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Over two dozen students, veterans and Pullman community members gathered at a Far South Side elementary school Monday morning to partake in a nearly quarter-century tradition of Veterans Day ceremonies at the school. The ceremony at George M. Pullman Elementary, …

Pitchfork Music Festival, long a staple on Chicago’s big summer music fest scene, announced Monday that it will not be returning to Chicago in 2025. In a social media post, the festival’s organizers stated the rapidly evolving music festival landscape …

The article “Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget is ‘dead on arrival,’ Council critic says” on Oct. 31 was probably right on target. Who wants to pay more property tax, which is probably the most unjust tax of all? Johnson is proposing …

Michael Jotzat proudly messaged that his 5-year-old son Mikey caught a 5-pound-plus largemouth bass Sunday “during our beloved Bears game” from a local pond in Oswego. “[He] was floating a large roach and it hit his pole like a freight …

DELPHI, Ind. — A former drugstore worker in the small Indiana town of Delphi was found guilty of murder on Monday in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike. Jurors convicted Richard Allen of …

It was October 2023 when four-time Emmy winner Derek Hough stepped on the stage of the Rosemont Theatre with his wife Hayley Erbert, and they dazzled the “Symphony of Dance” audience with their talent, energy and outright passion for one …

Would you ride a train from Chicago to Florida — in coach? Ellery Jones with the Sun-Times boarded Amtrak’s temporary Floridian route from Chicago to Miami Sunday evening on Nov. 10 and is expected to be in Miami around 6 …

La policía solicita la ayuda del público para encontrar a un hombre buscado en relación con el asesinato de su exnovia el mes pasado en el vecindario de McKinley Park. Tony Hernández, de 48 años, está acusado de disparar fatalmente …

Los habitantes de Chicago llenaron una iglesia del lado sur el domingo por la mañana para honrar y lamentar la muerte del oficial de la Policía de Chicago, Enrique Martínez, quien fue asesinado en el cumplimiento de su deber la …

La Ciudad de Chicago pide a los padres de estudiantes con discapacidades a solicitar el Fondo de Recuperación de Estudiantes Diversos antes del cierre de solicitudes el viernes. El fondo de $5 millones, que fue lanzado a principios de este …

Gil Rivera is a Vietnam War veteran. The Skokie resident served for two years until 1967 when he was medically discharged after he was injured by an explosion in an ambush. But for Rivera — despite his service and the …

Bears coach Matt Eberflus did nothing Monday to quiet the roaring calls for his job or, at minimum, for him to take play calling away from offensive coordinator Shane -Waldron. If anything, as has too often been the case, he …

Matt Eberflus’ downfall isn’t just that his team is losing. It’s that it doesn’t look like a Matt Eberflus-coached team in the process. Eberflus’ calling card as a coach is instilling a relentless aggressiveness in his teams. It’s all about …

Tim Matheson has portrayed a president and vice president. A police officer and military officer. And more than a few doctors. He’s worked with Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Jackie Gleason, Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell and Steven Spielberg. He appeared in …

Immigration advocates are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to pardon five Illinois military veterans who were deported and currently live in exile. The veterans are in exile all over the world, including Mexico, Guatemala and India. Some were deported more …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase will be “significantly decreased” — and replaced with a healthy mix of new revenues and reprogrammed federal stimulus funds — thanks to a collaborative process that began in earnest over the …

A first-term Cook County elected official was arrested and charged with drunken driving Sunday on the North Side, Chicago Police records show. Democrat Samantha Steele — one of three commissioners in the relatively obscure but powerful Cook County Board of …

Warren isn’t a traditional high-school -basketball powerhouse, having never won a state title. But the Blue Devils have been more successful than fans outside Gurnee and Lake County might realize. Warren has been close twice, losing the AA state championship …

A motorist was extricated from a car after it drove through a guardrail at Harlem and Irving Plaza Mall and flipped over, according to Norridge police. About 12:30 p.m. Monday, Norridge police and the Norwood Park Fire Protection District responded …

A motorist was extricated from a car after it drove through a guardrail at Harlem and Irving Plaza Mall and flipped over, according to Norridge police. About 12:30 p.m. Monday, Norridge police and the Norwood Park Fire Protection District responded …