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Sun-Times staff

Thousands gathered in Union Park for the Pitchfork Music Festival, the Chicago Bears started training camp at Halas Hall, and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her presidential campaign.
The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.
From Korbin Albert to Maddie Zimmer, we have the list of athletes with ties to the area.
The shooting happened about 2:40 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 94 near 73rd Street, according to Illinois State Police.
A 32-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Chicago police said.
The 2024 Republican National Convention was held in Milwaukee, the Chicago area saw at least 22 confirmed tornadoes, and the Department of Streets and Sanitation tore down a homeless encampment on Desplaines St.
The Bears have high expectations this season. Now we begin to see if those expectations are legitimate.
“I think this is going to put him in the White House,” says one man who describes himself as an Independent voter. “I just have a feeling that we will see Donald Trump in the White House.”