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Repurposed ice fishing tents used for shelter for houseless individuals underneath the Dan Ryan Expressway in 2022. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times By the time Dilinger (a pseudonym) experienced homelessness, he had already endured significant trauma. His grandparents, who had raised him due …

An off-duty Chicago police officer was driving early Thursday near the House of Blues on State Street when she struck and killed a pedestrian, according to a police report and sources. Another pedestrian was injured. The driver was cited. ABC7 …

AP A woman is dead after being shot during an argument in the Ashburn neighborhood late Thursday, police said. A witness told police the woman, estimated to be in her 30s, was arguing with a man when he pulled out …

Chicago Fire Department | Sun-Times file photo Sun-Times file photo A tanker car fire caused workplace evacuations and delays to at least three Metra trains Friday morning in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, officials said. The fire prompted a Level II …

Charges were pending Friday for a suspect who allegedly molested a 15-year-old boy at a convenience store in the Loop, Chicago police said. The victim told police that a man approached him inside the store and began to “grab” him …

Adobe Stock Photo A 41-year-old rideshare driver was recovering at a hospital after being stabbed in the head by one of his customers early Friday on North Michigan Avenue, police said. About 12:40 a.m. a person only described as female …

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, June 30, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP Photo It’s gotten to where it’s almost axiomatic in American politics: Show me somebody who gets TV face-time railing against others’ sexual …

Curie’s Mason Minor (30) shoots against Phillips’ Amari Edwards (1). Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times While the Team Rose Shootout Saturday and Sunday at Mount Carmel will bring together several matchups featuring ranked teams, the weekend itself is loaded with big, …

Tony Shalhoub, who starred on “Monk” from 2002-09, returns to the detective role in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.” Peacock If obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) were going to write a movie about himself, 14 years after USA Network’s …

By WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could …

Staff and wire service reports  Before landing in Los Angeles this evening for a fund-raising sweep tapping glitzy Hollywood moguls, President Joe Biden heads to Las Vegas today to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects …

Next week’s entertainment at Southern California casinos includes boxing matchups with some local fighters on the card, a South African stand-up comedian who hosted a late-night satire news show, a regional Mexican group who is comfortable experimenting with other genres, …

Dear readers: This marks the 700th “HOA Homefront” column since it debuted in 2005. At this milestone, I would like to share with you 12 significant challenges for HOAs. 1. Neighborhood alienation. As technology advances with increasing use of computers …

Beginning at sundown today, observant Jews around the world will begin the celebration of Hanukkah, a festival of lights. It was instituted to celebrate the liberation of Israel from domination by the Syrian Seleucid empire, which sought to suppress the …