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1 day ago · A 19-year-old man and another person whose age wasn’t known were inside a home in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue when someone opened fire about 6:35 p.m. …

13 hours ago · Both men helped the FBI in a bid to avoid prison for their own alleged wrongdoing. Jurors heard that five Madigan allies were paid $1.3 million by ComEd over eight years.The …

1 day ago · Chicago police work the scene where an 80-year-old man was fatally shot while inside a burgundy-colored SUV in the 1400 block of West 90th Street on Jan. 29, 2025. Ashlee …

2 days ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson was among four mayors called to appear before a congressional committee next month as part of an inquiry into sanctuary city policies. Ashlee …

Jeramiah Lee and Daquan Walters, both 19, were inside a home in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue when someone opened fire about 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, Chicago police said.

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 …

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 …

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.

Dec 20, 2024 · Workers at some Starbucks stores started a five-day strike Friday in three U.S. cities, including Chicago, to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.