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White Sox rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami is ushering in “Mune mania” throughout Chicago — teeing up new business opportunities for the city’s small businesses and the team, from new offerings like Japanese-inspired hot dogs and rice lagers to custom jerseys. …

A man was fatally shot early Friday in Austin on the West Side. Around 1:30 a.m., a 35-year-old man was in the 5100 block of West Potomac Avenue when he was shot in the body, Chicago police said. He was …

A beige car is being sought in the hit-and-run death of a 36-year-old man late Thursday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Around 11 p.m., the man was standing in the 8700 block of South Ashland Avenue when a beige car …

A person of interest in the double homicide of a man who was driving for Uber and an 18-year-old basketball player who was his passenger has been released without being charged, according to Chicago police. The person of interest, a …

Charges were pending against a 36-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man, seriously hurting him during an argument Thursday night in the Loop. The 25-year-old man was standing outside in the first block of North State Street around 9:15 …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: A state review board has sent to Gov. JB Pritzker its confidential recommendations about whether former Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover should be freed. 🗞️ Plus: The politicians getting ex-Ald. Ed Burke’s campaign cash, the …

As Chicago prepares for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center on June 19, a mile south, artist Theaster Gates will launch two new hospitality concepts created with the entrepreneur Heiji Choy Black, his longtime friend. Opening on June 5, …

A Chicago man was charged with kidnapping a CTA bus driver at knifepoint during an attack that began in Logan Square and ended on the Near North Side early Wednesday. Lanell C. Fields, 51, was charged with aggravated armed kidnapping, …

Gov. JB Pritzker was treated by a Springfield doctor late Wednesday with a “minor complication” from his urology procedure, the governor’s office said on Friday. “Gov. Pritzker had a minor complication from his urology procedure late Wednesday night and was …

Wicker Park and Bucktown — and the Bloomingdale Trail that runs through the two bustling neighborhoods — are ready to welcome summer with four new murals that celebrate warmer weather. A new mural at the Milwaukee Avenue entrance to the …

El alcalde Brandon Johnson viajará a Roma a finales de este mes para su primera visita con el Papa León XIV, informó la oficina del alcalde al Sun-Times. “Estoy simplemente encantado de que el Papa sea de Chicago”, dijo Johnson …

A 42-year-old Edgewater man who was walking his dog Thursday morning was fatally shot trying to flee from a gunman who then turned the gun on himself, according to police. Before shots rang out, the dog walker screamed, “leave me …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez …

A bicyclist was critically injured when a semi hit him Friday morning on the Southwest Side, marking at least the fourth hit-and-run crash this week, two of which have been fatal. Around 6:50 a.m., the 37-year-old bicyclist was riding north …

Sam Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday from natural causes at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. He was 91. “My dad was always a person who lit up the room when he walked in, always in a …

The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ 2026 schedule. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get …

The NBA moves fast and that’s why Bryson Graham went from new kid in the classroom to voted “Most Popular” in a matter of days. The Bulls hired Graham to be their executive vice president of basketball operations on May …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top adviser insisted Friday that there’s still a chance to keep the Bears in Chicago because there are major hurdles with stadium proposals in both Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana. Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee said even …

Debo responder al artículo del Sun-Times publicado la semana pasada titulado “El nuevo presidente de zonificación, Villegas, comienza a reducir el atraso de proyectos estancados“. La Ordenanza de Impactos Acumulativos de Hazel Johnson es una iniciativa impulsada desde la base …

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic …