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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

New test to get into selective CPS high schools is longer, only in English

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Bears fans have strong reaction to team's renewed focus on Hammond, Indiana stadium site

17 hours ago

Newly competitive White Sox running the gantlet through tough June schedule

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Save A Lot operator's death triggers default with Chicago — jeopardizing food access, city deal

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Fans reminisce as kids set out on mission to 'catch 'em all' at Pokémon GO fest

17 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Pay attention to signals when kids are in mental distress

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Pope Leo XIV and I agree: Our country and world need healing

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SNAP cuts threaten families, grocery jobs and local supermarkets

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Anti‑immigrant great replacement theory continues to spread via Fox News

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Review: "Keerah" explores love in a world where anyone can own your story

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Mike Davis | WBEZ

11 months ago

Dear Abby: Boss's new fiance certainly has a way with words

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

5 months ago

Robert Jordan is a retired television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine on WGN-TV.

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'Teen takeovers' are result of negligence of Chicago's 'forgotten' children

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Almethia C. Franklin

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'Takeover' label unhelpful to teens not looking for trouble

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Will Chicago happily eat dolmades and drink roditis in Trump Tower?

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Nearly 7-foot Obama sculpture welcomes visitors to presidential center

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ComEd plans for Lincoln Park substation met with strong neighborhood pushback

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How we photographed the Obama Presidential Center Museum

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Bicyclist dead after Bridgeport traffic crash

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Pokémon GO Fest: Photos from Chicago's gathering of Pokémon enthusiasts in Grant Park

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Two stabbed after woman is sexually assaulted in Loop

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Chicago cop faces firing after passing test to join horseback unit while sidelined with 'unbearable' injury

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Two top Mayor Brandon Johnson aides had ties to tech consultant at center of hiring, contracting scandal

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Thousands have been jailed in Cook County for not paying child, spousal support

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Loretto exec's fraud case now in jeopardy as 'Broadview 6' prosecutor faces scrutiny over alleged misconduct

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Flu meds offer potential to help slow aging, reduce cognitive decline in HIV patients, research shows

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Gov. JB Pritzker puts pause on data center tax breaks after legislative effort stalls

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For Chicago teens, e-scooters are fun, convenient but sometimes dangerous, even deadly

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No idling by diesel trucks and buses? That's the law in Chicago and statewide but with almost no enforcement

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Housing and Development

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As Airbnbs explode near the Obama Center, housing advocates say affordable units are disappearing

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Chicago police quickly close investigation of hit-and-run crash during chaotic ICE arrest in Albany Park

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Mass shooting in Back of the Yards ends with 2 men dead, 5 wounded

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Man was killed by explosion on Eisenhower Expressway, feds say

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Shooter on loose after Amazon worker gunned down during 'personal dispute' in Melrose Park

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Museums and Zoos

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Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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Architecture and Design

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No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration

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Here's a photo tour inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Theater and Stages

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Review: 'Brokeback Mountain' brings to life literary favorites Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, but could dial up the longing

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What song perfectly captures the Chicago blues sound? Here's what you told us

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Michelada Fest cancels event for a second year, this time citing production costs

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Murals and Mosaics

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Girls' lemonade stand leads to new murals in Lincoln Park tunnel

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Giant busts of iconic U.S. artists take over College of DuPage campus

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Sky break five-game losing streak, regain some mojo

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Randal Grichuk homers twice but White Sox drop series opener in Philly 8-6

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Giants' offensive onslaught ends any talk of Cubs momentum after walk-off victory Thursday

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Cubs starter Edward Cabrera gives up eight runs, doesn't get out of fourth inning in return from injury

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a two-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93

17 hours ago

Halas Intrigue podcast: Are the Bears going to Hammond? Or are they bluffing?

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With Bears saying they're leaving for Indiana, blame game in Illinois spreads far and wide

22 hours ago

Arrival? As hype swells for Bears QB Caleb Williams, coach Ben Johnson is still harping on every detail

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High School Basketball

4 years ago

Former Young, Loyola star Lucas Williamson received a taste of the NBA this season

2 days ago

Rick Adelman, a Hall of Fame coach who won more than 1,000 games and went to the NBA Finals twice, dies at 79

4 days ago

Bulls offseason position analysis: Forward thinking for Matas Buzelis

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Horoscope for Saturday, June 06, 2026

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Dear Abby: Second thoughts grow ahead of road trip's departure

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Horoscope for Friday, June 05, 2026

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Air quality alert issued in Chicago area until Wednesday night

10 days ago

Chicago beaches open for summer amid high waves, dangerous currents

14 days ago

American robins' numbers are on the decline. Here's why and what that might mean.

15 days ago

Chicago businesses 'hurt' and concerned over Bears plan to move ahead with Hammond stadium

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Angel Reese listing Lemont home for $1.45 million, two months after Sky trade

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Group of Edgewater residents want Emanuel Congregation's land to become public park

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Food and Drink

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Is Chicago suddenly a bagel town? The heated rivalry between indie shops and Big Bagel

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Bridge the seasons with a bowl of spring pea pasta

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Sometimes a fellow just can't avoid going to fancy restaurants

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Former Stevenson star Jalen Brunson: The Knick of all time

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High School Football

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Caravan to Michigan: DB Tavares Harrington second recruit from Mount Carmel to join Wolverines' 2027 class

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Final rankings for the boys high school basketball Class of 2026

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Northwestern tops UNC to win its ninth women's lacrosse title

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High School Sports

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St. Patrick football star David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame

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Northwestern women's lacrosse team beats Johns Hopkins to return to NCAA title game

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NBA passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery process

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Bulls offseason position analysis: Josh Giddey needs to stay guarded

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Bulls coaching vacancy living up to the promise of casting a wide net

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As Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson scours trade market, a veteran defenseman is one target

23 hours ago

Blackhawks resourceful in trading prospect Jack Pridham's rights, but underlying problem remains

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Blackhawks' 100 years of drama and dramatics

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SpaceX's IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk world's first trillionaire

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Here's what Chicagoans would tell hometown pontiff Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV

2 months ago

Read the full text of Mayor Johnson's invitation to Pope Leo XIV to deliver mass in Grant Park in 2027

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ComEd to offer up to $500 for small businesses struggling to pay electric bills

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Consumer advocacy groups oppose Illinois American Water $142.4M rate hike and potential major acquisition

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Fired nurses allege retaliation for voicing concerns about conditions at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital

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Shelter-in-place order lifted with suspect still at large in Lansing fatal shooting

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Eisenhower Expressway reopened in Westchester after 9-hour closure for fatal police investigation

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Man charged in fatal DUI crash that killed tollway worker fixing potholes on I-294

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Half of Chicago school board candidates are facing challenges, but powerful CTU says it didn't file any

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Pope Leo's Vatican reviewing appeal of planned closing of Chicago-area Catholic school

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Loved ones of slain Tilden High School honor student call for justice during peace walk in Back of the Yards

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Trump can only wish his lame-duck presidency resembles Obama's

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Trump skirts law with his shameless self-promotion schemes

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Supreme Court's takedown of Voting Rights Act bolsters case for court expansion

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Making the grade as an Evergreen Park Hall of Famer — and finding inspiration in the class of 2026

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Why a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger would be a win for Illinois

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Bear in mind my forecast of team's future

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USAID cuts have a hand in Ebola outbreak overseas

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Gaga for Sky's Gabriela 'Gabs' Jaquez

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National literary arts fund taps Chicago Poetry Center for multiyear award

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Chicago had fewest May homicides since 2007

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E-bikes faster than 28 mph will need insurance, registration under bill passed by Illinois lawmakers

20 hours ago

Are the Chicago Bears destined for Indiana?

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What the heck is green infrastructure? And how can it help me?

19 hours ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, June 5, 2026: Legislative session wraps without stadium package, Mag Mile gets swim sculptures and more

19 hours ago

How are you celebrating Pride in Chicago?

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Illinois parents now have NICU leave, a small step in the right direction

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