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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

Theater and Stages

1 year ago

Review: Eta Creative Arts Foundation's staging of 'Detroit '67' examines conflict between two siblings amid backdrop of civil unrest

10 hours ago

Former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who led a World Series-winning rotation, dies at age 70

10 hours ago

Alex Bregman 'felt like I got hit by a baseball bat to the face,' working to make quick return to Cubs

5 hours ago

Chicago School Board

4 months ago

Chicago School Board member Jessica Biggs faces scrutiny over 2018 firing as she runs for president's seat

8 hours ago

Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago

8 hours ago

Chicago extends Divvy contract; parking changes, new bike model coming

10 hours ago

Mayoral allies stall measure that would make it harder for city to take on more debt

5 hours ago

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

4 hours ago

Things To Do

4 years ago

25 things to do in Chicago Sept. 24-30

7 hours ago

Kevin Gausman bangs up shoulder, Cubs lose another to Marlins: 'The baseball gods are going to test you'

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White Sox still want the division title, but earning a playoff berth 'would be everything'

4 hours ago

Struggling at the end of a great year, White Sox reliever Sean Newcomb feels he's gotten too predictable

5 hours ago

Dear Abby: Unfaithful husband invites other woman to move in

19 hours ago

The Chicago Mini Crossword

23 days ago

Is it OK for adults to wear pajamas in public?

1 day ago

Why Trump's tariffs are illegal

5 days ago

Welch, state Democrats offer different accounts of campaign funding dispute

15 hours ago

Letters to the Editor

2 years ago

Griffin MSI's new design proposal is an affront to Chicago history

18 hours ago

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

5 days ago

Review: 'The Humanities' looks away from the campus culture wars it purports to interrogate

9 hours ago

Bill 'Captain Fun' Linden, former Sun-Times page designer, dies at 79

9 hours ago

Why more kids are taking the 'bike bus'

16 hours ago

Bitter fight over Chicago police discipline heads to state Supreme Court

19 hours ago

Alsip Mayor John Ryan helped establish term limits in his town. Now that they affect him, will they be eased?

6 days ago

5 public universities in Illinois use Flock surveillance cameras on campus, records show

6 days ago

Larry Snelling now getting a $190,000 yearly pension after retiring as Chicago's top cop

8 days ago

Bearing the Blitz

22 days ago

A year of silence follows ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González despite calls for justice

12 days ago

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

19 hours ago

Instead of being driven to school, more kids are taking the 'bike bus'

12 hours ago

Downtown Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

1 day ago

Finance Committee backs $201.6M subsidy for Foundry Park megaproject

1 day ago

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

1 day ago

Mundelein volleyball coach accused of recording student exercising and stretching

9 hours ago

Thief took 8 e-scooters on North Side by removing ignitions, police say

5 hours ago

'Broadview Six' judge to hold crucial hearing next week as she weighs consequences of feds' misconduct

10 hours ago

Third person charged with murder of man pushed from moving Red Line train

17 hours ago

Review: 'Kowalski' at Lookingglass Theatre is a fanfiction of sorts. But it could go deeper.

17 hours ago

Food and Drink

1 year ago

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

19 hours ago

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

20 hours ago

Arts and Culture

7 months ago

Donda West Way: A South Shore street is renamed for a Chicago 'village mom'

1 day ago

Art Institute of Chicago to return looted Holocaust-era painting to family of persecuted art collector

1 day ago

QB shuffle a new challenge for Bears coach Ben Johnson

8 hours ago

Cubs, Red Sox to play Friday doubleheader as Boston weather forecast jumbles final-weekend series

7 hours ago

Why hasn't PGA Tour visited Chicago much lately until Presidents Cup?

8 hours ago

How the Blackhawks used analytics to shape their goalies' offseason training

8 hours ago

Halas Intrigue podcast: So who plays QB for the Bears?

8 hours ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams is back to being a punching bag, but he's never let a little backlash get him down

10 hours ago

Bears report: Good and bad in non-quarterback injury updates ahead of Eagles game

12 hours ago

More Bears QB woes as Tyson Bagent placed in concussion protocol

1 day ago

Bears claim long snapper Scott Daly off Saints practice squad

1 day ago

Bulls preview: Matas Buzelis & Caleb Wilson make team forward thinkers

3 days ago

NBA 2K27 Review: The latest version brings you back to the playground

7 days ago

Bulls preview: The guard room has talent but will it SLAP when called

10 days ago

Horoscope for Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Horoscope for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

1 day ago

Dear Abby: I attend friends' events, but many skipped my mother's memorial

1 day ago

Museums and Zoos

1 year ago

3rd beluga whale dies after being moved to Shedd Aquarium from shuttered Marineland in Canada

2 days ago

Chicago under flood advisory, rain cancels Chicago River Swim

3 days ago

Morning storms blamed for nearly 1,000 delays at Chicago airports

6 days ago

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

1 day ago

Gov. JB Pritzker assembling Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet to assess AI threats

1 day ago

Pritzker's net worth jumped by $1 billion since becoming Illinois governor in 2019

1 day ago

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

5 days ago

Tofu replaces meat in vegetarian satay skewers packed with plenty of flavor and texture

8 days ago

Break the 'what's for dinner' rut without breaking the bank by shopping at international food markets

15 days ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

Eight changes to the local high school basketball landscape

14 hours ago

High School Football

5 months ago

Batavia and Geneva match up for the 108th time; Simeon-Morgan Park showdown set for the West Side

1 day ago

Super 25 Football Rankings

1 month ago

Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 6

3 days ago

Colorado player apologizes for remarks demeaning Northwestern's temporary football stadium

1 day ago

Ole Miss moves to No. 4 in AP Top 25 after win over LSU

3 days ago

Notre Dame has little trouble getting past Michigan State

4 days ago

Bulls announce plans on how they will honor Stacey King this season

13 days ago

Lakers will unveil Phil Jackson statue next year

15 days ago

Is the Bulls' Matas Buzelis almost a forgotten man? It feels that way

17 days ago

Bowen Byram's innate confidence will allow him to play his style, handle pressure with Blackhawks

1 day ago

Jordan Greenway's defensive acumen makes him sneaky-smart addition for Blackhawks

1 day ago

Blackhawks' Kevin Korchinski hopes to 'prove I belong' in back-against-wall season

2 days ago

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

7 days ago

'Widow's Bay' breaks Emmys comedy record with 14 wins including best comedy series

6 days ago

Cook County Jail detainee apparently sets mattress on fire, injuring him and 10 guards

2 days ago

After being charged by Illinois' special prosecutors, a lawyer and legal researcher unearthed misconduct

2 days ago

Gas prices in Chicago are up again. Why there may be no end in sight

4 days ago

Evanston man, a U.S. citizen, injured in Sunday confrontation with U.S. immigration officers

2 days ago

Naperville man, 70, found fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing

2 days ago

Evanston-Skokie parents fear impact as district looks to cut $20 million, close 2 schools

5 days ago

School Board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says school staff 'should never use corporal punishment'

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Which Cubs and White Sox made it? Which didn't? We present the Sun-Times' 2026 All-City Team

2 days ago

Architecture and Design

1 year ago

Griffin MSI's new design must go back to the drawing board: 'Carbuncle in the park'

2 days ago

Caleb Williams hurt? Bears' offense an unspeakable disaster? What a Sunday it wasn't at Soldier Field

1 day ago

Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago

20 hours ago

Youth caregivers shouldn't be backstop for systemic failures

3 days ago

State's attorney's proposed pretrial changes undermine justice

9 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Meta — and parents — share responsibility in curbing social media addiction

4 days ago

Destroying Head Start limits our country's future

5 days ago

Chirping cicadas pique Chicago area's curiosity

7 days ago

Indiana man charged after leading high-speed chase from Hammond to South Shore

1 day ago

CPD searching for man who sexually assaulted woman on Blue Line train

1 day ago

OEMC begins rollout of new 911 dispatch system despite concerns from City Council members

1 day ago

How Chicago helped kick off a basketball craze in Lithuania

7 hours ago

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

7 hours ago

Danke! A visiting journalist from Berlin reflects on his time at WBEZ

9 hours ago

'Just because you can, doesn't mean you should': Advocates press ComEd to reevaluate plans for Diversey substation

9 hours ago

Sounds from a 1980s Montgomery Ward bring back memories for Chicagoans

12 hours ago