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Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday ruled out school closings to help the Chicago Public Schools dig out of a $732 million hole, and he said it’s up to the Illinois General Assembly to approve progressive revenue measures he believes are …

The U.S. House education committee is compelling CPS Supt. Macquline King to testify next month at a congressional hearing about “attacks on parental rights” and “legal abuses” in connection with how school districts like CPS are addressing issues related to …

CBS Sports’ Joe Musso caught David Kaplan’s eye long before Musso caught the eye of CBS. Musso, a Chicago native who grew up in the Galewood neighborhood, played wide receiver at Illinois Wesleyan on the same football team as Kaplan’s …

Allegations of police abuse cost Chicago taxpayers more than $175 million through April 30, and $16.5 million is about to be added to the pile. The City Council’s Finance Committee will be asked next week to approve two more settlements …

Every one of Chicago’s 22’s police districts will have access to an alternate response team to assist nonviolent people with mental health challenges, under a long-awaited expansion unveiled Wednesday that may or may not last. For now, Mayor Brandon Johnson …

As an actor — and then a Chicago cop — Kevin Michael Doyle had an unusual appreciation for life’s absurdly ironic twists. His bemusement perhaps peaked as a Chicago Police Department recruit in 1998 when an instructor took one look …

La estudiante de primer año de Harold Washington College, Zaure Bakytbekova, últimamente ha estado preocupada por más que sólo tareas y calificaciones de exámenes. Reproduce en su mente los meses del otoño pasado, cuando agentes federales de inmigración, con frecuencia …

A man was found shot in North Lawndale Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The man, 40, was found inside a residence in the 4300 block of West Cermak Road at 8:49 p.m. with a gunshot wound to his head, …

Petros Papatheofanis fondly remembers stealing bacon off the griddle and being handed orange juice by the doting wait staff of his father’s North Center restaurant, Alps East. Tuesday morning, he got to walk back through the same door with his …

A recommendation about whether to free Larry Hoover is now on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. An outspoken Catholic priest and a former mayoral candidate told the Sun-Times they’ve requested the governor to grant clemency to the former Gangster Disciples leader, …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, …

After declining by about 65,000 during the pandemic, Chicago’s population now has grown for a third straight year, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those new figures show Chicago with 2,731,585 residents in 2025, an …

A veteran firefighter was killed during a training exercise in West Ridge Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. He was identified Thursday night as Steven Decker, 61, by the Cook County Medical Examiner. Decker had been injured in …

It’s a big weekend for high school players, especially those who will be seniors next season in the Class of 2027. The first live period of the spring and summer tips off Friday and runs through Sunday. Players will travel …

One year after winning their first playoff game in 15 years, the Bears are big business. The NFL made that clear Thursday night when they released a schedule that features the Bears hosting the Packers on Christmas Day, traveling to …

Ald. Jim Gardiner is suing the city and various ethics and accountability agencies, arguing that previous investigations and fines leveled against him were aimed at damaging his political viability. The suit accuses the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics, Office …

ATLANTA — Hey, he’s new around here, so you can forgive Alex Bregman if this weekend’s Crosstown Series against the White Sox wasn’t top of mind. The Cubs third baseman was momentarily puzzled when someone asked him, as a guy …

A jury of seven men and five women found Tony Robinson guilty late Thursday in the murder of graduate student Anat Kimchi, who was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack Downtown. Robinson, 45, was charged with killing Kimchi by sneaking …

White Sox left-handed reliever Bryan Hudson was a pretty big deal as a prospect before the 2015 MLB Draft — and not just because of his 6-8 frame. Though MLB.com ranked him as the 71st prospect, then-Cubs president Theo Epstein …

LAS VEGAS — Kiev O’Neil approaches sports betting surgically, like a cold, calculating assassin. Emotionless. So Bears fans might want to stop reading. That he is a lifetime Bears fan might be the curveball of this equation because he is …