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White Sox complete wild-card series sweep over Astros, setting up ALDS matchup with Guardians

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Movies and TV

4 years ago

Taraji P. Henson stars in 'Give Me Some Sugah,' film about a South Shore baker reuniting with long-lost son

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Almost isn't good enough for Pete Crow-Armstrong, but his career as Cubs' centerpiece is just starting

9 hours ago

Dedicated bus lane planned for a stretch of Michigan Avenue that's one of the city's busiest bus corridors

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record $12.26 million

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Things To Do

4 years ago

24 things to do in Chicago Oct. 1-7

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Morningstar to move headquarters to Thompson Center in Loop

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Cubs' swift elimination leaves them facing reality of season gone wrong: 'I look at it as a failure'

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Cubs' total playoff no-show let — and left — everybody down

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Cubs don't get close to meeting championship expectations as season ends in two-game playoff sweep vs. Padres

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Dear Abby: Senior discovers beau is cheating with much younger woman

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

1 month ago

Natalie Y. Moore

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Call me a proponent of keeping cellphones out of classrooms

4 days ago

Out of the Darkness Walk raises awareness about the heartbreak of suicide

23 hours ago

Trump, once again, retaliates against journalists who offend him

6 days ago

Welch urged to do more than apologize for Benton harassment case

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Theater and Stages

1 year ago

Lookingglass Theatre announces new leadership, including permanent role for David Schwimmer

15 hours ago

Arts and Culture

7 months ago

Arts group seeks $15 million boost in cultural grants from city

14 hours ago

Fall bridge lifts along Chicago River begin

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Food and Drink

1 year ago

These Chicago chefs and restaurants are finalists for the Banchet Awards, the top local food honor

22 hours ago

Audrey Niffenegger gives 'The Time Traveler's Wife' a second life in new, generation-spanning sequel

23 hours ago

CPS Elected School Board 2026: Find your candidates and understand the races

9 days ago

What you need to know about Chicago's historic school board election

9 days ago

Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

6 days ago

Chicago's 20 school board races: Who's running and how the campaigns are taking shape

6 days ago

How we made the CPS School Board voter guide

9 days ago

Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

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Should Chicago close more schools? Candidates for school board president diverge on key issue

13 days ago

As school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school event

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Woman alleges in new lawsuit she was sexually abused as a teen in 1990s at the Willow Creek megachurch

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Suburban man described as 'enforcer' for biker club sentenced for daytime beating of driver

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It's now nearly impossible to get asylum in Chicago immigration court

5 days ago

Chicago School Board member Jessica Biggs faces scrutiny over 2018 CPS firing as she runs for board president

6 days ago

Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago

7 days ago

Des Plaines police release video of officer fatally shooting 21-year-old man last month

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CPS School Board candidate Sendhil Revuluri drops out, making it a three-way race

23 hours ago

2 hospitalized after small plane crash in Bolingbrook

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City Council raises debt threshold, sets stage for potential fourth veto from Mayor Johnson

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City Council signs off on $2.5B parking meter sale — after making it a little better

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Man charged with attempted murder in 2025 Austin shooting

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2 hospitalized after being shot on CTA bus

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70-year-old woman shot to death in Auburn Gresham

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Man killed, woman hospitalized in shooting at Oakbrook Center mall

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Gertrude in a garage: A $30 Michigan estate sale find heads to major art auction Thursday

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Review: Steppenwolf's intense 'Topdog/Underdog' gives a layered look at a sibling rivalry

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Review: Klaus Mäkelä brings forth the innately raw, edgy intensity of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4

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Apple picking 2026: Your guide to 9 orchards in Illinois and beyond

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After troubled South Loop bar Reserv closes, former workers say they're still waiting to be paid

5 days ago

Victorious White Sox escape Peacock, advance to TBS, truTV

5 hours ago

White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf celebrates 'gratifying' wild-card series victory

6 hours ago

White Sox keep their surprising season going with wild-card series sweep in Houston

7 hours ago

Will Venable deserves lots of credit for White Sox' success, but he won't take it

8 hours ago

High School Sports

6 months ago

Bears surprise North Lawndale College Prep girls flag football team with equipment, gear

12 hours ago

Bears report: CB Kyler Gordon returns to practice

12 hours ago

Lions QB: Ben Johnson 'can't seem to get out of his own way when he's talking to the media'

13 hours ago

Who's playing QB for the Bears on Sunday? Coach Ben Johnson won't say

6 hours ago

Third-string QB Case Keenum leaves no doubt he should start vs. Jets, even with Tyson Bagent healthy

1 day ago

How Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen used 'unique things' to dominate Eagles

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New Bull Buddy Hield talks shots and takes shots at friend Jimmy Butler

13 hours ago

Bulls rookie Dailyn Swain is a new man compared to the Summer League

1 day ago

New Bulls center Nic Claxton clears the air on back issues narrative

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Horoscope for Thursday, October 01, 2026

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Horoscope for Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Dear Abby: Former stay-at-home dad feels pressure to get a better gig

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Are passive homes the answer to Chicago's severe weather?

4 days ago

Lincoln Park residents plan rally after ComEd rejects alternate substation sites

6 days ago

A month after historic power outage in Gary, mom of 4 still hopes for relief

12 days ago

McDonald's Park will give Chicago Fire fans luxury experience for up to $25,000

20 hours ago

Downtown Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

8 days ago

First hockey, now baseball: FutureSports deal with MLB will let fans trade on teams

8 days ago

A trio of candy-obsessed artists relocate their Wonka-esque gummy production to suburban Chicago

6 days ago

Milwaukee, Detroit or Chicago: Which city has the best encased meats?

8 days ago

Illinois Restaurant Association chief calls out uneven enforcement of sidewalk cafe lights rule

12 days ago

High School Football

6 months ago

CPS expedites payment to football referees; varsity games will be played this weekend

12 hours ago

Kankakee forfeits Lincoln-Way West win due to ineligible player, placed on probation by IHSA

1 day ago

A look at the top contenders for the Sun-Times high school football player of the year

2 days ago

No. 3 Notre Dame's top-ranked defense will get a test at North Carolina

11 hours ago

DePaul basketball coach Chris Holtmann agrees to contract extension through 2030-31 season

1 day ago

Illinois defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck out after 4 games

3 days ago

Bulls willing to temper excitement around rookie Caleb Wilson

2 days ago

Bulls make a deal with Hornets to land veteran shooter in Buddy Hield

4 days ago

Rookie Caleb Wilson is the headliner in Bulls camp, but he's not alone

4 days ago

Blackhawks need to be more decisive, make better reads to improve transition defense

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Blackhawks' defense shredded by Golden Knights in season-opening loss

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Why Teuvo Teravainen is healthy scratch for Blackhawks' opening game

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Idaho authorities present new lead on Tylenol murders tied to recently identified man

7 days ago

Muzzling Macklemore changes nothing. What now?

4 days ago

Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

14 days ago

Illinois passed the nation's first climate migration law. The effort has languished since

2 days ago

Illinois Supreme Court

5 days ago

Illinois Supreme Court sides with widow of Uber rider killed in wrongful death case

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Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood

6 days ago

15 private planes violated temporary flight restriction during Trump's Medinah visit

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Trump says U.S. is doing 'better than ever before' at Presidents Cup golf tournament in suburban Medinah

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Chicago police search Glenwood business tied to owners of South Chicago Chapel

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University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow

1 day ago

Illinois environmental scientist wins prestigious 'genius grant'

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Man who painted hate symbols at Northwestern University sentenced to 7 years in prison

6 days ago

Corporate fund's structural deficit — not Brandon Johnson — to blame for city's financial woes

22 hours ago

Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago

8 days ago

Youth caregivers shouldn't be backstop for systemic failures

10 days ago

State's attorney's proposed pretrial changes undermine justice

16 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

I got my doctorate at 75, which shows it's never too late to pursue your dream

22 hours ago

Life insurance protects dependent loved ones

4 days ago

Jurors need clarity when considering fates of mentally ill defendants

5 days ago

Police warn of attempted child luring near Parkway Gardens complex, notorious 'O Block'

9 hours ago

Video shows deadly Grand Crossing shooting

14 hours ago

Motorist was intoxicated during fatal wrong way wreck on South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, police say

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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A peek inside the buzzing hives at the Obama Presidential Center

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How would you change Illinois' gun laws?

15 hours ago

Inside Chicago's not-quite-as-bad-as-before parking deal

16 hours ago

700,000 Illinoisans could lose their healthcare coverage this week

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