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In this April 25, 2018, photo, Gary Ramey, owner and founder of Honor Defense, a gunmaker in Gainesville, Ga., holds a part from one of the company's firearms. Ramey and others in the gun industry are finding corporate America distancing itself from gunmakers and gun dealers, discontinuing discounts or refusing business. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

Gun industry sees banks as new threat to 2nd Amendment

In the wake of mass shootings, corporations have been taking a stand against the firearms industry amid a lack of action by lawmakers on gun control.

By Associated Press

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City Hall

Rahm’s tabloid tie: Mayor once worked on deal with Enquirer boss linked to Trump

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Chicago. The Boring Company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been selected to build a high-speed underground transportation system that it says will whisk passengers from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport in mere minutes. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) ORG XMIT: ILKS1

THE WATCHDOGS: How Mayor Rahm Emanuel came to know CEO of National Enquirer parent that bought but didn’t publish former Playboy model’s allegation of affair with Donald Trump and whose records feds reportedly subpoenaed in investigation of Trump ‘fixer’ Michael D. Cohen.

By Robert Herguth

A Chicago Police Car guards the entrance to Adelman's Truck & Equipment yard at 3033 E. 106th Avenue in Chicago. Teusday, April 1, 2014 | Sun-Times Photo~Brian Jackson

2 officers injured when vehicle crashes into CPD vehicle in Avalon Park

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Father Larry Dowling stands posed next to Saint Agatha Catholic Church the church in which he's the father to, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Chicago. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

At 125th year, activist church St. Agatha has emerged from clergy sex-abuse pain

CHICAGO CHRONICLES: On Sunday, Cardinal Blase Cupich will celebrate Mass at St. Agatha, the church where he said his first Sunday Mass in 2014. The West Side church is marking its 125th anniversary.

By Maudlyne Ihejirika

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Members of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles march in the 48th Annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Chicago Pride Parade: Everything you need to know

By Alice Bazerghi and Tanveer Ali

We’ve got everything you need to know ahead of Chicago’s Pride Parade.

Chicago Pride Parade: Everything you need to know

We’ve got everything you need to know ahead of Chicago’s Pride Parade.

Lucero Estrada, 18, a student graduating from Muchin College Prep, works in class on Nov. 16, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

For Dreamers, senior year of high school meant facing added hurdles

By Lauren FitzPatrick

THE THIRD BORDER: For “Dreamers” like Lucero Estrada, senior year of high school had more than the usual worries.

THE THIRD BORDER: For “Dreamers” like Lucero Estrada, senior year of high school had more than the usual worries. Even if the 18-year-old Chicagoan got in to her top college, would she be allowed to stay and finish? Or end up having to leave the U.S. and return to Mexico, which she left at 3?

For Dreamers, senior year of high school meant facing added hurdles

Chicago Sports

Tempers flare as 'searching' Cubs drop third game in row to last-place Reds

By Gordon Wittenmyer

The Cubs lost 11-2 in Cincinnati, the 37th time in 74 games they scored three runs or fewer. They average 7.9 runs in the other half of their games.

Tempers flare as 'searching' Cubs drop third game in row to last-place Reds

By Gordon Wittenmyer

The Cubs lost 11-2 in Cincinnati, the 37th time in 74 games they scored three runs or fewer. They average 7.9 runs in the other half of their games.

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2017, file photo, New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) skates with the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, in Washington. A jump in the salary cap should make for a more entertaining NHL offseason. Tavares and Senators captain Erik Karlsson could be among the high-end players on the move in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Blackhawks enter make-or-break week with free agency looming

By Mark Lazerus

Stan Bowman won’t say if the Blackhawks are in on the John Tavares sweepstakes, but he needs to shake up the roster and soon.

Blackhawks enter make-or-break week with free agency looming

By Mark Lazerus

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 22: Adam Boqvist poses after being selected eighth overall by the Chicago Blackhawks during the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 22, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775166226

NHL draft profiles: Meet the newest Blackhawks

By Mark Lazerus

The Blackhawks took Jake Wise at No. 69, then traded up to take diminutive sniper Niklas Nordgren at No. 74.

NHL draft profiles: Meet the newest Blackhawks

By Mark Lazerus

Are the Bulls ready for a playoff run? One of their biggest defenders thinks so

By Joe Cowley

Bulls radio voice Chuck Swirsky got caught up in the moment after the NBA Draft and is going all-in on the playoffs.

Are the Bulls ready for a playoff run? One of their biggest defenders thinks so

By Joe Cowley

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Wendell Carter Jr. is introduced before the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775157664

A Duke hater's thoughts on why the Bulls drafted a Blue Devils player

By Rick Morrissey

They chose Wendell Carter Jr. with the seventh pick in the draft, leading us anti-Blue Devils people to think that someone down there doesn’t like us.

A Duke hater's thoughts on why the Bulls drafted a Blue Devils player

By Rick Morrissey

Crime

16 shot — 1 fatally — Saturday in city gun violence

By Sun-Times Wire

A single shooting in Bronzeville wounded five people, including a 15-year-old boy.

16 shot — 1 fatally — Saturday in city gun violence

By Sun-Times Wire

A single shooting in Bronzeville wounded five people, including a 15-year-old boy.

Police investigate a shooting about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018 in the 800 block of East 65th St in Chicago. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

Woman, 19, shot in leg in Woodlawn

By David Struett

The woman was a passenger in a vehicle about 11:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Drexel Avenue.

Woman, 19, shot in leg in Woodlawn

By David Struett

Man shot in head, killed in Englewood: police

By Taylor Hartz

The 40-year-old was shot in the 5500 block of South Shields.

Man shot in head, killed in Englewood: police

By Taylor Hartz

Police investigate a serious crash that injured multiple people about 11 p.m. Wednesday June 20, 2018. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

Man charged with murder in fatal Near North Side crash

By Nader Issa and David Struett

Ammar Hussain, 27, of Lincolnwood, was charged with murder and several felony counts of fleeing officers.

Man charged with murder in fatal Near North Side crash

By Nader Issa and David Struett

Schaumburg police officer charged with DUI, resigns after 28 years

By Matthew Hendrickson

Officer John Raftery crashed in to a parkway tree early Friday while off-duty and was charged with a misdemeanor count of DUI.

Schaumburg police officer charged with DUI, resigns after 28 years

By Matthew Hendrickson

Politics

People hold up signs and photographs during a demonstration opposed to the White House policy that separated more than 2,300 children from their parents over the past several weeks in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump tells GOP to 'stop wasting their time' on immigration

By Alan Fram and Zeke Miller | AP

Stubborn differences between conservative and more moderate Republicans in the House have stalled immigration legislation on Capitol Hill.

President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party’s struggle to surmount internal divisions.

Trump tells GOP to 'stop wasting their time' on immigration

By Alan Fram and Zeke Miller | AP

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle addresses the media after being named Chair of the county Democratic Party on April 18, 2018. | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

Toni Preckwinkle wants to weaken law that her medical examiner doesn't follow

By Robert Herguth and Tim Novak

THE WATCHDOGS: Faced with medical examiner’s routine failure to visit death scenes, county board prez Toni Preckwinkle moves to drop that requirement.

THE WATCHDOGS: Faced with medical examiner’s routine failure to visit death scenes, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle moves to do away with that requirement.

Toni Preckwinkle wants to weaken law that her medical examiner doesn't follow

By Robert Herguth and Tim Novak

Rahm’s tabloid tie: Mayor once worked on deal with Enquirer boss linked to Trump

By Robert Herguth

THE WATCHDOGS: Mayor Rahm Emanuel came to know David Pecker through working on a deal during the time Emanuel was working at an investment firm.

Rahm’s tabloid tie: Mayor once worked on deal with Enquirer boss linked to Trump

By Robert Herguth

People on their cellphones for story on World Health Organization study linking cellphones and cancer Tuesday, May 31, 2011. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times

Supreme Court says police need a warrant to track suspects by cellphone

By Associated Press

Police collection of cellphone tower information has become an important tool in criminal investigations.

The justices’ 5-4 decision Friday is a victory for privacy in the digital age. Police collection of cellphone tower information has become an important tool in criminal investigations.

Supreme Court says police need a warrant to track suspects by cellphone

By Associated Press

No, thank you! That's Pritzker's snarky message to Rauner in latest TV ad

By Tina Sfondeles

Pritzker’s TV ad features out-of-state residents thanking Rauner for creating jobs in their neighboring states by talking “trash about his own state.”

Pritzker’s “Thanks Gov” TV ad features out-of-state residents thanking Rauner for creating jobs in their neighboring states by talking “trash about his own state.” “Because when Bruce Rauner calls Illinois ‘a horrible place to do business,’ guess where the jobs go?” one man asks in the new spot.

No, thank you! That's Pritzker's snarky message to Rauner in latest TV ad

By Tina Sfondeles

Obituaries

Richard Greenberg, who evoked distinctive moods for Hollywood movies, dead at 71

By Maureen O'Donnell

West Rogers Park native Richard Greenberg was Oscar-nominated for special effects on “Predator” and created striking title sequences for many movies.

Richard Greenberg, who evoked distinctive moods for Hollywood movies, dead at 71

By Maureen O'Donnell

West Rogers Park native Richard Greenberg was Oscar-nominated for special effects on “Predator” and created striking title sequences for many movies.

James Short helped shape sociology with early study of Chicago street gangs

By Maureen O'Donnell

James Short directed “One of the most comprehensive gang studies ever conducted,” said sociologist Lorine A. Hughes.

James Short helped shape sociology with early study of Chicago street gangs

By Maureen O'Donnell

Longtime Little League Baseball coach on Far South Side dies at 48

By Mary Mitchell

“He wanted to be cremated and he wanted me to spread his ashes on the baseball diamond at Gately Stadium,” his wife, Cathy Peterson told me.

Besides being devoted to little league baseball, Peterson organized food and clothing drives for several women’s shelters. At the beginning of this school year, he donated 100 book bags to a neighborhood school.

Longtime Little League Baseball coach on Far South Side dies at 48

By Mary Mitchell

Original: Elizabeth Brackett Published: Elizabeth Brackett

TV journalist Elizabeth Brackett dies after bike accident, services Wednesday

By Maureen O'Donnell

Elizabeth Brackett’s funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kenilworth Union Church in Kenilworth.

At four different TV stations during five different decades, Ms. Brackett was an indefatigable, accomplished journalist who hosted news programs, grilled politicians and reported on complex financial stories and natural catastrophes.

TV journalist Elizabeth Brackett dies after bike accident, services Wednesday

By Maureen O'Donnell

Gamaliel Ramirez, dead at 68, his Chicago murals captured beauty of Puerto Rico

By Maureen O'Donnell

Gamaliel Ramirez’s formal education ended in grade school, but he taught himself to paint and left his mark on Chicago with his murals and paintings.

Gamaliel Ramirez, a self-taught artist whose murals left splashes of saturated color all over Chicago.Mr. Ramirez created vibrant, powerful paintings and indoor and outdoor murals in Humboldt Park, Bridgeport, Englewood and South Chicago, and at the CNA Insurance building. He did murals at schools i