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Friends, former Lane Tech classmates mourn fatal shooting of security guard

Security guard Jemel Roberson was killed by a Midlothian police officer called to assist when a fight broke out at Manny's Blue Room Bar in Robbins.

By Mitchell Armentrout

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City Hall

Emanuel accused of tying new mayor’s hands on $95M cop academy

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the memorial badge dedication for Chicago firefighter and diver, Juan Bucio, on August 21, 2018. | Colin Boyle/Sun-Times

Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Garry McCarthy blasted the mayor hours before Emanuel was scheduled to join West Side community leaders and Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) to announce that the city has chosen a team to design and build the new academy at 4301 W. Chicago Ave.

By Fran Spielman

Dispute continues over handicapped-accessible garage in Old Town Triangle

In other news

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City hopes $200 million project will help transform North Lawndale

The city approves a $200 million project, named Ogden Commons, that will bring affordable housing, commercial and retail spaces in North Lawndale. The project will be developed in phases with the first starting during the second quarter of 2019 and slated to be fully completed by 2021.

By Manny Ramos

In other news

In this June 27, 2018 photo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is photographed while being interviewed in Rockefeller Center in New York. Ready or not, change is coming to the House Democrats. Across the country, a new generation of Democrats is making its way to Washington. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Ocasio-Cortez's first days in Congress: Treated as intern, clothing criticized

By USA TODAY Network

A reporter for the Washington Examiner posted a photo of Ocasio-Cortez's saying the Congresswoman-elect's clothing showed she wasn't struggling.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first two days in the nation's capital have been an adventure. The 29-year-old, who was the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, was mistaken for an intern her first day and Thursday, her second day, was criticized over her attire through a tweet that was later deleted.

Ocasio-Cortez's first days in Congress: Treated as intern, clothing criticized

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams addresses supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Atlanta. Abrams spoke about expecting a runoff with Republican opponent Brian Kemp. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Stacey Abrams says she can't win Georgia governor race, will sue

By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback | AP

Abrams had hoped to become the first black governor of the Deep South state and the first black female governor of any state.

Democrat Stacey Abrams ended her challenge to Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia governor's race on Friday, but pledged to fight the former secretary of state's "gross mismanagement" of the elections with a federal lawsuit.

Stacey Abrams says she can't win Georgia governor race, will sue

Featured Videos

The Grid: Exploring the Uptown neighborhood

By Ji Suk Yi

You can eat your way around the world in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. Ji Suk Yi shares her top picks from the many ethnic restaurants in The Grid.

Uptown is a mix of old and new, glitz and grit. The clues of her glamorous past are visible in the ornate buildings and bold marquees of her iconic theaters. There are also glimpses of rougher times when the neighborhood fell from its glory days. Uptown has a colorful past - and none of it’s hidden.

The Grid: Exploring the Uptown neighborhood

By Ji Suk Yi

You can eat your way around the world in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. Ji Suk Yi shares her top picks from the many ethnic restaurants in The Grid.

From left, Annie Costabile, Beth Long and Michael O'Brien for Game Week. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

Teams to watch in IHSA football semifinals; new Super 25 rankings on "Game Week"

By Sun-Times Staff

The final four in each of the eight high school football playoff brackets play in this weekend's semifinal games. Our analysis in this new video.

Teams to watch in IHSA football semifinals; new Super 25 rankings on "Game Week"

By Sun-Times Staff

The final four in each of the eight high school football playoff brackets play in this weekend's semifinal games. Our analysis in this new video.

Chicago Sports

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) celebrates after a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: CXB1

How good are the Bears? Exploring some statistics to understand their success

By Adam L. Jahns

Adam L. Jahns' Inside the Huddle column appears in game-day editions of the Chicago Sun-Times.

How good are the Bears? Exploring some statistics to understand their success

By Adam L. Jahns

Adam L. Jahns' Inside the Huddle column appears in game-day editions of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bulls collapse in second half, lose to Bucks in embarrassing fashion

By Joe Cowley

After building a 18-point lead in their best first half of the season, the Bulls watched it all go away — and quickly — in the third quarter.

A lot of it has to do with what kickers look like. They look like you, me and possibly your primary-care doctor. They don't look like other players.

As Bears' Cody Parkey surely knows, NFL kickers exist to be tolerated, then cut

By Rick Morrissey

GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Jordan Howard #24 of the Chicago Bears celebrates with head coach Matt Nagy after scoring a one yard touchdown in the second half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775192608

It's the strangest, happiest thing: A Bears regular-season game that matters

By Rick Morrissey

There’s a different vibe when the Bears are playing an all-important division game, a vibe that none of the other sports teams in the city can touch.

It's the strangest, happiest thing: A Bears regular-season game that matters

By Rick Morrissey

Crime

Man charged with minibike groping in Noble Square

By David Struett

Zachary Konecki, 30, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery in a public place, according to Chicago police.

Man charged with minibike groping in Noble Square

By David Struett

Zachary Konecki, 30, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery in a public place, according to Chicago police.

Cook County Criminal Courts, 2601 S. California Blvd., Wednesday, January 25, 2012. | John H. White~Chicago Sun-Times.

Alleged driver in Lawndale shooting charged with murder

By Matthew Hendrickson

Trevin Sanders, 19, was denied bail on a charge of first-degree murder Friday in connection with a May 2017 shooting in Lawndale.

Alleged driver in Lawndale shooting charged with murder

By Matthew Hendrickson

Boy, 16, charged with throwing fireworks at Morgan Park High School

By Luke Wilusz

A teenage boy has been charged with attempted arson for allegedly setting off fireworks Wednesday morning at Morgan Park High School.

Boy, 16, charged with throwing fireworks at Morgan Park High School

By Luke Wilusz

Felon gets 7 years for illegal gun possession in Little Village park

By Sun-Times Wire

Reynoso had the two handguns and baggies of marijuana in a red bag on April 24, 2017, in Piotrowski Park, 4247 W. 31st St., prosecutors said.

Felon gets 7 years for illegal gun possession in Little Village park

By Sun-Times Wire

1 dead, 3 wounded in Thursday shootings

By Sun-Times Wire

The last shooting left two men wounded after a band of male shooters chased one of them during the evening, police said.

1 dead, 3 wounded in Thursday shootings

By Sun-Times Wire

Politics

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dem struggle over Pelosi bid, with no end game in sight

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking | AP

Pelosi met with Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, a potential rival for the speakership who said the two had "a very open and frank discussion."

The standoff over Nancy Pelosi's bid to regain the gavel intensified Friday as Democrats left Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday, an unsettling finish to an otherwise triumphant week that saw them welcome a historic class of newcomers to Capitol Hill and prepare to take control.

Dem struggle over Pelosi bid, with no end game in sight

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking | AP

Ocasio-Cortez's first days in Congress: Treated as intern, clothing criticized

By USA TODAY Network

A reporter for the Washington Examiner posted a photo of Ocasio-Cortez's saying the Congresswoman-elect's clothing showed she wasn't struggling.

Ocasio-Cortez's first days in Congress: Treated as intern, clothing criticized

By USA TODAY Network

Stacey Abrams says she can't win Georgia governor race, will sue

By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback | AP

Abrams had hoped to become the first black governor of the Deep South state and the first black female governor of any state.

Stacey Abrams says she can't win Georgia governor race, will sue

By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback | AP

Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally as former President Barack Obama campaigns for him at UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2018. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ORG XMIT: ILCHS709

Pritzker lawyers: Discrimination suit full of 'falsehoods,' 'rhetoric'—not facts

By Tina Sfondeles

The filing calls the accusations "baseless," saying there are no facts to back up allegations of an adverse employment action.

"Everyone has the right to file a lawsuit, but everyone must plead plausible claims for relief. The Complaint is notably full of sweeping legal conclusions, overheated rhetoric, and rank speculation," lawyers for Pritzker's campaign wrote in the U.S. District Court filing.

Pritzker lawyers: Discrimination suit full of 'falsehoods,' 'rhetoric'—not facts

By Tina Sfondeles

John Lausch, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, sits down for an interview with reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday morning, Nov. 14, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Federal gun prosecutions up in Chicago, fewer illegal immigration, fraud cases

By Frank Main and Jon Seidel

THE WATCHDOGS: Number of federal gun-crimes prosecutions in Chicago rose 75 percent March 2016-March 2017, another 29 percent through March 2018.

Federal gun prosecutions up in Chicago, fewer illegal immigration, fraud cases

By Frank Main and Jon Seidel

Obituaries

Riccardo Levi-Setti, famed physicist, fossil-hunting 'rock star,' dead at 91

By Maureen O'Donnell

Retired U. of C. physicist Riccardo Levi-Setti was also a rock star — a renowned authority on trilobite fossils,. He died Nov. 8 in Hyde Park at 91.

Riccardo Levi-Setti, famed physicist, fossil-hunting 'rock star,' dead at 91

By Maureen O'Donnell

Retired U. of C. physicist Riccardo Levi-Setti was also a rock star — a renowned authority on trilobite fossils,. He died Nov. 8 in Hyde Park at 91.

Zenon Mazurkevich, architect of landmark Ukrainian church on NW Side, dead at 79

By Maureen O'Donnell

Zenon Mazurkevich-designed Chicago church “is this gigantic, shiny, imposing yet quirky spaceship-like object" in an unusual Northwest Side spot.

Zenon Mazurkevich, architect of landmark Ukrainian church on NW Side, dead at 79

By Maureen O'Donnell

Frank Rotondo, longtime bartender at L. Woods, Bones, Kenilworth Inn, dead at 83

By Maureen O'Donnell

Bartender Frank Rotondo was “part therapist, part bartender, part friend,” says Rich Melman, founder of Lettuce Entertain You restaurants.

Frank Rotondo, longtime bartender at L. Woods, Bones, Kenilworth Inn, dead at 83

By Maureen O'Donnell

Isabell Smith, stylish, devoted mom who was a nylons model, has died at 92

By Maureen O'Donnell

Fit and ever-stylish, Isabell Smith worked into her mid-50s as a hosiery fit model, providing dependable measurements to create petite-size nylons.

Isabell Smith, stylish, devoted mom who was a nylons model, has died at 92

By Maureen O'Donnell

George Wilkins Jr., systems analyst for Chicago Board of Education, dead at 81

By Maureen O'Donnell

A friend told George Wilkins Jr.'s son: “I grew up without a father, but I learned how to be a father while watching your father.”

George Wilkins Jr., systems analyst for Chicago Board of Education, dead at 81

By Maureen O'Donnell

Entertainment

Crowd gathers round for the lighting of the City of Chicago's official Christmas tree in Millennium Park.

Holiday Entertainment Guide — Nutcrackers, Scrooges and carolers abound

By Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Times

Make big plans! From theater and dance to music and outdoor fun, here's a look at cool things to see and do throughout the Chicago area.

Holiday Entertainment Guide — Nutcrackers, Scrooges and carolers abound

By Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Times

Make big plans! From theater and dance to music and outdoor fun, here's a look at cool things to see and do throughout the Chicago area.

At Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, new show looks at artists who moved West

By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times

“West By Midwest,” opening this weekend, examines relationships, influences of artists who left Illinois, other Midwestern states for the West.

“West By Midwest,” running this weekend through Jan. 27 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, examines overlapping and intersecting relationships and influences of artists who left Illinois and other Midwestern states to live, study and work on the West Coast.