HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

Snow shoveling begins ahead of storm’s second wave

Chicago-area residents worked to dig out from under several inches of heavy, wet snow before the next wave hits the area and temperatures plummet.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Polling Place: How did Bears fans vote on the decision to keep Matt Eberflus as coach?

All the man has to do is lead the Bears to 16 “Ws” in 2024 and his record will be above .500.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Bears CB Jaylon Johnson earns second-team AP All-Pro honors

When Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson was denied his trade request Nov. 1, he set his sights on another goal this season: to be an All-Pro.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Five liquor stores held up in 2 hours on Northwest Side

Police are looking for three male thieves who held up liquor stores from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on the city’s Northwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Abandoning Ukraine now would be a grave mistake

The long-term cost of failure would be far higher than any short-term bill for aiding Ukraine now. Yet Republicans are holding up $61 billion in aid in exchange for major changes to immigration policy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Dear Abby: I need to go where my abusive husband can’t find me

After almost 30 years of threats and harm, wife needs help leaving and starting over.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Hit the accelerator, CTA, on going electric

Diesel buses that were recently purchased by the CTA will continue to emit dangerous greenhouse gases for almost the entire decade of the 2030s, a former transit executive and member of the Climate Reality Project writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

M&M’s guru mulls chocolate all day at Mars Wrigley headquarters on Goose Island

Matthew Kradenpoth is the go-to scientist for all things M&M’s. And, if he spills a little chocolate on his hand in the lab, well, yum.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

An Indiana record burbot gives a chance to dive into a most unusual freshwater fish

Anthony Burke’s Indiana record burbot gives a chance to dive into the broader meaning and general unusualness of one of the oddest freshwater fish.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

Haunting ‘True Detective: Night Country’ hunts for clues at a time when the sun never rises

Wearing a badge once more, Jodie Foster impresses as a cynical police chief slowly unraveling a mystery in the Alaska darkness.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024