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Chicago's top 10 news stories of 2024

The city thrived in the spotlight for the Democratic National Convention during a tough year for Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

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Chicago's once-powerful Ed Burke faces sentencing Monday, 'very humbling' days could be ahead

Nearly a decade has passed since an Illinois politician as significant as Burke faced sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. The need to send a message to others is sure to be on the judge’s mind when she makes her decision.

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U. of C. faculty and parents protest Lab School policy they say limits classroom discussion, inclusion

Parents and faculty say the policy limits what teachers can talk about and makes it harder to show students how to be good community members. But Lab School administrators say the “viewpoint-neutral” model is more aligned with the school's values.

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MLK Day paint project offers a way to serve for any ability

Although Envision Unlimited’s Westtown center was closed Monday, the painting project took on the life of a project it normally hosts for people with developmental disabilities.

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Dibs calls always pour in to 311 after snow falls in Chicago, from some areas more than others

The highest rates of calls to the city’s 311 line over dibs disputes come from Archer Heights, Brighton Park and Hermosa, the lowest from Oakland and Riverdale.

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City preparing to ‘right-size’ migrant shelters due to budget constraints

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

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Picture Chicago: 16 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

First Lady Jill Biden toured the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute to highlight the importance of research in women’s health, thousands visited Wintrust Winterland at Wrigley Field, and the “Chicago rat hole” received a lot of attention on social media.

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Brief, precious life of migrant boy who died in Chicago chronicled in family’s new GoFundMe video

Jean Carlos “Jeremías” Martinez Rivero fell ill and died at a shelter in Pilsen. His family has launched a GoFundMe to support their effort to get into housing and avoid landing in a shelter again.

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Bally’s Chicago casino closes out year $9.7M short of Lightfoot’s budget bet

The temporary casino at the historic Medinah Temple made less than a quarter of the money former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had estimated it would churn out for police and firefighter pension funds.

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Bumpy landing: Migrants — adults and children — languish in buses for days at city ‘landing zone’

The site at 800 S. Deplaines St. is holding more than 500 people. Many say they’re practically sleeping on top of each other, with little food and medical assistance.

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City, Gold Coast merchants should ‘expedite’ installing barriers to keep robbers’ cars off sidewalks, alderperson says

If nothing is done about robbers using cars to break into stores, “some of the retailers may give up on the area, and we can’t afford that,” Ald. Brian Hopkins said Monday.

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Three keys for Bears vs. rival Packers

With receiver Darnell Mooney concussed and tight end Cole Kmet limited by a knee injury last week, receiver DJ Moore accounted for 159 of the Bears’ 268 receiving yards. The Bears need to be more diverse in their pass game against the Packers.

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Games, (fake) wine, sleep: Chicago grade-schoolers share their New Year’s Eve plans

Youngsters at Brentano Math and Science Academy are sure they’ll be awake at midnight to ring in the new year.

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In my 10th year covering the Bears, they still found a new way to surprise me

You see a lot covering an NFL team for a decade, but the 2023 Bears have presented a unique level of chaos.

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Here’s what the Sun-Times accomplished in 2023 — and what’s next for 2024

As 2023 comes to an end, Sun-Times Executive Editor Jennifer Kho reflects on the top Chicago area stories of the year

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How Latin American Mother’s Day reminded me why telling our stories is so important

After I learned that my grandmother was admitted to the hospital, telling the stories of immigrants selling flowers for Mother’s Day became all the more important to me.

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Quiet moments, a standoff and dive-bombing falcons: Sun-Times photographers share their favorite photos of 2023

Photography has the power to make visible life’s fleeting moments. Here are the stories behind the images.

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Here are the photos that helped us tell this year’s stories

Sun-Times photographers captured the biggest storylines in the Chicago area. Here’s a look back at some of 2023’s best photos.

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Here are the top stories that made the news in Chicago in 2023

New arrivals and a new mayor grabbed city headlines while old political figureheads went down and long-standing conflicts flared up. The Sun-Times was there for it all.

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Stories you can’t tell on the migrant beat

Hitting the streets, I saw the glaring proof of why so many migrants can’t go back home, despite the beautiful things they miss from there.

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Picture Chicago: 12 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A 5-year-old boy died after living in a crowded migrant shelter in Pilsen, the Blackhawks unveiled Rocky’s Bar at the United Center, and former Ald. Edward Burke (14th) was found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion.

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Ed Burke’s unwelcome birthday present

The disgraced — and now guilty — former member of the Chicago City Council enters his eighth decade as a convicted felon.

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Current, former City Council colleagues call Burke conviction ‘sad’ and ‘a tragedy’

There’s affection and respect for the man who mentored far more colleagues than he bullied during his record 54-year reign. Ald. Ray Lopez said Burke’s ‘fingerprints are on so much of what is Chicago. To have this as the final act of a remarkable career is a tragedy.’

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Christmas lights up Chicago — we found houses decked for the holiday season in every part of the city

Sun-Times photographers fanned out across Chicago’s South, West and North Side neighborhoods to capture their favorite displays.

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