SHOCKING: 12 - You Need To See This

Promising freshmen Jaxson Davis, Davion Thompson live up to hype at Chicago Elite Classic

Davis, who finished with 17 points and nine assists, has immediately made the Blue Devils a much stronger team than anticipated.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Volunteers deck South Side homes for the holidays: ‘It just brings the whole area to life’

More than eight miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the South Side were brightened with lights, inflatables, ornaments and wreaths.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Chicago’s annual Christmas tree ship inspires ‘warm’ feelings on a cool day

For the 24th year, volunteers gathered to offload 1,200 Christmas trees, promised to families in need, from the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2023

Polling Place: Which of Jerry Reinsdorf’s teams is in worse shape, the Bulls or the White Sox?

If the results tell us anything, it’s that voters were, on the whole, unable to distinguish between one brand of awful and the other.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

These Chicago Filipino restaurants are pushing the envelope when it comes to the cuisine

With Filipino eateries in the city garnering national attention, chefs say the cuisine has always been here, but now more of them are putting their unique stamp on the food they grew up eating and loving.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Should new cars should come with speeding control systems? Drivers in Chicago have mixed reactions to federal push

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a recommendation last month that all new vehicles come with speed reduction technologies installed. Some drivers support the idea, but others have privacy concerns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Picture Chicago: This week’s 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Public officials celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new American Blues Theater on the Northwest Side, activists held a vigil for people who have died while detained at Cook County Jail, and construction workers began framing a “winterized base camp” for asylum-seekers in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Near West Side union hall’s sale could mean ‘heartbreaking’ destruction of historic union-themed mural

Completed in 1974 by Chicago artists John Pitman Weber and Jose Guerrero, the painting is inside the United Electrical Workers union hall, which soon could be sold and redeveloped.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Chicago City Hall is owed billions of dollars it hasn’t managed to collect

A Sun-Times analysis finds that thousands of scofflaws — many from the suburbs — have dodged city debts over the years, depriving City Hall of a massive sum of money as Mayor Brandon Johnson faces steep budget challenges.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Corruption in Illinois breeds voter cynicism, but what about voter apathy?

Calculating the true cost of corruption on Illinois residents is a complicated task wrapped in contradiction. A WBEZ analysis shows people may be more cynical, government more expensive, but voter interest in state elections only increased. 

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023