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Chicago should lower its default speed limit from 30 mph to save lives

The City Council and state Legislature will hold hearings on a proposal to reduce the urban area default speed limit. Other cities, including New York, have done so.

By Amy Rynell

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: As daughters help man with dementia, his sons do little

Woman who takes time off to care for her father wishes brothers would stop up, too.

By Abigail Van Buren

Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters after a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday, April 1, 2024.

Letters to the Editor

There's no going back to the old days of cash bail in Illinois

Opponents of Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon dioxide pipeline, which would go from Midwestern plants to North Dakota, affix a sign to a roadside fence east of Bismarck on Aug. 15.

Other Views

Say no to CO2 pipeline projects in Illinois until safety is assured

Horoscopes

Horoscope for Monday, April 29, 2024

Cubs

Cubs put lefty Jordan Wicks on 15-day IL in another early hit to the rotation

Commentary

The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.

CST Editorial Board

With Bears stadium plans, Springfield should just slam on the brakes

Neil Steinberg

Columnist

Into the ward of memory at a northwest suburban senior care facility

Scott Fornek

Assistant Breaking News Editor

How old are you in cicada years?

Ismael Pérez

Columnist, audience specialist

Someone in Chicago is dealing with a picky eater

Politics

Bears Stadium

Bears stadium costs? Add another $1.2 billion

The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.

By Fran Spielman and Mitchell Armentrout

Housing & development

How Realtors deal will affect homebuying

Politics

Cook County Democratic leaders pick Monica Gordon to run for county clerk: 'I have some big shoes to fill'

Consumer Affairs

Federal broadband program helping more than 300,000 Cook County residents set to expire

Politics

Ex-National Enquirer boss testifies that he buried story about alleged affair by Rahm Emanuel

Sports

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Movies and TV

John Mulaney returns to St. Ignatius for playful, sometimes poignant David Letterman chat

The Chicago native and his fellow master of sarcasm teamed up for an especially entertaining edition of ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.’

By Richard Roeper

Crime

Woman shot, prompting SWAT response in South Shore

Outdoors

Personal-best walleye comes from Heidecke Lake

Crime

Man fatally shot in South Chicago

Transportation

New legislation would create statewide transit agency, provide additional $1.5 billion for transit

Entertainment and Culture

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Art

Chryssa exhibit a vivid reminder of all-but-forgotten Greek artist and her impact on 20th century American art

“Chryssa & New York” is the first museum show in North America in more than four decades to spotlight the artist. It also highlights her strong ties to Chicago’s art world.

By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times

Someone in Chicago

Someone in Chicago is dealing with a picky eater

Entertainment and Culture

Heading to C2E2 this weekend? Have a game plan ready to navigate its vast offerings

Environment

Whoops! Rare crane rescued in Wilmette, returned to Wisconsin

Dance

A dance party at heart, Joffrey Ballet's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' is a joyous celebration

All latest stories

Illinois defensive lineman Keith Randolph Jr.

Bears

Bears undrafted free agent tracker

The Bears began signing undrafted free agents not long after the end of the NFL draft Saturday.

By Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser

Bears

Bears have massive opportunity — and right GM to maximize it in Ryan Poles

Poles and the Bears have a four-year window to make an aggressive push for the Super Bowl while Caleb Williams is on a cheap rookie contract.

By Jason Lieser

Bears

Caleb Williams wanted to be 'the greatest' — and was willing to work for it

Everyone’s got their origin story. This is Caleb Williams’.

By Patrick Finley

Crime

Man sought by police after allegedly following girl, 10, into bathroom at Museum of Science and Industry

Police have released a detailed description of a suspect after the incident on Thursday.

By Sun-Times Wire

Halas Intrigue

Halas Intrigue podcast: The Caleb Williams Era begins

Can Williams and wide receiver Rome Odunze finally push the Bears over the top?

By Sun-Times staff

Bears

Breaking down every Bears pick in 2024 NFL Draft

The Bears ended up taking five players after giving up a 2025 fourth-rounder to pick Kansas defensive end Austin Booker in the fifth round.

By Jason Lieser, Patrick Finley, and 1 more

Bears

Bears draft edge rusher Austin Booker in fifth round

Just when it appeared the Bears had used their final pick on Iowa punter Tory Taylor, they traded a 2025 fourth-round pick to the Bills to take the 6-4, 253-pound edge rusher from Kansas who had eight sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 2023.

By Mark Potash

Bears

Bears take Iowa punter Tory Taylor in 4th round of NFL Draft

Taylor figures to replace Trenton Gill.

By Patrick Finley

Bears

Bears offense has rare potential to become the star of the show

The Bears have been known for their defense — The Monsters of the Midway. But with Caleb Williams, DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, Cole Kmet & Co., the offense has the chance to become the identity of a franchise for the first time since the Sid Luckman era.

By Mark Potash

Bulls

Could Bulls guard Zach LaVine's return hamper progress of Coby White?

White took on a huge jump in minutes this season, also catapulting himself into second place in the Most Improved Player Award. But if the Bulls can’t move off the LaVine max contract will White continue to surpass his current ceiling?

By Joe Cowley

Crime

Arrest warrant issued for Aurora man charged with killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca

Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Huesca in the 3100 block of West 56th Street, court records show.

By Tom Schuba

Bears

Polling Place: Best night ever? How you voted on Bears' drafting of Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze

Bears fans haven’t been this high on life since Devin Hester was running that opening kickoff back in the Super Bowl.

By Steve Greenberg

Chicago Fire

While Fire honor past, their present needs work

Before their game Saturday night at Soldier Field against Atlanta United, the Fire will induct former goalkeeper Zach Thornton into the Ring of Fire, and then try to recover from a 4-0 loss to Real Salt Lake.

By Brian Sandalow

Sports Saturday

Bet on it: Handicapper John Murges isn’t letting Parkinson’s keep him down

The Chicago native and veteran sports bettor supplies selections to members of his handicapping service. At some point in 2022, Murges lost his sense of smell. Afternoon fatigue became commonplace.

By Rob Miech

Diamond DeShields, Lexie Brown and Azurá Stevens dance after a parade and as they head to a rally at Pritzker Pavilion to celebrate the Chicago Sky’s WNBA Championship title.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Diamond DeShields' homecoming with the Sky comes with a sweet sense of 'relief'

After spending two seasons outside of Chicago, DeShields is back on a one-year deal with the franchise that drafted her third overall in 2018.

By Annie Costabile

High School Baseball

Lane senior pitcher Amaan Khan among few prep players invited to MLB draft league this summer

“It’s a huge steppingstone to get seen this early in front of the MLB scouts,” Khan said. “That would be a great opportunity to showcase my skills at that level against some of the best competition.”

By Mike Clark

Blackhawks

Blackhawks' players now understand how rebuilds work, but they're growing impatient

Seth Jones, Nick Foligno and the Hawks’ other veterans are eager — perhaps overly so — for the team to take a massive step forward next season. Realistically, even as general manager Kyle Davidson begins the building-up stage, that probably won’t happen.

By Ben Pope

Outdoors

Chicago outdoors: From pileated woodpeckers to eastern milksnakes

Photos of pileated woodpeckers in the Palos area and an eastern milksnake found at Lemont Quarries are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

By Dale Bowman

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: My wife's going to regret becoming a cop

Spouse expects she’ll be bad at the job and miss out on family time.

By Abigail Van Buren

Horoscopes

Horoscope for Saturday, April 27, 2024

By Georgia Nicols

Israel-Hamas War

Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators, will continue anti-war camp

As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens, protesters at universities all over the U.S. are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.

By Associated Press

White Sox

Chris Flexen deals as White Sox snap seven-game losing streak

White Sox starter Chris Flexen delivered the best start of his season, throwing five scoreless innings, three walks and two strikeouts in Friday’s 9-4 win over the Rays.

By Kyle Williams

Cubs

Cubs visit Fenway Park for the first time since 2017: 'Awesome, historic'

Notes: Lefty Justin Steele threw in an extended spring training game Friday.

By Maddie Lee

Cubs

How Cubs' Shota Imanaga helped steady a rotation tested by injuries

Imanaga held the Red Sox to one run through 6 1/3 innings in the Cubs’ 7-1 win Friday.

By Maddie Lee

University of Chicago students, faculty members and their supporters protest in support of Palestine and march around the South Side campus, Friday, April 26, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Israel-Hamas War

Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities; Northwestern encampment continues for 2nd night

Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza.

By Isabel Funk, Sophie Sherry, and 1 more

Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Bears

Bears draft local product Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie with 'starter potential' in 3rd round

Amegadjie played for Hinsdale Central High School before heading to Yale.

By Jason Lieser

Bears

'Why duck?' New Bears QB Caleb Williams elevates expectations rather than tempering them

In every possible way, Williams feels like a breath of fresh air for a franchise that desperately needed it. This is a different type of quarterback and a compelling personality.

By Jason Lieser

Bears

Ryan Poles on Bears' QB history: 'Those days are over'

Even Caleb Williams was asking Poles why the Bears have had such a hard time developing a quality quarterback. But the Bears’ GM has responded by not only getting Williams, but a solid supporting cast that should put him in a position to succeed.

By Mark Potash

Food and Restaurants

Plymouth Restaurant, rooftop bar closing after 20 years downtown; rooftop to reopen as Mexican cantina

The owner hopes the rebrand will appeal to more customers after the spot suffered losses in recent years. The restaurant downstairs, for now, will be used for private events and catering.

By Jessica Ma

White Sox

Player development falls at the feet of White Sox manager Pedro Grifol

When asked how he felt the players were developing, Chris Getz said, “I look forward to seeing better performances from our players.”

By Kyle Williams

White Sox

White Sox complete sweep behind Erick Fedde's 'gutsy' performance

“It meant a lot because our bullpen had gone through a lot the last two days,” Fedde said, as manager Pedro Grifol praised his play as “big-time.”

By Kyle Williams

High School Basketball

College basketball transfer portal chock full of area players

Once again, dozens of players with local ties are moving on from their previous college stops in search of a better or different opportunity.

By Joe Henricksen

Teresa Weatherspoon celebrates with her new team jersey at a press conference announcing her as the new Head Coach of the Chicago Sky WNBA team in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 24, 2023.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Teresa Weatherspoon's tenure officially begins Sunday with the start of training camp

The Sky open training camp with a 14-player roster that will need to be trimmed to 12 by May 13.

By Annie Costabile

Crime

Chicago man charged with opening fire on I-94

A Chicago man allegedly fired shots at another vehicle following a road rage incident. No injuries were reported.

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Man charged with wounding 24-year-old in Washington Park

Miram Chapman, 42, has been charged with shooting a 24-year-old after an argument inside a home in the 5700 block of South Wabash Avenue.

By Sun-Times staff

David Vargas and his wife, Daryenis, dance after getting married with 14 other couples in a joint celebration.

Immigration

After long journey, 15 migrant couples marry in group ceremony in Chicago

The couples, mostly from Venezuela, gathered at Park Community Church for the nearly two-and-a-half-hour ceremony. The afterparty went on even longer.

By Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: I'm afraid husband will blow up or bawl when I tell him I want out

Woman is so uncomfortable with mate that she secretly has rented another apartment and visits family to feel peace.

By Abigail Van Buren

Horoscopes

Horoscope for Sunday, April 28, 2024

By Georgia Nicols

White Sox

Andrew Benintendi caps career night with walk-off home run

Saturday was a series of firsts: the season’s first back-to-back Sox wins, Benintendi’s career-first walk-off home run and the Sox’ first series victory of the season.

By Kyle Williams

Crime

14-year-old boy, woman wounded in Belmont Cragin shooting

They were with a group of people in the 6100 block of West Dickens Avenue when someone in a dark sedan fired shots.

By Sun-Times Wire