The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

When young Matthew Perry had ‘the best experience of my life’ in Chicago

Long before ‘Friends,’ actor made his movie debut in ‘A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon,’ befriending co-star River Phoenix and falling ‘deeply in love with acting.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2023

Chicago man sentenced to 88 years for sexual assault at Oak Brook hotel

Julius Ramsey was convicted of holding an employee at an Oak Brook hotel at gunpoint, threatening to kill her and repeatedly assaultin her in a vacant hotel room in September 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Man shot on River North sidewalk

Just before 4 a.m., the man, 30, was walking on a sidewalk in the 100 block of West Hubbard Street when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

8 hospitalized in multi-vehicle crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park

The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. when the driver of a Honda CRV who was speeding lost control of the vehicle and struck two other vehicles in the 700 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Woman shot while leaving Navy Pier booze cruise

About 12:20 a.m., the woman, 31, was leaving the Spirit of Chicago Booze Cruise at Navy Pier in the 600 block of East Grand Avenue when she was shot in the leg by a man who was previously escorted off the boat, according to police reports.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Chicago outdoors: Bears-watching sandhill, Waukegan’s Governmen Pier & contacts

A Bears-watchng sandhill crane, a sharp comment on Waukegan’s Goverment Pier and contacts for reporting overflowing fishing-line receptacles are among the notes from around Chicgo outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

How Ben Lindau overcame a stroke and built a soccer career

A Chicago native, Lindau will be part of the U.S. Men’s Cerebral Palsy National Team that will play at the Parapan American Games next month in Santiago, Chile.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

There’s no place for Oath Keepers and other far-right extremists among Chicago police

Without the three-part investigation ‘Extremism in the Ranks,” how long would the problem of Oath Keepers and other extremists in the Chicago Police Department have been left to fester?

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Horoscope for Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 3 to 7 a.m. Chicago time. The full moon in Taurus peaks at 3:24 p.m.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Southeast Side mural pays tribute to hip-hop’s Public Enemy

This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter takes a look at a mural on the Southeast Side, a new painting celebrating the Chicago Bulls and another piece of art in Austin chronicling Black history in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023