DARK SECRETS: 5 | Rare Historical Photos

This 365-million-year-old fish fossil reveals how life came to land

A new study describes a new fish species that likely preceded the species that came on land.

Inverse · Jul 22, 2022

Renowned scholar and cardiac expert to lead University of Chicago Medicine

Mark Anderson will oversee medical and biological research, education, care delivery and community engagement for UChicago Medicine, the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022

15-year-old boy critically wounded in Grand Crossing shooting

The teen was on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of East 73rd Street Monday evening when someone in a red sedan opened fire, striking him in the chest, armpit and left leg, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022

Parkway Gardens mass shooting: 5 wounded, including 17-year-old, early Monday

It happened in the 6500 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. None of the five victims appeared to be seriously injured, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 4, 2022

Algorithm claims to predict crime in US cities before it happens

A new computer algorithm can now forecast crime in a big city near you — apparently.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2022

Chicago police officer among 25 shot in Chicago Friday; 2 killed and 7 wounded in separate mass shootings

The mass shootings occurred in the Loop and West Garfield Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 2, 2022

14-year-old boy among 4 killed by gunfire in Chicago Thursday, 13-year-old boy among 12 others wounded

The 14-year-old boy was killed and the 13-year-old boy wounded in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

This week in history: Gay Liberation group recognized at University of Chicago

Less than a year after the Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969, the group Gay Liberation won recognition as a campus organization at the University of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2022

Second day of abortion rights protests focus on the future: ‘We must turn our anger into action’

A day after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, demonstrators gathered in the Loop Saturday with a renewed determination to “help any way we can.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2022

The spread, white and blue’s very own Charles K. McNeil

Bet on it: Sports wagering in the U.S. would not be the massive business it is today without the father of the point spread

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2022