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En un año en el que el presidente Donald Trump calificó a Chicago como la “ciudad más peligrosa del mundo” y lanzó una agresiva campaña de deportaciones, los homicidios en la ciudad finalmente bajaron al nivel más bajo en 60 …

Bears receiver Rome Odunze returned to practice Friday for the first time since Dec. 12. When he plays his next game is anybody’s guess. While Odunze is technically questionable for Sunday’s game against the Lions, the receiver demurred when asked …

As others welcomed the new year with resolutions, Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Branske became the first couple of 2026 to marry in Cook County. They made history as the county’s first lesbian couple to win the annual lottery and take …

“It was a little bit hard, the words they were saying…” began Rey Estrada, in Spanish, when asked about being seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 21 as he did landscaping work in Rogers Park, ticking off …

The names and addresses of thousands of patients of the Illinois Department of Human Services were incorrectly made publicly viewable for the last several years, the agency said Friday. Several maps created to assist the agency with decisions — like …

Comenzamos el año en la escena del entretenimiento latino y en español de Chicago con pocas opciones, como es costumbre, pero con las necesarias para aumentar un poco la temperatura en el ánimo de los residentes de Chicago, que tras …

Una reflexión poderosa e íntima sobre las heridas perdurables de la masacre de Tlatelolco ocurrida en la Ciudad de México el 2 de octubre de 1968 sólo diez días antes de las Olimpiadas, y que por mucho, es uno de …

Anyone would have naturally bristled at what the Bears asked of running back D’Andre Swift going into this season: Change the running style that made you a star at every level and earned you a Pro Bowl nod and a …

Before Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar’s injuries, before his own injury, before the winning voodoo wore off and the Blackhawks fell out of a playoff race nobody legitimately expected them to be in, Hawks captain Nick Foligno swore this team …

Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax went away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level. Data compiled by the Illinois Municipal League shows that 656 municipalities — a little more than half of …

Three Bears teams have won the NFC North since the franchise’s last Super Bowl squad did its thing in 2006. In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we wanted to know …

This is no time for Caleb Williams to slip. Confidence in the Bears’ second-year quarterback is at its peak, both within the organization and outside it. It’s imperative that he keeps it there in the regular-season finale Sunday against the …

Dealing with yet another calf issue this season, Bulls guard Coby White is trying to keep a positive face. Although he has been tested a lot, he said Friday he’s winning the inner battle. “It’s very frustrating, just because you …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The full moon in Cancer peaks at 4:03 a.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today your challenge is whether …

This week’s top photo comes from visual journalist Candace Dane Chambers. What makes this photo important? Happy New Year! We’re ringing it in with love. The Cook County Clerk’s Office does an annual lottery to select one lucky couple to …

Editor’s Note: Last year, a new presidential administration stepped in with plans to disrupt the way companies do business through new policies, an effort to spur growth. To help gauge the administration’s impact, the Chicago Sun-Times reached out to 10 …

Have you ever had to transfer between the Ogilvie Transportation Center and the Green or Pink lines at Clinton? The walk down the escalator, out the door, up Clinton Street and up the stairs to the CTA provides plenty of …

DEAR ABBY: A co-worker, “Erin,” has been allowed to work from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, while the rest of us came back to the office. We function alongside each other much like a small family. We have no drama, …

Last weekend, seven young children, four of them just 10 years old, were charged in the viral attack on a mother and her 9-year-old son on the Far South Side, an assault that drew national outrage and calls for adult-level …

Illinois holds its police officers to some of the highest professional standards in the country. Officers must be trained, certified and continually retrained. Supervisors must meet additional requirements. Specialized assignments demand advanced credentials and ongoing education. Yet the most powerful …