Sueños returns to Grant Park this weekend with a lineup including artists Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Ivan Cornejo, and Maluma.

Check out our 2024 Sueños Music Festival playlist: trib.al/kNers61

Thousands of people crowded the Sueños Music Festival entrance at Grant Park on Saturday in anticipation of Xavi, the world’s most-played artist in the Mexican regional genre. His set included “La Diabla” as he danced in a red Chicago Bulls jersey. trib.al/mX9KX78

The second day of the Sueños Music festival has been delayed due to severe weather concerns.

Festival organizers made the announcement via their social media platforms, advising attendees to wait until further notice before heading to Grant Park. trib.al/4XBxzza

Searocket, a female piping plover, was seen at Montrose Beach Wednesday morning. Birders are hopeful for a match with piping plover Imani after they saw the pair near each other, which they say is a good sign. trib.al/rqmEBz8

This year’s selection of food and drinks at the third annual Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park represents a glimmering variety of cultures from Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond. The festival opened Saturday and closes on Sunday. trib.al/Xo9YfcA

As Democratic leaders hashed out a state budget behind closed doors this week, lawmakers advanced bills aimed at streamlining health insurance access, investing in quantum computing, and bolstering Illinois’ status as a haven for abortion. trib.al/vyru6ed

What happened in the months after Mansueto’s purchase helps explain why the Fire (2-8-4, 10 points) are where they are now: near the bottom of the MLS standings. trib.al/IJEbZK1

Douglass Park's Lagunitas Brewing Co. announced that it’s shutting its Chicago taproom and moving its brewing operations back to its original location in Petaluma, California, by early August. trib.al/DLVYzN2

White Sox general manager Chris Getz and his staff will be busy in the next two months. The college baseball season is wrapping up, the MLB Draft is two months away and Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial first benchmark of the season — has arrived. trib.al/4x6F424

With the Hawks holding the No. 2 overall pick, there isn’t one obvious choice, but there are almost certainly only two: Russian forward Ivan Demidov and Michigan State defenseman Artyom Levshunov. trib.al/dUMSoyY

After a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Democrats filed the first of three budget bills on Friday afternoon and hammered out the details of a $1.1 billion revenue package that includes a series of tax proposals sought by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. trib.al/3mWs0JT

Imanaga captured the attention of Cubs fans early on. But now, he’s gaining a national following. And for good reason.

He not only entered Friday with the lowest ERA in the majors but is putting together a historic start to his major-league career. trib.al/5NbWAf8

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One of the country’s first solar-powered electric grids of its kind is now operating in Bronzeville, and there are already plans to replicate the project in northern Illinois. trib.al/QoolJUm

A former DuPage County prosecutor has been charged with threatening two state lawmakers and several gun control groups, and suggesting a bomb could go off at a downstate LGBTQ festival.

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Celebrate the 2024 cicada emergence at these events in the Chicago area. trib.al/6aNSylw

Chicago beaches are open for the summer! Beaches will be open every day with lifeguards until Labor Day. trib.al/LHGzDnI

Mole de Mayo 2024 has moved its location after pushback from Pilsen residents. This year, the festival will be held on 18th street between Morgan and Halsted. trib.al/GNtEs3z

The mayor sent a letter to lawmaker Don Harmon Thursday asking to hold a bill that would extend a ban on Chicago school closings and limit the Board of Education’s authority to make budgetary and admissions changes affecting selective enrollment schools. trib.al/VM38MsJ

Lawmakers hash out the state budget and tackle health care, abortion protections and digital IDs in Springfield this week. trib.al/DDYzkNd