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Selling icy desserts offers life lessons to some, life raft to others

The bottom line for some local street vendors is to keep money coming in. “This is my way of staying above water,” one seller said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2022

Despite differences, police unions endorse Bailey for governor, because he backs officers ‘unlike any of the politicians in this state’

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police President Chris Southwood stood with Bailey, who denounced Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as “the three musketeers of crime.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

You’ve heard of food deserts. Pharmacy deserts are just as bad.

Even as drug stores increasingly provide more vital services, including COVID-19 tests, contraceptive counseling and wellness visits, communities on the South and West sides have fewer locations than other parts of the city.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

Picture Chicago: 21 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Chicagoans rock out at Lollapalooza, new U.S. citizens share their joy, and sailboats and rubber ducks take to the water in our best unseen pics of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022

West Side monkeypox vaccine site draws eager shot-seekers from all over

News of the walk-in only jab site, at an Austin community center for Black and Brown LGBTQ youth, has spread far and wide.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

Pritzker declares public health emergency, state disaster area as Illinois hits 520 monkeypox cases

The governor called it a “a rare, but potentially serious disease that requires the full mobilization of all available public health resources to prevent the spread.” The proclamation allows public health officials to better coordinate efforts with the federal government and other state agencies…

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2022

Lollapalooza 2022: Day 4 photo gallery

The final day of the festival at Grant Park is headlined by Green Day and BTS member J-Hope.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2022

Picture Chicago: This week’s can’t miss photos

Music strikes a chord with Chicago as visits from Chris Stapleton and Roger Waters, along with the start of Lollapalooza, fill the air.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022

With much work ahead, Bears GM Ryan Poles smart to keep expectations realistic

The Bears’ plunge under Ryan Pace was made worse by empty sales pitches. Poles is taking a different approach.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2022

A massive influx of federal anti-violence dollars starts to hit the streets of Chicago

The $2 million paid out in June is the first down payment on a pledge to spend $250 million in federal funds on violence prevention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2022