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2 days ago · Sean Harden, a Chicago native who has worked in real estate and workforce development, is leading the new partly elected board at one of the more tumultuous periods in CPS’ history.

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.

5 days ago · 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.

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15 hours ago · A 19-year-old man has died days after he was shot in an alley in the Washington Park neighborhood. The man was walking in an alley in the 5900 block of South Michigan Avenue about 9:50 p.m ...

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 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 ...

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.