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Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says the CTU won’t rule out a strike as it begins talks on a new contract. Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times file The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding an annual pay raise of 9% …

Walter “Slim” Coleman (centro) habla en una manifestación en el Loop convocada para protestar por una redada de inmigración en La Villita en 2007. Al Podgorski/Chicago Sun-Times Walter “Slim” Coleman, activista radical de los años sesenta que durante décadas impulsó …

The Cubs and Marlins’ game Thursday was postponed due to rain in the forecast. File photo. Griffin Quinn/Getty The Cubs game against the Marlins on Thursday at Wrigley Field was postponed due to rain in the forecast. The teams are …

4/20 falls on Saturday this year. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Recreational weed has boomed to a $1.5 billion a year industry in Illinois, but the drug is still highly regulated, and consumption is still prohibited in Chicago pot shops. As a …

Minyon Moore, chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee, discusses the 2024 Democratic National Convention during a news conference at the Hilton Chicago, Thursday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Top state Democratic Party leaders on Thursday vowed “Blue Wall” unity ahead of the …

German shepherds are one of the most popular dog breeds in Chicago. Sun-Times file As the weather gets warmer, more and more Chicagoans are out and about with their dogs. And that got us wondering: What are the most popular …

Taylor Hall missed all but 10 games of the Blackhawks’ season. Michael Reaves/Getty Images LOS ANGELES — As the Blackhawks trickled onto the ice for their final morning skate of the season Thursday at Crypto.com Arena, Taylor Hall appeared seemingly out …

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III sits with Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Convention Faith Leaders Luncheon at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times The abrupt …

By Kathleen Magramo | CNN Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano …

By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in …

Prop. 47, which reduced many shoplifting and drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, has been the subject of controversy since its passage in 2014 and now its fate may once again be put in the hands of voters. On …

More than 700 new jobs could be added and environmental goals reached once a partnership between the ports of Long Beach, LA and Singapore can be fully implemented, the Port of Los Angeles announced Thursday. One year ago, the ports …

LONG BEACH — Takuma Sato and Katherine Legge have crossed paths throughout their auto racing careers. The drivers met again Thursday when they were inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame together. For Sato, it brought back memories …

Previewing the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend, professional racers Filipe Albuquerque and Jordan Taylor visited Chavez Elementary to engage with students about racing, driver safety and the path of becoming a professional racecar driver. Despite the gloomy clouds on a …