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Chicago police work the scene where multiple people were shot in the 4200 block of South Wells Street, in the Fuller Park neighborhood, Thursday, June 1, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times A 14-year-old boy was killed and …

A midsummer view of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, a project pushed by Openlands and many other Chicago-area conservation groups. Dale Bowman Jerry Adelmann stays true to his roots, even though the world-trotting conservationist has traveled everywhere from Myanmar to China. …

A Venezuelan migrant washes in a small migrant encampment on May 13 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. After a big surge, the number of new immigrant arrivals has dropped since the end of U.S. Title 42. John Moore/Getty Images The world …

This file photo from Dec. 4, 2019, shows then-President Donald Trump (left) and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) at the NATO summit in London. Peter Nicholls/Pool/AFP via Getty Images ISTANBUL — When Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed a crowd of …

Members of the white nationalist Patriot Front march down South Michigan Avenue in the Loop on Jan. 8, 2022. Our overheated political discourse is a danger to democracy, Richard Cherwitz writes. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times For the last few years, a question …

John D. Murphy, a former Catholic priest in the Augustinian order, in an undated photo. Sun-Times file John D. Murphy, a former Catholic priest and member of the Augustinian religious order in the Chicago area, was accused in lawsuits two …

Image from Anti-Cruelty Society Facebook post Anti-Cruelty Society Facebook page In the words of Tay Tay, “karma is a cat,” and you can adopt your own furry friend this weekend for just $13 from the Anti-Cruelty Society. Taylor Swift is …

Southwest Side artist Penny Burns painted this mural in Lyons. Provided A car made a big impact on a mural in Lyons in 2021. Someone driving on Ogden Avenue in the southwest suburb flew off the road and into Waterworks …

A rendering of the planned Chicago Fire soccer team’s new West Side training facility. City of Chicago A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday claims the Chicago Housing Authority’s deal to lease land to the Chicago Fire soccer club to …

Isaac “Redd” Holt with his drums. Provided Chances are you’ve tapped your foot, clapped your hands, bopped your head or just plain gotten out of your seat to dance to the music Chicago jazz legend Isaac “Redd” Holt created as …

A former Beverly Hills model and actor, who along with an anti-vaccine doctor joined in the breach of the U.S. Capitol in 2021, was sentenced this week to two years, eight months in federal prison and three years of probation …

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