Streeterville

Jussie Smollett speaks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after prosecutors dropped all charges against him, Tuesday morning, March 26, 2019.

Illinois Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett

In December, an appeals court upheld the actor’s conviction and sentence for lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a hate crime in a staged attack.

By Matthew Hendrickson

News

Bus crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive leaves driver dead, 2 children hospitalized

The driver suffered a medical emergency, lost control of his bus and struck a median about 4 p.m. Wednesday in Streeterville. Both children were hospitalized in good condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital Systems Brought Down By Cyberattack

Health

Lurie restores electronic medical records system after cybersecurity threat, but MyChart remains down

The children’s hospital took all its phone, email and electronic systems offline Jan. 31 after a “criminal threat,” but it hasn’t revealed what the threat was. The hospital is open.

By Kaitlin Washburn

Crime

Burglary suspect who ran into 2 CPD officers in Streeterville still at large

Two Chicago police officers were injured when a burglary suspect sped away after their car was stopped about 7:45 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

By Sun-Times Wire

A giant ferris wheel on the left and fireworks exploding on the right over the water. Nighttime.

Entertainment and Culture

‘A love letter to Chicago’: Navy Pier will offer Valentine’s fireworks Saturday

The downtown attraction is looking to add spark to Chicagoans’ romantic Valentine’s Day celebrations with an inaugural fireworks display, a Tunnel of Love and more.

By Audrey Hettleman

Brian Stahulak, chief nursing officer and chief clinical officer, addresses the ongoing cybersecurity issue affecting the hospital outside the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at 225 E. Chicago Ave. on Thursday.

Crime

Lurie Children’s Hospital blames ‘known criminal actor,’ but sheds little light on nine-day communication breakdown

The hospital became aware of the threat Jan. 31 and “consistent with best practices” took systems offline, including phone, email, electronic medical records and MyChart, officials said at a news conference, declining to answer reporters’ questions.

By Phyllis Cha

Gisela Gama holds her son, Ethan Lopez, 6, as he rings a bell to celebrate his last chemotherapy session at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital.

News

Bears president’s family foundation makes $1 million donation to Lurie Children’s Hospital

Bears president Kevin Warren and his wife, Greta Warren, made the donation to the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in honor of his late sister, who died in 2014 from brain cancer.

By Phyllis Cha

Bank apps like this one have been used by robbers to loot victims’ accounts.

‘Bank jackings’ in Chicago see robbers drain victims’ accounts with their phone apps

By Frank Main, Tom Schuba, and 1 more

Gunfire was exchanged during a robbery Saturday morning at a gas station in River North.

Crime

Man dies in fall from parking garage in Streeterville

The 47-year-old fell from a garage in the first block of East Delaware Place Tuesday afternoon, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Woman critically wounded in Streeterville attack

About 2 p.m. Monday, the woman was in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue when a male threw an object at her head, police said. She was hospitalized in critical condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors march the streets of downtown Chicago, holding Palestinian flags and signs.

Israel-Hamas War

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Chicago, while pro-Israel demonstrators gather in Northbrook

A large gathering in Streeterville sought to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while in Northbrook, demonstrators called for the release of nearly 240 hostages being held by Hamas.

By Phyllis Cha and Violet Miller

Linwei Xiao, front desk agent (left), and Angeyleah Campbell, housekeeping supervisor, at Selina Chicago, stands for a photo at the corner E Chestnut St and N Michigan Ave in Streeterville, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Workers are protesting losing their jobs at the hotel becoming a homeless shelter. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

City Hall

Streeterville boutique hotel becoming homeless shelter, staff laidoff

The move to open the shelter is part of a city plan to provide emergency beds for the winter. It comes amid squabbles over what’s going to migrants and what’s going to unhoused Chicagoans.

By Michael Loria

Crime

Evanston man charged with murder in Magnificent Mile beating

Henry Graham, 49, is accused of beating Russell Long on June 29 in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

A tent put up across the street from the Ritz-Carlton hotel that caused a stir.

Columnists

Tent pitched across from posh Ritz-Carlton causes a stir

“It was certainly a first in front of the Ritz: a good-sized, sort of fancy tent astride two large industrial carts, all topped with a large Chicago Fire [soccer] tarp,” said a nearby resident.

By Michael Sneed

La familia León y la familia Castro, solicitantes de asilo de Venezuela, compartieron una carpa en Loyola Park después de que el fin de semana pasado no pudieran entrar a un motel de Rogers Park.

Immigration

Migrant families who slept in tents after being kicked out of shelter have a new home

Eight members of the Leon and Castro families had lived outdoors after being locked out of a shelter Saturday. The city has moved them to the Inn of Chicago in Streeterville.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

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Crime

Streeterville fight leaves 2 women slashed with broken glass bottle

The women were with a large group of people in the 200 block of East Ontario Street when someone they knew attacked them with a broken glass bottle, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man wounded in Streeterville stabbing

An assailant approached a man in the 300 block of East Illinois Street and stabbed him in the wrist, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A day care center on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital campus in the 400 block of East Ontario Street on Friday. Authorities are investigating after two newborn girls were discovered in a plastic bag in the Streeterville center Thursday afternoon.

Crime

2 newborn girls discovered dead at Streeterville day care center after mother found covered in blood in bathroom

The mother, 29, worked at the day care in the 400 block of East Ontario Street and also took a class there, according to a police report.

By Cindy Hernandez and Rosemary Sobol

A man accused of stealing a funeral home van with a body inside was arrested in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Crime

Two men shot, one fatally, in Streeterville

One man, 34, was found in the 300 block of East Huron Street and died at a hospital. Another man later showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.

By Sun-Times Wire

FlyOver, a multi-sensory ride and cinematic experience that is slated to open in Spring 2024 at Navy Pier, undergoes construction, Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Entertainment and Culture

Construction underway for new sky-high Chicago tour at Navy Pier

Construction began in October for FlyOver Chicago, which will open in spring 2024, in the pier’s former IMAX theater.

By Catherine Odom