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Arts and Culture

2 months ago

Wicker Park retailer Saint Alfred, 'where creatives, athletes and tastemakers all intersected,' is closing

2 days ago

Rude cabdrivers need etiquette training

5 days ago

After fight night gone wrong, historic Berwyn Eagles club will stop hosting wrestling

18 hours ago

Chicago-area bookstores are set to host their biggest celebration yet for Independent Bookstore Day

1 day ago

'Michael' movie gets enthusiastic reception in Chicago, despite film's omissions

33 minutes ago

Bears' first three picks in NFL Draft — Nos. 25, 57 and 69 — show no urgency to attack biggest needs

14 hours ago

Gunfire exchange with cops follows attempted traffic stop in Brighton Park

2 hours ago

Should Illinois ban cellphones in classrooms during school hours? Here's what you told us

4 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

CHA blew it in passing on Walter Burnett's leadership

5 hours ago

Most MAGA adhere to the 'Church of Trump' — not Christianity

5 hours ago

Don't discount patriarchy's role in deadly domestic violence against Black women

5 hours ago

Dear Abby: Mother calls her own child a 'traitor'

5 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

4 months ago

Trevon "Tre" Bosley

3 days ago

Community violence intervention works, but conservatives on the attack won't say so

3 days ago

Assistant editor, innovation

10 days ago

No, my Sun-Times colleague, Violet Miller, and I are not the same person

10 days ago

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin excels at exposing injustice. His overseas arrest deserves the same scrutiny.

7 days ago

I grew up on Zoom and social media. Protect Illinois kids, teens from the dangers of AI

8 days ago

Pope Leo affirms support for banning death penalty, marks 15 years since Illinois ban

14 hours ago

CTA breaks ground on Red Line extension's first new station as federal funding threat remains unresolved

17 hours ago

Life expectancy in Chicago tops pre-pandemic levels, with Black Chicagoans leading the way

19 hours ago

Commuters sound off on 'iffy' CTA after Yellow Line derailment during Thursday evening rush hour

21 hours ago

Housing and Development

11 months ago

JCPenney to exit Ford City as city pressures mall's owner

1 day ago

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot's chief operating officer is at the center of City Hall intern, contracting scandal

3 days ago

O'Neill Burke wouldn't publicly denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' ties with feds, emails show

4 days ago

Will transparency fold under Gov. Pritzker's plan to revamp the Illinois Gaming Board?

16 hours ago

Mystery shrouds ex-Mormon figure's death in northern Illinois plane crash amid child sexual abuse lawsuit

5 days ago

JCPenney backtracks on Ford City shutdown, but mall remains in peril

23 hours ago

Obamacare premiums in Illinois rose sharply but not as much as expected

1 day ago

Lunchroom workers block Downtown street in protest as contract talks with CPS stall

1 day ago

Yellow Line derailment near Howard Thursday evening shut down Skokie Swift, Evanston service

1 day ago

Illinois House punts millionaires' tax to 2028, advances voting rights amendment

1 day ago

Person struck, killed while riding scooter in Douglas

14 hours ago

Little Village vendor killed in shooting remembered as 'devoted father'

16 hours ago

Ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to probe Midway Blitz agents expected in coming weeks

20 hours ago

Driver nearly strikes pedestrian in West Loop crosswalk — then gets out of car and shoots him, police say

19 hours ago

Movies and TV

4 years ago

Before the Jackson 5 hit it big, the iconic group saw Chicago as an extension of their hometown of Gary

23 hours ago

Theater and Stages

11 months ago

Review: 'The Great Gatsby' musical comes off as 'Gatsby'-lite, with little attention to weightier themes

23 hours ago

Murals and Mosaics

11 months ago

West Town mural by Denver artist resembles Mexican sarape

1 day ago

Larry Zgoda, stained-glass artist who helped preserve legacy of artistic genius Edgar Miller, dies at 75

1 day ago

Jameson Taillon pitches five gritty innings as Cubs adjust to more pitching injuries

10 hours ago

Cubs rally for win, their 10th straight, in important measuring-stick series vs. Dodgers

10 hours ago

Munetaka Murakami hits 11th homer in White Sox' win over Nationals

13 hours ago

Bears draft LSU WR Zavion Thomas — a Walter Payton relative — No. 89

13 hours ago

Demoted White Sox starter Shane Smith showing improvement in Charlotte

13 hours ago

NFL Draft: Bears trade back from Pick 60, take Stanford TE Sam Roush

14 hours ago

NFL Draft: Bears take Iowa center Logan Jones No. 57

15 hours ago

Bears 1st-rounder Dillon Thieneman's favorite college moment? Silencing Penn State

17 hours ago

Dillon Thieneman got to the NFL by using criticism to improve. That'll serve him well with the Bears.

17 hours ago

Former Bull Ayo Dosunmu talks TWolves, free agency, return to Chicago?

22 hours ago

Billy Donovan goes, but abysmal run of Bull-y ball remains. Why would anyone bet on a change for the better?

3 days ago

Bulls coach Billy Donovan steps away after six seasons at helm

3 days ago

Horoscope for Saturday, April 25, 2026

11 hours ago

Dear Abby: Woman's wallet empties as boyfriend's problems pile up

1 day ago

Horoscope for Friday, April 24, 2026

1 day ago

We love trees. So why isn't Arbor Day a bigger deal?

1 day ago

Des Plaines River cresting, but flooding along Fox expected to worsen

5 days ago

Flood warnings remain in effect for suburban rivers with no rain currently forecast this coming week

6 days ago

How we photographed the new Nutella Peanut flavor being made

5 hours ago

Sweets maker Ferrero launches new Franklin Park-made Nutella Peanut spread

1 day ago

Party's not over — Party City making comeback inside Staples

1 day ago

Make Frontera chef Javauneeka Jacobs' glazed Mexican white sweet potatoes with chipotle crema

3 days ago

Food and Drink

11 months ago

At Chicago crowd-pleaser Frontera Grill, a rising chef is redefining plant-forward dining

3 days ago

PopUp Bagels will pop open Friday in Lincoln Park

8 days ago

High School Sports

1 month ago

New Trier quarterback Jackie Ryder commits to Purdue

15 hours ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

City/Suburban Hoops Report: IHSA looks at new seeding process; Deerfield and Oswego East look for new coaches

4 days ago

High School Football

28 days ago

Practice makes prospect for Montini QB Israel Abrams

7 days ago

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore gets probation

10 days ago

Wagers on Munetaka Murakami for Rookie of the Year make sense, even if White Sox continue to flounder

14 days ago

Old-school gets it done for Fenwick's Jake Thies

14 days ago

Bulls have started interview process with candidates to lead front office

4 days ago

With two picks, Bulls' keepers next season will be draft-dependent

5 days ago

Viewership of NBA regular-season games up 86% over last season

9 days ago

Blackhawks players set playoffs as 2027 goal, but Kyle Davidson knows that'll require enormous leap

6 days ago

Takeaways from Blackhawks exit interviews: Summer training schedules could overlap in Chicago

8 days ago

Connor Bedard feels ready for Blackhawks' captaincy, and his teammates agree: 'He's our guy'

8 days ago

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

2 days ago

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

4 days ago

Illinois marijuana firms will get a massive tax break from Trump administration's historic weed shift

1 day ago

Illinois businesses have mixed results with tariff refund process

3 days ago

For college applicants with a criminal record, 'checking the box' can be a barrier to education

5 days ago

Nick Fuentes' victim says 'no proof' he completed community service, drops criminal charges for civil suit

1 day ago

Former owner of 'Home Alone' house dies by suicide after allegations he possessed child porn, police say

1 day ago

Illinois House speaker staying mum on fellow lawmaker ousted from House Democratic caucus

1 day ago

Shooting prompts 'soft lockdown' at Evanston Township high school; no one injured

1 day ago

How the war in Iran is affecting Chicago colleges, from canceled research to uncertain postgrad plans

4 days ago

Loyola University's lab turns used cooking oil into fuel to run buses

7 days ago

Indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center is an act of intimidation, retaliation

1 day ago

Executive order on psychedelics ignores nonmedicinal use

2 days ago

Private equity dismantled West Suburban Medical Center and other area hospitals

1 day ago

How to spot health misinformation that's fueling rise in disease outbreaks

5 days ago

Future of food in Illinois includes farms — and labs

4 days ago

Don't let gambling be cloak-and-dagger operation in Illinois

1 day ago

Attacks on Jewish community highlight why all houses of worship need more protection

3 days ago

Casinos and Gambling

4 months ago

Handicapper quickly learns beverage of choice during long-awaited trip to Churchill Downs

2 hours ago

Man stabbed in fight near Buckingham Fountain

17 hours ago

United Airlines considers raising ticket prices 15% to 20% to offset fuel costs due to war in Iran

1 day ago

Chicagoans grapple with higher health insurance premiums

19 hours ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, April 24, 2026: Bill to keep Bears in Illinois heads to Senate, and millionaires tax stalls

20 hours ago

Chicago Public Library commissioner discusses books, branches, resources for readers and more

1 day ago

New ballet brings Sandra Cisneros' 'The House on Mango Street' to life on stage

1 day ago

She was told to terminate her pregnancy to remove a life-threatening fibroid. Then she met the 'Fibroid Slayer'

1 day ago