RARE PHOTOS: 23 - The Real Truth

Keeping campaign promises will take time, top Johnson aide says: ‘Nothing can be done in a single year’

The pace of progress will depend on the amount of new revenue Mayor Brandon Johnson can get and when he can get it, Chicago’s COO John Roberson said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

To reopen mental health clinics in Chicago, we need to address worker shortage

Mental health care has surged as a policy priority, but the nation, including Illinois, faces an alarming shortage of mental health professionals.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

Dictionary time with Brandon and John

When people disagree over the meaning of a word — like “mob” — it’s usually code for a deeper controversy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2023

In some city wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

So-called participatory budgeting, in which residents vote on spending projects in their wards, started in the United States in Chicago, but its growth has stalled.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2023

After troubled youth, Ald. Jesse Fuentes turns her ‘pain into propane’

A rising star in a more progressive Chicago City Council, Fuentes shared her inspirational story hoping it will blaze a positive trail for young people making destructive choices. “I got lucky to have people who introduced me to a world of organizing and movement,” Fuentes told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2023

Mayor praises Chicago cops for ‘great deal of restraint’ after teen takeover in South Loop: ‘That is a system of care’

Brandon Johnson says his team has made an effort to dissuade young people from wreaking havoc, and it’s paying off. But 40 arrests were made Sunday in the South Loop after groups of teens stormed a convenience store.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Slow down, Chicago Bears? Johnson won’t be rushed into deal to keep team in the city: ‘We’ll get there’

Mayor Johnson has not yet offered an alternative stadium site to the Bears if the team is determined to leave Soldier Field. He says he’s using this time for relationship building.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Broncos’ updated WR depth chart after Tim Patrick injury

Following the Tim Patrick injury, Marvin Mims could be poised to step up. Here is our projected wide receiver depth chart for the Broncos.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2023

Now a national monument, Bronzeville church where Emmett Till’s casket lay open gets official sign

Roberts Temple Church, at 40th and State streets, will preserve the site where Till’s body was displayed in an open casket and launched the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

Another one of Lightfoot’s Cabinet stars leaving Johnson administration

Gia Biagi ushered in the electric scooter era and pioneered the outdoor dining program that helped restaurants and bars survive the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2023