From endorsing a new Bears stadium to revoking the subminimum wage, Brandon Johnson’s critics and allies examine where he and the city are going.
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The Chicago Teachers Union is set for its own lobby day to ask for money for Chicago schools. But coming to town with two weeks left can mean settling for leftovers, and if the budget is as tight as the governor says, there may not be any leftovers for CPS.
Twenty-five more entries will be allowed to participate next month, still down from last year’s 199.
The man was walking in the 3900 block of North Pittsburgh Avenue when someone fired shots, striking him in the chest.
Art
The Hyde Park Art Center is staging “The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige,” the largest exhibition to date of the artist’s work, through Oct. 27. Beyond fabrics, it spans clay, textiles, collage and paintings on walls and floors.
Victorinox hasn’t given a timeline yet for the device’s introduction, but officials say they’ll still carry models with blades.
NBA
Too many injuries and too much interference from the refs hurts what should be the highlight of basketball season — the playoffs.
En 2023, la línea directa recibió la cifra récord de más de 17 mil 972 contactos para solicitar refugio, un 45% más que en 2022. Pero los defensores dicen que el estado no está equipado para hacer frente al aumento de la demanda.
Los sabores Chocolate Obsession, Cosmic Birthday, Minty City y Orange Dream se añadieron el miércoles al menú de la conocida heladería, que hasta entonces sólo ofrecía el Rainbow Cone de cinco capas.
La demanda, una de miles, es la primera que llega a juicio con jurado y alega que el ingrediente activo del medicamento Zantac contra la acidez de estómago se convierte en una sustancia cancerígena.
When Mrs. Nathan sold her temp agency at age 57 to open an art gallery, some thought it was a lark. It wasn’t.
There was never any doubt, but it does signal a smarter approach than they took with Justin Fields and Mitch Trubisky.
Local Government Information Services agreed to the order amid a pending lawsuit from the Illinois attorney general accusing it of publishing sensitive personal data.
“We continue to engage in productive conversations with interested ownership groups in a number of markets,” A spokesperson for the WNBA shared in a statement to the Sun-Times. “The granting of any expansion teams requires a vote by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors.”
During one heist in West Ridge the robber fired a gun at a liquor store staffer but no one was hurt, police said.
The aim is to give students who might not initially see themselves going to a four-year school a boost that might help them eventually get a bachelor’s degree, as few two-year students do now.
Girls says the man is angry that she stood up for her mom in a disagreement about the couple’s sex and drinking habits.
Trout Unlimited’s Trout In The Classroom teaches young students about fish and the aquatic environment, capped by a day trip to get all wet.
Officers conducted a well-being check at the home and found the 27-year-old on the kitchen floor with gunshot wounds to her body, police said.
The 22-year-old third baseman doubled and singled in his first two at-bats.
Crochet ranks among the AL strikeout leaders heading into his start Friday against the Guardians.
One of the drivers attempted to leave the scene, but an off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed the crash pulled over and held the driver at gunpoint until troopers arrived, state police said.
The comedian and her wife, Jax Smith, met in Chicago. They will lead the procession June 30.
The ballyhooed No. 1 overall draft pick and wide receiver Rome Odunze (the No. 9 overall pick) give this rookie camp more spark than usual — a passing combination that should become a reality in the 2024 regular season.