FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 9 - Caught on Camera

Chicago student borrowers on the hook — again — after high court rejects Biden’s loan forgiveness program

Supreme Court ruling could mean more Illinois residents will have to tighten their budgets. More than 1.5 million people in Illinois out of an estimated 26 million people across the country with student debt applied for the federal program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

Picture Chicago: 20 must-see Sun-Times photos from the week in news

Thousands turned out for the Chicago Pride Parade, President Biden visited the Old Post Office to kick off “Bidenomics,” and NASCAR has come to town.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

STEM workshops gets students behind the wheel in an eRacing simulator

Chicago-area students take part in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math course with hands-on racing time and a chance to build a component for an automobile.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2023

Chicago House Music Festival honors ‘a cultural institution’ for the city

The free event, hosted for the first time this year in Humboldt Park, also partnered with the Taste of Chicago Saturday afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023

Picture Chicago: This week’s 13 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

The city celebrates Juneteenth, a free camp teaches kids with autism how to sail, and vintage business signs across Chicago could see protection under a proposed ordinance.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Family of man slain in Willowbrook-area Juneteenth mass shooting looks for answers, justice

Reginald Meadows, 31, was shot and killed when gunfire erupted at the event early Sunday. An attorney for his family is investigating filing a wrongful-death lawsuit.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

‘It’s just fun’ — 20 kids with autism set sail on Lake Michigan during free summer camp

The camp, in its second year in Chicago, teaches the first-time sailors the parts of the boat, water safety rules, knot tying and how to maneuver the boat and work its sails.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

A bittersweet reunion with the officer who helped save his life

A Michigan man came back to Chicago this week, two years after being stabbed in the throat on Michigan Avenue. One of the man’s police saviors died unexpectedly two weeks after the Mag Mile attack.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Immigration advocates among ‘Leaders for a New Chicago’ awardees

The 10 Chicago-based community leaders will receive a “no strings attached” gift of $25,000, and the organization they work for will receive an additional $25,000.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 20, 2023

Chicago Pride Fest’s return to Northalsted brings ‘Absolute queer joy’

The two-day weekend festival was particularly important this year, some attendees said, in light of attacks of LGBTQ+ rights across the country.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2023