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Heavy rain expected at Lollapalooza. Here's what to know.

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How one influencer navigated the TikTok to IRL pipeline at this year's Lollapalooza

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Jaguars coach bemoans attention given Bears QB Caleb Williams

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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff just before fall semester

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Cook County Health predicts charity care will soar to highest level in over a decade

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Watchdog's report on Benton raises more questions about Speaker Welch's handling of sexual harassment

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Review: The Smashing Pumpkins, well, smashed it with special guests Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud

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Review: Zara Larsson tunes out the gray day with her brand of pure pop sunshine

7 hours ago

White Sox pound Rays for four home runs, take three-game lead in AL Central

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Shota Imanaga pitches well, but Cubs blanked by Yankees

6 hours ago

Dear Abby: Wife wouldn't be counted among musician's biggest fans

22 hours ago

Review: It's Finn Wolfhard's first Lollapalooza. But his music is no stranger to Chicago

8 hours ago

Review: Slayyyter, in a last-minute switch to a prestige stage, finds her best Worst self

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Photos: The Smashing Pumpkins, HorsegiirL, Suki Waterhouse, Zara Larsson at Lollapalooza Day 2

6 hours ago

Review: Lorde opens woman-forward Lollapalooza with a powerful set and Charli xcx duet

17 hours ago

Review: John Summit may be having the most fun at Lollapalooza

1 day ago

Review: Sombr, with margarita in hand, struts into Lollapalooza like he owns the place

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Natalie Y. Moore

1 month ago

Memorial to Burge torture victims is about acknowledging pain, healing

7 days ago

Visual artist captures broader picture of South Asian, Muslim immigrant communities

14 days ago

A root canal AND rotator cuff surgery? Lucky me.

10 days ago

WNBA's Sophie Cunningham is the woman of the moment

5 days ago

Murals and Mosaics

1 year ago

Our free exhibition at Navy Pier of Chicago murals and other public art is newly updated

16 hours ago

One man's fight to clear his name

20 hours ago

Contractor who died in Downers Grove storm sewer identified

20 hours ago

Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet

1 day ago

Ahead of Lollapalooza performance, Charli xcx meets fans for a chat at Chicago's Reckless Records

1 day ago

As Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch navigates a new crisis, an older scandal remains unresolved

3 days ago

At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire

7 days ago

Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders

7 days ago

Secrecy over sex abuse permeates traditionalist Catholic group whose leaders were excommunicated by Pope Leo

8 days ago

New Illinois law aims to rein in social media apps that get kids hooked on scrolling

13 hours ago

ChiArts funding vote postponed as CPS board debates budget consequences

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Chicago School Board

2 months ago

Chicago School Board approves budget that reverses layoffs, but counts on shaky state funds

1 day ago

Westchester man died from heat stress, autopsy finds

1 day ago

Illinois SNAP recipients kicked off the federal food program are getting $400 from the state

1 day ago

1 dead in wrong-way Dan Ryan Expy. crash

8 hours ago

2 hurt in West Garfield Park shooting

10 hours ago

Man dead, woman injured in North Lawndale drive-by, police say

12 hours ago

3 people found dead in Chicago Lawn apartment

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Photos: Lorde, John Summit headline Lollapalooza Day 1

1 day ago

Museums and Zoos

1 year ago

After tumultuous period, new Chicago History Museum president looks to the future

1 day ago

Lollapalooza 2026 kicks off in Grant Park — Day 1, what to know

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Things To Do

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18 things to do in Chicago July 30-Aug. 5

2 days ago

White Sox looking a lot like Rays, and that's not by accident

8 hours ago

FIFA president Gianni Infantino drops plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity

8 hours ago

Sky could lose forward Chloe Bibby to the Lynx

9 hours ago

Cubs' Justin Steele says recovery is progressing, but no timetable for his return

13 hours ago

CBS puts Tony Romo on leave after arrest on suspicion of operating vehicle under the influence

12 hours ago

Bears Training Camp Report: Practice No. 3

16 hours ago

Amid contract talks, Bears RT Darnell Wright knows he'll 'be here for a long time'

16 hours ago

Jaguars coach Liam Coen sideswipes Bears QB Caleb Williams, and there's surely more of that on its way

13 hours ago

Buzz builds for Bears' Luther Burden, even as 2nd-year WR leaps have proven tricky

1 day ago

Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation

6 days ago

Trump calls LeBron James 'maybe a racist' compared to Michael Jordan

7 days ago

LeBron James will close out his career with the Philadelphia 76ers

7 days ago

Horoscope for Saturday, August 01, 2026

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Horoscope for Friday, July 31, 2026

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Dear Abby: Needy neighbor is constantly asking for things

1 day ago

What to know after tornadoes tore through Chicago suburbs

2 days ago

Two more tornadoes confirmed, brings Monday total to 7

1 day ago

Oak Lawn man's death tied to mid-July heat wave

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Developers break ground on Chicago's first all-electric geothermal apartment tower

3 days ago

Is Hawthorne Race Course being torn down for a data center? Cicero thinks so.

4 days ago

Furniture to tech: Lithuania's economy a bright spot amid Trump's tariffs

5 days ago

Food and Drink

1 year ago

A Rohingya Muslim immigrant dreamed of opening a restaurant. Now she owns Asian Homecook in West Ridge

2 days ago

Southern chef and cookbook author Vivian Howard embraces okra and aims to change minds with her recipes

3 days ago

Laos' famous beer brand Beerlao makes a splash in the Midwest

6 days ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

A different summer. The college recruiting scene has drastically changed in local high school basketball.

1 day ago

Crane's Jamier Montgomery and Bolingbrook's Brady Pettigrew made the most of summer basketball

1 day ago

TF North basketball coach and former Simeon star Tim Bankston found fatally shot in Auburn Gresham home

2 days ago

Northwestern coach David Braun professes championship mentality for Wildcats

1 day ago

Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald embracing his fresh start

2 days ago

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema is bullish on the Big Ten

3 days ago

Bulls' Derrick Rose chosen for cover of NBA 2K27 video game

9 days ago

Bulls' Caleb Wilson is a summer winner after dazzling in Vegas

13 days ago

How Bulls might replace late TV analyst Stacey King — here are 5 candidates

15 days ago

How Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov is preparing for the NHL: 'I can do this'

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Forecasting Blackhawks' lines with Patrick Kane and Bowen Byram — but without Connor Bedard

5 days ago

Patrick Kane determined to help Blackhawks' new generation make the playoffs

7 days ago

Nation and World

1 year ago

CBS' '60 minutes' announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming season

13 hours ago

Temporary protected status ends for Haitian and Syrian immigrants

4 days ago

Ex-cop convicted of Sonya Massey's murder denied early prison release

13 hours ago

Women's pro baseball comes home to Illinois, paving the way for next generation of ballplayers

22 hours ago

Pet custody disputes involving unmarried couples will be something courts can decide under new Illinois law

16 hours ago

After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free or keep fighting to clear his name

19 hours ago

Family mourns Des Plaines woman killed in Fox River boat crash over the weekend

1 day ago

2 people, dog fatally shot inside Harvey home

1 day ago

Latino high schools hit especially hard by teacher cuts in CPS budget heading for vote

2 days ago

Mayor makes a last appointment to Chicago school board, choosing leader on school integration plan

2 days ago

At least 5 Chicago School Board races to be uncontested as another candidate kicked off ballot

3 days ago

Trump's new tariffs are just as questionable as his previous ones

22 hours ago

Senate finally starts defying Trump

22 hours ago

Trump is our cold-blooded leader

22 hours ago

ComEd's $15 billion grid plan fuels questionable spending

2 days ago

'Act of God' an excuse for government's poor flood preparation

4 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Sun-Times reporter's Lithuania ties resonate

22 hours ago

Illinois stacks the deck against independent candidates

2 days ago

Breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug illustrates importance of research

4 days ago

Kennedy-King College security guard accused of shooting woman in Lincoln Park in June

15 hours ago

Chicago police release videos of suspects sought in fatal South Shore shooting

16 hours ago

Chicago police searching for man who injured woman in hit-and-run crash on Lakefront Trail

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Should you take your kids to Lollapalooza?

16 hours ago

WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, July 31, 2026: Mayoral campaigns kick off, tornadoes touch down in the suburbs and more

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Chicagopalooza: local musicians take the Lolla stage

20 hours ago

What song keeps the blues away?

1 day ago

Why is everyone suddenly playing Mahjong?

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