag containing butter infused with live resin cannabis concentrate at Eden Restaurant on April 17, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

4/20 events celebrate growing use of cannabis, while alcohol sales decline

Since recreational cannabis was legalized in Illinois starting in 2020, sales of the drug have increased to $2 billion a year. The holiday this year has morphed into a weekendlong cultural celebration and a marketing event for businesses.

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Bears general manager Ryan Poles, from left, Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, White Sox general manager Chris Getz and Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson. (Chicago Tribune photos)

Column: It’s a turbulent week for Chicago’s top sports executives, who could use a group hug

Sometimes the planets mysteriously align and the top executives of our five legacy sports teams endure a crisis or two at the same time. This is one of those occasions.

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Cam Gillette fist-bumps a crowd member during the “Welcome to the Show” variety show at The Getaway in Chicago on April 7, 2025. (Addison Annis/for the Chicago Tribune)

‘Welcome to the Show’ wants to feel like hanging out with friends in their Lincoln Square basement

“Welcome to the Show” has been filling the backroom of The Getaway since its first episode last summer.

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An impromptu memorial shared online brings students bearing flowers near the center of the Florida State campus in sight of the Student Union building, Tallahassee, Fla., April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Students at Florida State gather at memorials, prepare to retrieve belongings after deadly shooting

Students dropped off balloons, candles and teddy bears at a memorial this morning near Florida State University’s student union. A 20-year-old opened fire Thursday on the campus, killing two men and wounding six others.

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