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Is truth whatever you want it to be?
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (450+ words) Ryan P. Carney, of St. Charles, warms up in an alley before an appearance with the folk group Antony and the Tramps at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival in 2015. If you look down enough alleys in Chicago, you will eventually see…...
Who's vying to be mayor of Chicago? Here's a look at the roster of candidates so far.
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (39+ words) For now, 12 candidates are vying for the job and circulating nominating petitions in hopes of gathering the required 12,500 signatures to secure a place on the ballot. Candidates have until Oct. 26 to file their nominating petitions....
Mayor Johnson will seek another term, says he’s the best progressive choice
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (1418+ words) By waiting until after Labor Day to announce his decision to run again, Johnson has put himself behind the eight ball. He has less than $650,000 in his campaign fund, compared to frontrunner Alexi Giannoulias’ $22 million....
DOJ went after protesters in Chicago and other cities for felony assault, but failed to get convictions
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (797+ words) The Associated Press' analysis focused on arrests made during protests last summer and fall in LA, Chicago, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. — cities with significant protests where President Donald Trump sought to or successfully deployed the National Guard....
Mass honors Silverio Villegas González a year after he was killed by ICE in Franklin Park
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (35+ words) Villegas González had dropped his kids off at school and was headed to work when he was shot by an immigration agent at Grand Avenue and Emerson Street in Franklin Park on Sept. 12, 2025....
How we photographed Chicago firefighters commemorating 9/11 on the 25th anniversary
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (15+ words) Plus, 12 more great photos from Sun-Times and WBEZ photographers from this week in news....
Review sentencing of violence survivors who defended themselves
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (825+ words) Don't criminalize domestic violence survivors. Also, postpartum illnesses, polluters, absenteeism, healthcare workers and football....
Not your parents’ pot: Experts push against teen use of highly concentrated THC products
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (826+ words) Chicago parents say they came to the forum, held at Kenwood Academy Wednesday, to empower themselves — and their teens — with evidence-based information about cannabis use....
Legislative inspector general's resignation exposes need for reform
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (314+ words) The Legislative Ethics Commission should immediately investigate why so many women over the years said they were mistreated by Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey....
Roger Simon, beloved Sun-Times political columnist, dies at 78
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (495+ words) The Chicago-born journalist was known for his political commentary, notable for both humor and wit....