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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

Trump administration remains unreliable Second Amendment ally

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Food and Drink

11 months ago

Theaster Gates, Heiji Choy Black to open tea salon and cocktail lounge near Obama Center

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Elly Fishman | WBEZ

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Edgewater synagogue's updated project plans include 3 lakefront towers

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Sam 'Cheezborger' Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

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How Munetaka Murakami is teeing up business for White Sox and Chicago companies

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Ford City Mall on Southwest Side ordered to close by June 22

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Rickea Jackson's 29 points can't save Sky in road loss to Mercury

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This Sky needed this [Natasha] Cloud

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Crosstown beatdown: Cubs' bats erupt in 10-5 victory against Sox

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Dear Abby: Bothersome man won't leave neighbor alone

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?

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Drones are everywhere, but rules governing them remain invisible

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Pritzker's BUILD plan prioritizes development over affordability

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Letters to the Editor

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Mensaje para el concejal Villegas: El desarrollo y las protecciones ambientales pueden coexistir

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Review: Twin Peaks brings back 2010s-core in triumphant residency kickoff in Pilsen

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Murals and Mosaics

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New Wicker Park, Bucktown murals welcome summer to the neighborhoods and the 606

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Larry Hoover's freedom is in Pritzker's hands

18 hours ago

Theater and Stages

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Review: 'Do Something Pretty' tells a standard story but is more complicated than the '80s teen movies it evokes

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Ald. Gardiner sues city, ethics board and inspector general for $1 million over findings against him

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'Die-80': Life and death near southwest suburbs' booming warehouse hub

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Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants

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Convicted former Ald. Edward Burke's campaign money isn't radioactive to everyone

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Brandon Johnson's budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks

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Gov. Pritzker visited Springfield hospital with 'minor' complications after urology procedure

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Veteran Chicago firefighter dies after being injured during training exercise in West Ridge

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Latest Census Bureau estimates show Chicago population continuing its post-COVID recovery

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill while lawsuit plays out

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Infant girl fatally stabbed in Gage Park; suspect held

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Cyclist critically injured by semi on Southwest Side in 4th hit-and-run this week

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

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Man fatally shot while fleeing gunman who then turned gun on himself in Edgewater, police say

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Irene's Finer Diner reopens two years after grease fire closed doors

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Choreographer Aszure Barton gets 'unruly' in final dance commission for Hubbard Street Chicago

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Things To Do

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20 things to do in Chicago May 14-20

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Arts and Culture

3 months ago

South Side visual arts organizations awarded part of $1.8 million grant from Getty Foundation

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Not your yiayia's Greek food: New restaurant Kouklas in Niles serves up cross-generational Mediterranean fare

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Kid you not: Rehab going well for Matthew Boyd

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Sam Antonacci's penchant for plunkings boosting White Sox' on-base numbers

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Cubs manager Craig Counsell happy to be at home, even if it's at Rate Field

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White Sox bring juice to Crosstown as fans await meaningful summer baseball on South Side

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Cleveland celebrates 2016 AL champions, and a World Series that got away

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With a massive contract extension on the line, what are Bears QB Caleb Williams' 5 biggest games this season?

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Talking 2026 schedule

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Sorry, Bears fans: At least one handicapper sees fewer wins this season

1 day ago

Breaking down the Bears' 2026 schedule

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NFL schedule release: Bears will play Lions on Thanksgiving

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Bulls headline the list of winners and losers coming out of the combine

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Bulls' Josh Giddey hoping clean-up surgery on ankle allows him time to clean up game

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29

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Horoscope for Saturday, May 16, 2026

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Horoscope for Friday, May 15, 2026

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Dear Abby: Three's a crowd in family's housing arrangement

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Parks and Nature

1 month ago

Beachgoers have mixed feelings about Chicago Park District's new automated parking gates

6 days ago

Chicago Park District installs automated parking gates at 10 beaches

9 days ago

Summerlike weather makes brief appearance in Chicago area before thunderstorms roll through

11 days ago

ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills

2 days ago

Chicago Fire's new stadium to be named McDonald's Park

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Greek bulgur salad is quick to assemble and hearty enough to be a complete meal

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Subminimum wage would be frozen at 76% of the minimum pay, but only temporarily, Council panel proposes

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How to make Kouklas' whipped feta

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High School Football

1 month ago

Mount Carmel receiver Quentin Burrell commits to Michigan

7 hours ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

Some observations ahead of the first live period of the spring for prep basketball

1 day ago

City/Suburban Hoops Report: Grant Mordini heads to Kansas, locals eye USA hoops, East Peoria star transfers

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Illinois, Brad Underwood agree to new contract terms

12 hours ago

RJ Day, son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, commits to Northwestern

4 days ago

Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss' racial history made it difficult to recruit Black football players

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Bulls defy the lottery odds and move up to No. 4 as the rebuild begins

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Bulls new man in charge Bryson Graham on the clock in Sunday's lottery

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Bulls introduce new man in charge as Bryson Graham hits all the notes

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Analyzing Blackhawks' draft options: Could Ivar Stenberg fall to No. 4 pick?

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Blackhawks to sign acclaimed Russian forward prospect Roman Kantserov to NHL contract

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Blackhawks fall to No. 4 pick in NHL Draft Lottery as Maple Leafs, Sharks jump over them

10 days ago

Nation and World

11 months ago

Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill

4 days ago

Illinois nears 3 years without an illegally abandoned baby, almost 25 years after 'Safe Haven' law passed

3 days ago

Potential hantavirus case reported in Illinois, unrelated to cruise ship outbreak

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U. of I. reschedules finals after learning platform Canvas reaches deal with hackers

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Lake County authorities investigate shooting by police officer in Mundelein

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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules

4 days ago

3 dead after wrong-way crash on I-88 in Aurora

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CPS chief subpoenaed to testify before U.S. House on how schools teach gender identity, sexual content

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As CPS cuts staff to plug deficit, educator unions and school board members press for more state funding

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University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year

2 days ago

Gov. Pritzker should say no to the federal tax credit scholarship program

21 hours ago

White Sox radio (and former Cubs TV) voice Len Kasper: 'This is where I belong'

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Stop burdening working families; tax wealth and corporate profits fairly

3 days ago

A lesson for every police officer: Find peace and quiet, before the job consumes you

4 days ago

A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools

7 days ago

Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

Cheers to the Chicago Lighthouse for 120 years of social service

21 hours ago

Memo to Ald. Villegas: Development, environmental protections can coexist

2 days ago

Hypocritical anti-immigrant Americans rely on immigrants, too

4 days ago

Man charged with kidnapping CTA bus driver at knifepoint

17 hours ago

One held after man seriously wounded during Loop stabbing

19 hours ago

Person of interest released in West Side slayings of Uber driver, high school basketball player

19 hours ago

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell takes questions from WBEZ listeners

18 hours ago

How Chicago is working to improve Asian representation in medical research and health data

18 hours ago

Two different takes on Gov. Pritzker's BUILD plan to create more housing

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What's the key to creating art with family?

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From Monty and Rose to Pippin, Chicago's love affair with piping plovers is helping the species survive

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