No Jimmy Butler, no problem for “Heat Culture,” as Miami jumped on the Bulls midway through the first quarter and never let go the rest of the night. With this Bulls roster falling short yet again, some serious soul searching to do, starting with free agent DeMar DeRozan.

By Joe Cowley

A voter feeds her ballot into a voting machine on Election Day at Isabelle C. O’Keeffe School in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, April 4.

Elections

Ballot bypass? Illinois sees lowest presidential primary voter turnout in decades

The statewide voter turnout of 19.07% is the lowest for a presidential primary election since at least 1960, according to Illinois State Board of Elections figures.

By Sun-Times staff

Israel-Hamas War

Chicagoans with ties to Middle East brace for consequences after Iran's missile strike on Israel

“There’s all kinds of dangers that can happen,” said Itai Segre, a teacher who lives in Roscoe Village with family in Jerusalem.

By Mary Norkol

Crime

Woman accused of killing, dismembering landlord takes stand in defense

Sandra Kolalou, 37, denied killing and then cutting up Frances Walker in 2022 at the Northwest Side home they shared.

By Matthew Hendrickson

White Sox

Nothing good — not even Garrett Crochet — in White Sox' loss to Phillies

Sox get shut out for seventh time this season, fall to 3-16

By Daryl Van Schouwen