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Agentes federales de inmigración encabezaron una caravana el jueves por la mañana a lo largo del lado suroeste de Chicago, haciendo varias paradas para interrogar a los residentes sobre su estatus migratorio. La caravana, encabezada por el comandante general de …

Northwestern’s football team welcomed the weekend in Los Angeles for a rare Friday-night game, trying to upset heavily favored USC and become bowl-eligible. Out-of-work coach Pat Fitzgerald, still the No. 1 name in Wildcats history, was headed to Iowa City …

In tracing the journey of modern music, there is one key takeaway: All roads lead to Mavis Staples. Her legendary eight-decade career would prove as much. It has taken us through South Side Chicago churches to the Jim Crow South, …

It’s a loaded Saturday in the second round of the IHSA state playoffs. Here are previews of a few of the best games. Class 8A: Bolingbrook at No. 11 Warren, 7 p.m. Warren (9-1) is one of the state’s most …

Two developers who purchased the former Cboe Global Markets headquarters in the Loop — with plans to convert the vacant building into a data center — have sold the property to Virgina-based company Legacy Investing. An affiliate of real estate …

At the very end of Bears tight end Colston Loveland’s winning touchdown catch against the Bengals, an equally impressive maneuver took place as 6-foot-5, 325-pound right tackle Darnell Wright’s joy propelled him into a celebratory cartwheel as he ran down …

Coming off a game rife with mistakes on special teams by the Bears, the kicking in the Giants game could get wacky due to weather. There’s possible snow in the morning, and it’s forecasted to be 36 degrees at kickoff …

Arguing that “no country should be above international law,” Mayor Brandon Johnson urged the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday to hold President Donald Trump’s administration accountable for what he called a “worsening human rights crisis in the United …

House Democratic legislators received a stern lecture during the second week of veto session about leaks from their private party caucus meetings. During the first week of veto session in October, I posted a photo on my blog of a …

Midterm grades are here! Some of us just got the shakes. Bad, bad memories. In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we asked you to grade Bears coach Ben Johnson on …

A federal magistrate judge is arranging a visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview, which has become a controversial hub for the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in the Chicago area. U.S. Magistrate Judge …

When the Bears traded out of the No. 1 pick in 2023 and, through a series of incredibly fortunate events that included help from former coach Lovie Smith, landed the top pick in 2024 instead, it was perfect timing. Not …

More than 30 business and civic leaders gathered Friday to denounce the federal government’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago. Recent tactics used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents harm the city’s residents, economy, workforce and communities, they said at …

A trickle of funds from the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program started to make its way Friday to the prepaid cards of recipients in Chicago as the government shutdown continues, according to food pantries. In East Garfield Park, some …

Sitting in her Albany Park apartment Friday afternoon, Ingrid Guanume shifted her fussy 1-month-old son in one arm and cradled her phone between her shoulder and ear. The lawyers have been calling nonstop. In the back of her mind, she …

An Illinois Department of Transportation employee was stopped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while working on a Park Ridge construction project Friday morning — and questioned about incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani before being released. Gov. JB Pritzker …

The White Sox made progress on the field this past season, but several holes remain after their third consecutive 100-loss campaign. Sox fans, however, shouldn’t expect much activity through free agency when it comes to upgrading the roster. ‘‘We’ll take …

Thousands of dollars have been raised for a Chicago doctor who remains in critical condition after a driver struck him as he biked home last week near the Illinois Medical District. Ray Lee was biking from his job at Schwab …

One of the finalists to lead Chicago Public Schools says he is remaining in his current role as superintendent of schools in Denver. Alex Marrero, who has led the Denver Public Schools for four years, was one of two candidates …

MILWAUKEE — Guard Kevin Huerter leads the Bulls in plus/minus since coming over in the three-team deal that sent Zach LaVine to the Kings at the trade deadline in February. That’s not Huerter’s only plus, either. At age 27 and …