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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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24 things to do in Chicago Oct. 1-7

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Housing and Development

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Morningstar to move headquarters to Thompson Center in Loop

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

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

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Natalie Y. Moore

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Call me a proponent of keeping cellphones out of classrooms

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

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Trump, once again, retaliates against journalists who offend him

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Welch urged to do more than apologize for Benton harassment case

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Theater and Stages

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

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Arts and Culture

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

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Fall bridge lifts along Chicago River begin

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Food and Drink

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

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

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

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

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Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

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

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How we made the CPS School Board voter guide

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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

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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

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

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Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago

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

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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

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High School Sports

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

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Bears report: CB Kyler Gordon returns to practice

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

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

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High School Football

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

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

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

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

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

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Even with QB Caleb Williams potentially returning, NFL moves Bears-Packers Week 5 game to noon kickoff

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

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

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

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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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Horoscope for Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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

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Lincoln Park residents plan rally after ComEd rejects alternate substation sites

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

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

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Downtown Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Lyons' EJ Kuhlman is on a roll

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

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Illinois defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck out after 4 games

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Florida jumps to No. 8 in AP Top 25; Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame remain top 3

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Bulls willing to temper excitement around rookie Caleb Wilson

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

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

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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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Will the fun part of Blackhawks' rebuild finally arrive this season?

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

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Muzzling Macklemore changes nothing. What now?

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

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

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Illinois Supreme Court

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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

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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

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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

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

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Whatever happens, White Sox in better shape than after their last playoff series vs. Astros

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Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago

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Youth caregivers shouldn't be backstop for systemic failures

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State's attorney's proposed pretrial changes undermine justice

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Letters to the Editor

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

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Life insurance protects dependent loved ones

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Jurors need clarity when considering fates of mentally ill defendants

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

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Video shows deadly Grand Crossing shooting

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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?

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

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700,000 Illinoisans could lose their healthcare coverage this week

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