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Caleb Williams poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Chicago Bears. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Caleb Williams is No.1 in more ways than, well, one. Thursday, the newly minted Bears quarterback broke the Fanatics record …

R. Kelly walks into the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in March 2019. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file The federal appeals court in Chicago affirmed the 2022 conviction of onetime R&B star R. Kelly on Friday, noting that an “even-handed” jury handed down a …

Elvis Crespo cantando en el Festival de las Michelada 2023 en el Harrison Park de Pilsen. Tribú Gives ¡Agarren sus micheladas que se acerca la fiesta en la playa este verano en Chicago! El sexto festival anual de Micheladas, mejor …

USC quarterback Caleb Williams celebrates with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Bears with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. Jeff Roberson/AP Bears fans are the only ones excited …

This postcard-inspired mural for the city of Blue Island welcomes drivers headed south on Western Avenue from Chicago. Genevieve Bookwalter As the city of Blue Island updates its streetscape along several miles of Western Avenue, one of the key ingredients …

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Sun-Times file While testifying in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial Thursday, the former publisher of the National Enquirer reportedly said he buried a story about an alleged affair by Rahm Emanuel …

Tommy Pham of the Diamondbacks hits an RBI single in the 10th inning against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 09, 2023. (Getty Images) Quinn Harris/Getty The White Sox are selecting the contract of veteran outfielder Tommy Pham, sources …

Cristina Nichole Iglesias said gender dysphoria was “traumatic” and “torture.” Surgery was made possible by a settlement she reached with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Having spent her entire adult life until recently in prison, Cristina Nichole Iglesias …

Call & Response Books owner Courtney Bledsoe inside her Hyde Park bookstore, which is opening May 4. Jim Vondruska/Sun-Times As a child, Courtney Bledsoe had an “obsession” with reading, but she rarely read stories by or about people who looked …

California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in public meetings and giving Californians easy access to public records. In recent years, however, transparency has eroded. The Legislature …

Back in 2010, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said that “the most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” At the time, our national debt was “only” $14.3 trillion. Today, it is …

An army of drug-sniffing bots at the U.S.-Mexico border doesn’t sound like such a far-fetched idea in the age of artificial intelligence. While the U.S. isn’t exactly marshaling a robotic platoon, lawmakers are considering how emerging technology, including AI, could …

With just days until Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect on Wednesday, providers are rushing to perform as many abortions as possible while planning contingencies for a future where they will need to turn thousands of women away. Clinics have …