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The Leighton Criminal Courthouse. Sun-Times file A neighbor of Mayor Brandon Johnson is accused of beating and stabbing a woman so many times over the weekend that a worker for the Cook County medical examiner’s office remarked he had “never …

Bill McGovern, who was an assistant coach for 39 years in the college ranks and in the NFL — including a stint with the Bears — has died. He was 60. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times LOS ANGELES — Bill McGovern, who was …

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Ald. Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd) walk out of a temporary respite center at Piotrowski Park at 4247 W. 31st St. in Little Village, May 16. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Chicago is a sanctuary city that has welcomed more …

The Cook County Jail in 2020. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times As opioid overdoses and the scourge of powerful fentanyl have overwhelmed our communities, the Cook County Jail has not been immune. The public rightfully asks us to confront this and adapt, and …

Supporters of the Clean Water Act demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Oct. 3, 2022. The court on May 25 made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that …

Sections of North Clark Street, from West Grand Avenue to West Kinzie Street, closed off to allow expanded outdoor dining last November. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time Like a bad meal already eaten and paid for, there is no way for Chicago …

Lisa Rezin (from left) with daughters Ashlee Rezin and Dawn Baxter. Provided It’s a five-hour drive from Detroit to Chicago. Yet Lisa Rezin would make the trip just to attend a school play featuring one of her nieces and nephews. …

William and Marge Hair. Provided The last time Marge Hair talked to her son William, he was working late at a restaurant and promised to see her the next day at a family barbecue. Just hours later, William Hair was …

Liam Hendriks yells after pitching in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Chicago. (AP) AP Photos Liam Hendriks’ feel good story didn’t feel so good to him. Hendriks did, after all, allow two …

Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter sit together during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on July 10, 2021, in Plains, Ga. Associated Press ATLANTA — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her …

Welcome to The Compost, a weekly newsletter on key environmental news impacting Southern California. Subscribe now to get it in your inbox! In today’s edition… The photo above captures a scenario that would be illegal in some states. California is unique among …

When will progressives stop attacking the direct democracy rights? A couple of months ago, this column exposed the threat that Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 1 posed to the power of recall. Among the powers of direct democracy, initiative, referendum and …

A man blinded in his left eye after an Angels outfielder allegedly hurled a baseball into the crowded stands during a game in Anaheim last summer is suing the team and the former player. A civil complaint filed in Orange …

A sign outside the Austrian hospital where the blaze broke out warns people not to smoke (Picture: Alex Halada/AFP) A fire that killed three patients at a hospital in Austria is believed to have been started by a cigarette. Emergency …

Turns out medieval people were just as funny as modern folk (Picture: PA) Kings, priests and peasants were all at the mercy of medieval comics, a rare manuscript from the 15th century has revealed. The ‘mad and offensive’ comedy was …