Gambling culture in America has gone viral. Bets can be made by cellphone or the tap of a computer key. People can bet on the length of the national anthem or whether a coin toss comes up heads or tails. …
Bet on problems to arise with glorification of gambling Read MoreTwo men were stabbed in separate attacks blocks apart in the West Loop early Monday. Most recently, Central District officers on patrol about 2 a.m. found a 44-year-old man standing in the middle of the street with several injuries in …
2 stabbed in separate West Loop attacks overnight Read MoreArson detectives are probing a fire that left a man dead inside a burning RV Sunday night in Roseland on the Far South Side. The man was found with severe burns and smoke inhalation around 10:35 p.m. in the 10700 …
Arson detectives probe fatal RV fire in Roseland Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration announced the end of a flight reduction emergency order that impacted airports across the country including at O’Hare and Midway. Earlier this month, the FAA issued an order reducing flights by up to 6% due to …
FAA announces end of flight reductions at airports including O’Hare and Midway Read MoreThe South Side Community Art Center — a Bronzeville landmark that has been an artistic home for generations of Black creatives such as Margaret Burroughs, Gordon Parks and Kerry James Marshall — received a $2 million grant to help restore …
Bronzeville’s historic arts center’s glow-up boosted by new $2 million grant Read MoreThe state’s trio of superstar players in the class of 2027 is now down to one: Warren’s Jaxson Davis. Sun-Times Player of the Year Davion Thompson left Bolingbrook for Link Academy in Missouri and Devin Cleveland transferred from Kenwood to …
Jaxson Davis rejects the prep school trend and keeps Warren’s state championship dreams alive Read MoreA 75-year-old man who was shot during an argument in Little Village earlier this month has died. Amadeo Diaz Ocampo, 75, was arguing with someone in the 3000 block of South Trumbull Avenue around 4:11 p.m. Nov. 2 when he …
Death of man, 75, shot during argument in Little Village earlier this month ruled homicide Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Residential property tax bills are rising fastest in Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides as the county’s tax burden shifts away from the economically depressed Loop. 🗞️ Plus: Pastors speak of alleged …
Property tax hikes hit Black neighborhoods hardest Read MoreAvery Willis Hoffman Courtesy of Court Theatre Court Theatre, the University of Chicago’s professional theater of classic plays, is set to enter a rejuvenating rebirth with its new artistic director, Avery Willis Hoffman. Hoffman, who starts Nov. 1 as the …
‘Creative Doula’ Aims to Birth New Ways of Doing Theater Read MoreBreakfast Teatro Inovarte The Chicago non-profit group that nurtures and showcases Latino theater artists will host two new theater companies and five promising production companies at its Destinos festival this fall. The yearly festival, slated to feature 16 productions — …
Latino Theater Applauding Odds-Defying Growth Read MoreA 28-year-old Chicago man has died after being shot early Sunday on the Near West Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot about 3:05 a.m. and after checking the area, they spotted Jerrodte Shelby on the ground …
Man, 28, fatally shot on Near West Side Read MoreThe nonprofit tech training hub Xchange Chicago officially launched on Monday in its new space in Greater Grand Crossing. The $20 million building at 7247 S. South Chicago Ave. spans 28,000 square feet and will house Xchange’s training program, as …
Tech training hub Xchange Chicago opens Greater Grand Crossing facility Read MoreMetra’s holiday train tickets went on sale Monday. Tickets for the decorated trains — which feature holiday characters and treats — cost $10 each and must be purchased in advance on Metra’s website. The trains are scheduled to run throughout the …
Metra holiday train tickets go on sale Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson’s already strained relationship with the City Council sunk to a new low on Monday when the Finance Committee rejected his nearly $600 million plan to, as he put it, “challenge the ultra-rich and corporations to pay their …
Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package Read MoreEl Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) ha abandonado su centro de mando en la Estación Naval Great Lakes en North Chicago, confirmó una fuente asociada con la estación naval al Sun-Times el sábado. Los funcionarios de DHS mencionaron por primera …
Departamento de Seguridad Nacional desocupa centro de mando de la estación naval en North Chicago Read MoreLo que comenzó como una protesta pacífica afuera de la instalación de procesamiento del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Broadview desencadenó en empujones y múltiples arrestos el viernes por la mañana. Algunos manifestantes y cuatro oficiales …
Manifestantes heridos y 21 arrestados tras enfrentamientos en protesta en centro de Broadview Read MoreJustin Fields is heading to the bench and Tyrod Taylor is replacing him as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. Coach Aaron Glenn made the decision to play Taylor over the embattled Fields at Baltimore on Sunday, a person with …
Jets bench struggling quarterback Justin Fields for Tyrod Taylor Read MoreEl alcalde Brandon Johnson firmó el sábado una orden ejecutiva que destina recursos adicionales de la ciudad a organizaciones y negocios locales afectados por la falta de financiamiento del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) en medio del histórico cierre …
Johnson firma orden ejecutiva para destinar más recursos a organizaciones afectadas por financiación de SNAP Read MoreChicago-based national affordable housing provider Brinshore Development listed a bulk of its Chicago portfolio, 2,435 units, for sale last week. The portfolio spans 20 properties across the city, including 695 public housing units with the Chicago Housing Authority, according to …
Brinshore Development puts 20 Chicago properties up for sale, including CHA units Read MoreCTA’s holiday train and bus are coming to town. This year’s freshly redecorated CTA holiday bus hits the road Nov. 25, traveling across 19 routes though Dec. 20. The holiday train hits the rails from Nov. 28 through Dec. 22. …
CTA announces holiday train, bus schedule Read More