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2 days ago · The 28-year-old robbery victim was carrying a gun and exchanged gunfire with the suspects, leaving a 42-year-old man dead and a 20-year-old critically wounded in the 800 block of South Homan ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Feds start making immigration arrests across Chicago area: Live updates Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.

2 days ago · A 47-year-old woman at 5:20 a.m in the 2900 block of East 91st Street; A 35-year-old woman and a man, 62, about 10:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of East 89th Street

4 days ago · The new hybrid board was sworn in on Jan. 15. It includes 10 members elected on Nov. 5, along with 10 members and the president appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.The mayor still needs to appoint ...

Public pension fund earnings would have improved had they pulled out of fossil fuel companies sooner, said state Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, a cosponsor.

Jan 22, 2025 · The cutbacks could be the deepest Chicago Public Media has ordered since it absorbed the Sun-Times in 2022. The noncash acquisition by the owner of public radio station WBEZ was an innovative ...

Dec 26, 2024 · Brandon Johnson’s sophomore slump. The DNC provided a rare highlight for the first-term mayor, who could warrant his own top-10 list for bad news cycles in 2024.

Jan 6, 2025 · Two women driving home from a bar in North Chicago early Sunday were shot by two men in a Dodge Charger, authorities say. Lake County authorities pursued the Charger, arrested the men and seized guns.

Dec 28, 2024 · The Sun-Times' most-read stories of 2024 The woman who bought the first-ever Ford Mustang, Donald Trump’s appearance at the NABJ Convention, a 1-star review of “Unfrosted” and Ed Burke’s ...