The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Craig Counsell Park Sign Vandalized After Manager Defects From Brewers to Cubs

Chicago’s new manager got a profane sendoff in the town where he grew up.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 7, 2023

WeWork seeks bankruptcy protection in stunning fall for a firm once valued at close to $50B

WeWork, which has locations in Chicago, is also requesting the “ability to reject the leases of certain locations” that the company says are largely non-operational, as part of the filing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle

Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

Chicago suburb drops citations against reporter for asking too many questions

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have dropped municipal citations against a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Ear-piercing studio Studs to open first Chicago site in Gold Coast

The trendy studio, popular with such celebrities as Zendaya and Kaia Gerber, plans to open multiple Chicago locations starting next year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

White House, state, city team up for pilot program to help migrants apply for work permits

Pilot clinic launching Thursday will serve about 150 migrants per day, allow applicants to apply for hundreds of dollars in fee waivers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

Why Craig Counsell Left Milwaukee and Spurned the Mets for the Cubs

The former Brewers manager was a hot commodity, and he took advantage of his leverage to reset the managerial financial market and end up where he always wanted to be.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 6, 2023

Sweeping the floor: Why Johnson had no choice in removing key Council ally from top leadership posts

Not even six months into the Brandon Johnson administration, his Council floor leader, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, had become a liability the mayor simply could not afford.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2023

It takes a village of powerful, smart women to elevate POTUS in Steppenwolf’s witty Chicago premiere

Written in the aftermath of the Trump years, Selina Filinger’s play follows a lackadaisical president’s inner circle: a group of seven highly educated, capable, loyal women relegated to cleaning up after an incompetent man-child

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2023

Starbucks increases hourly wages, adds other benefits but not for unionized workers

The company said unionized workers won’t be eligible for some of the new perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union trying to organize its U.S. stores. including in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2023