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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

'I'm in debtors' prison,' says Chicago options trader jailed 4 years over unpaid $10 million divorce judgment

9 hours ago

Illinois lawmakers crack down on junk fees, bots in online ticket sales

21 hours ago

Kalshi sues to block new Illinois tax on prediction markets

22 hours ago

NY firm aiming to buy parking meters soft-sells Council, sheds light on city's earlier bid to buy back meters

22 hours ago

Happy birthday to me, her and Donald Trump

7 days ago

Obama Presidential Center aims to lift Chicago and the nation

10 days ago

Pritzker can't expect to escape Bears stadium bill blame

10 days ago

Mayor Johnson takes first step toward creating stand-alone city department to reduce gun violence

1 day ago

Mayor's financial task force proposes Downtown congestion fee, service tax, restructuring electricity taxes

1 day ago

Fran Spielman Show

5 months ago

CHA's Matthew Brewer joins the race for mayor

1 day ago

Unified transit police force is 'easiest' option but could be costly, Sheriff Dart says

1 day ago

Chicago teens testify about takeovers — 'How can we better make adults our role models?'

1 day ago

Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

1 year ago

Bally's offers to substitute airport slot machines for video gambling terminals

1 day ago

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois abortion legislation shielding patients' medical records

2 days ago

As 'Broadview Six' prosecutor faces reckoning, Boutros yet to escape cloud hanging over his office

2 days ago

Mayor Johnson embraces proposal for a stand-alone city Department of Gun Violence Reduction

3 days ago

Bears stadium fail wasn't Pritzker's only fumble — his affordable housing plan also went nowhere

3 days ago

Mawa Iqbal | WBEZ

3 days ago

Man accused of killing bank executive on Mag Mile lacked 'mental state' to prove intent, his lawyer says

3 days ago

Nation and World

2 months ago

Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices

7 hours ago

'Broadview Six' damage spreads with review of 20 years of one prosecutor's cases

3 days ago

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction

3 days ago

Visitors explore the Obama Presidential Center museum on opening day

4 days ago

Barack and Michelle Obama surprise Chicago students at opening of presidential center's public library

7 days ago

Video contradicts FBI agent's account of shooting during undercover sting in Country Club Hills

6 days ago

The Obama Presidential Center is now open to the public. What does this mean for Chicago?

7 days ago

The case of the missing City Hall artwork: Where's the painting that hung in top Lightfoot aide's office?

7 days ago

Casinos and Gambling

7 days ago

Here are the Chicago bars and restaurants lining up for video gambling machines

7 days ago

Hospital billing was supposed to be made easier to decipher, but that's not what happened, Sun-Times dive into Chicago-area prices finds

4 days ago

Housing and Development

28 days ago

For decades, faith has led church's efforts to secure housing for North Lawndale residents

7 days ago

Nicole Jeanine Johnson

25 days ago

Museums and Zoos

22 days ago

The celebrities who attended the Obama Presidential Center's opening ceremony

3 days ago

Esther Bergdahl | WBEZ

4 days ago

Former foster child sues DCFS, Aunt Martha's over accusations of sexual abuse at South Side shelter

7 days ago

Read Barack Obama's speech at the Obama Presidential Center

7 days ago

PHOTOS: Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony brings together big names

4 days ago

Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

8 days ago

Revenge of the tan suit at the Obama Presidential Center ceremony

5 days ago

Sweet hope, Chicago! Obama, city celebrate a presidential center that 'could not be anywhere else'

7 days ago

Cook County officials project $550M shortfall for next year

8 days ago