Mayor Brandon Johnson has tried — and so far failed — to sell his corporate head tax by rebranding it as a “community safety surcharge” with $100 million in annual revenue for crime fighting and prevention programs that include summer …
Mayor Johnson pledges to use head tax for youth programs – then wants to cut funding for proven efforts Read MoreDaevon Reynolds grew up in Austin on Chicago’s West Side, where burning off energy at the neighborhood park around people selling drugs wasn’t safe. His mom would take her two boys to the vast Columbus Park nearby to play. Reynolds …
Chicago’s ‘Death Gap,’ how a three-generation West Side family fights to end it Read MoreThe Chicago Housing Authority and its partners marked the end of their decades-long effort to transform the land where the Henry Horner public housing complex once towered on the West Side. The CHA, city officials, developers Brinshore Development and The …
CHA, developers mark end of Henry Horner Homes redevelopment on Near West Side Read MoreEverson Pereira was in between a Winter League doubleheader when he heard about the trade that would take him from the Rays to the White Sox. “I think everything happens for a reason, and I think this is a good …
Everson Pereira hoping to take advantage of opportunity with White Sox Read MoreCharges have been filed against a man who was shot by a Chicago police officer after fleeing officers trying to talk to him Tuesday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. Anthony Nelson, 25, was charged with …
Man shot by CPD charged after Washington Park confrontation Read MoreUna violación a la información y datos en el Hospital St. Anthony podría haber expuesto la información personal de pacientes, personal y otros, según informaron los funcionarios del hospital. En febrero, el hospital supo que un “pequeño número” de cuentas …
Filtración de datos personales en el Hospital St. Anthony pone en riesgo a personal y pacientes Read MoreChicago’s federal appeals court put a short-term hold on a judge’s order that aimed to release as many as 615 people detained by immigration authorities this year, with certain conditions, scheduling arguments on the matter for Dec. 2. The ruling …
Federal appeals court puts release of hundreds of ICE detainees on hold Read MoreA probationary Chicago cop accidentally shot himself in the groin Wednesday night as he headed into work at the Gresham District station. The man, 22, was in the parking lot of the station, 7808 S. Halsted St., when the firearm …
Off-duty Chicago cop accidentally shoots himself in groin outside police station in Gresham Read MoreOn Kilbourn Avenue, just south of 63rd Street and a block over from the grocer Sav A Lot — not too far from Taqueria El Pastor — sits a small architectural wonder that relatively few Chicagoans have seen. Ave Maria …
Endangered Southwest Side chapel designed by Lithuanian refugees could be headed toward salvation Read MoreFederal prosecutors in Chicago on Thursday dropped one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign, one the feds have pointed to while insisting agents on the ground were under attack. Marimar Martinez, …
Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Federal authorities say 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, who was arrested at least 40 times, had “no business being on the streets,” but now is charged with setting a 26-year-old woman on fire on the Blue Line. 🗞️ Plus: A …
Terror charges in Blue Line fire attack Read MorePolice are investigating a bizarre shooting that left a man and woman critically hurt while traveling in car Wednesday night in Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The incident happened around 8 p.m. in the 3500 block of South …
Shootings inside moving car leaves 2 critically wounded in Brighton Park Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I recently bought a first-floor condo because I am an older woman with a knee disability. Otherwise, I would have purchased a unit on the second floor of this two-story condo complex. I am only here part time …
Dear Abby: Rambunctious children causing a ruckus for neighbor Read MoreThe Sun-Times’ Bears experts make their pick for Sunday’s game against the Steelers at Soldier Field (noon, CBS 2): Patrick Finley Bears, 23-20 (OT): No NFL team allows more passing yards per game than the Steelers’ 261.7. After leaning on …
Bears predictions: Week 12 vs. Steelers Read MoreWith the 2025-26 season fast approaching, it’s time for seniors in the Class of 2026 to shine. The development will continue, but their experience warrants even bigger production and headlines this season. The following is a mixture of seniors who …
Seven seniors poised for breakout high school basketball seasons Read MoreEl gobernador de Illinois, JB Pritzker, visitó al Papa León XIV en el Vaticano, llevando consigo cerveza del estado natal del pontífice y una invitación para que viniera a Chicago. El miércoles, Pritzker anunció su audiencia con el papa en …
Pritzker y el Papa León XIV hablan del ‘Operativo Midway Blitz’ y de cerveza de Chicago en honor al pontífice Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. – For a few seconds, there was nothing “calming” about Nikola Vucevic. There was a quick turn and taunting fist pump for the bystanders in the Moda Center, a shove of excitement for Kevin Huerter and his other …
Bulls veteran Nikola Vucevic has emerged as the calm to avoid the storm Read MoreIt sounds increasingly likely the Steelers will let quarterback Aaron Rodgers make the call on whether he plays Sunday at Soldier Field against the Bears. And given his history with them, it’s hard to imagine he’d miss what likely would …
With hopes of playing vs. Bears, injured Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is limited in practice Thursday Read MoreBears cornerback Jaylon Johnson practiced in full Thursday for the first time since the Bears opened his window to return from injured reserve. He’s recovering from groin injury and it’s unclear if he’d be able to play Sunday against the …
Bears injury report: CB Jaylon Johnson practices in full, 3 starting LBs still out Read MoreThe Bears’ Week 14 game in Green Bay will get the late-afternoon treatment. The NFL announced Thursday that the Dec. 7 game at Lambeau Field was moved from noon to 3:25 p.m. and will be broadcast on Fox. The Bengals-Bills …
NFL moves start time of Bears-Packers game at Lambeau Field Read More