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Business leaders who are plunging more than $100 million into fighting Chicago violence are unveiling a new method to gauge the impact of their investments. The Chicago Public Safety DataHub, developed by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of …

Over four decades ago, Harold Washington shattered Chicago’s political machine and cracked open the gates of power. His election as mayor was a loud signal that those pushed to the margins had found their voice, their coalition, their champion. As …

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single, never married man. I was having trouble finding a nice woman to date, so I bought a T-shirt from a dating website to show the women at the grocery and hardware stores that I’m single …

As our nation grapples with a constant barrage of federal edicts and executive orders, it’s a good time for Illinois residents to consider the protections we enjoy under our state laws. As clerk, I manage the largest election jurisdiction in …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Mike Prombo emailed a series of photos last Monday from the middle of Palatine, explaining, “Had a coyote in our backyard this morning doing a downward dog yoga …

Michael Jordan hasn’t lived in his former Highland Park home for over a decade, but fans will have the opportunity to live like Mike did during his Bulls days. It just won’t be cheap. The seven-bed, 17.5-bath home was renovated …

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve added her voice to the growing push for WNBA roster expansion. Under the current CBA, teams are limited to 12 roster spots — a tough constraint during a 44-game season filled with injuries, travel and international …

Questions remain after a fire in Blue Island tore through two buildings in south suburban Blue Island Monday morning. The fire started about 4 a.m. in the 2000 block of Vermont Street. About midday, rubble was strewn on a sidewalk …

ComEd’s former top lobbyist spent weeks in 2023 listening to the sound of his own voice, learning through secret FBI recordings how he sounded when he thought no one was listening. The feds caught John Hooker boasting about a corrupt …

Endless workouts in the gym and lifting in the weight room had become the norm for rising senior Rashaun Porter. But the DePaul Prep standout looked in the mirror and realized what needed to be done. “I needed to quit …

Sin orientación del gobierno federal sobre cómo prohibir a cualquier persona sin estatus migratorio legal el acceso a un programa vital de educación infantil temprana, la Asociación Head Start de Illinois informó el viernes a sus cientos de miembros que …

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday directing state agencies to evaluate the economic impact Illinois could face under the latest rounds of sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to levy against U.S. trade partners, including its …

Un hijo del notorio rey de la droga de Sinaloa, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, aceptó el viernes en una corte federal de Chicago cooperar con las autoridades estadounidenses en todo el país, mientras enfrenta una condena de cadena perpetua. …

Quinn Naughton was getting ready for bed when he heard a woman shouting outside his Lake View apartment building early Sunday. “Help me, help me, help me!” she yelled, Naughton, 59, told the Sun-Times. He peered down from his fifth-floor …

Fox Sports is canceling Danny Parkins’ FS1 show “Breakfast Ball” among a series of cuts, but Parkins isn’t out of a job, the Sun-Times has learned. A source confirmed The Athletic’s report that the show will be canceled along with …

Chicago will not be forced to wean itself off what one mayoral critic called a “debt addiction” that has saddled beleaguered taxpayers with the second-highest level of debt per citizen of any big city in the nation. After a heated …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the …

The City Council has approved a seemingly endless string of ethics reforms. None have silenced the steady drumbeat of corruption that has sent a parade of its members to federal prison. On Monday, another ordinance was added to the pile, …

An air-quality alert is in place for the greater Chicago area from noon Monday through Tuesday night. The “orange” alert indicates the air in Chicago, which hit 156 for ozone late Monday afternoon, is unhealthy for sensitive groups, including babies, …

The Blackhawks‘ streak of starting every season on the road will continue this fall, and with an especially difficult matchup. The Hawks will face the Panthers, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions, after their banner-raising ceremony at 4 p.m. CT on …