The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Greg Penner gave Sean Payton a game ball after Broncos’ first win

"Hopefully, that's the first of many relative to where we're going," Broncos coach Sean Payton said after Sunday's win in Chicago.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 3, 2023

Loop parking garages to add 300 EV charging stations with help from ComEd

Millennium Garages plans to have 300 chargers in its downtown parking decks by 2026 to meet the growth in electric vehicle ownership in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

Nix gas stoves and heat in new buildings, and go all-electric, for cleaner air

An ordinance to be introduced this month would set Chicago on a managed transition away from the use of expensive, unhealthy natural gas, City Council members William Hall and Timmy Knudsen write.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

Fisher lands a big northern pike on the Chicago lakefront after several misses

Bart Piet added another to his list of big northern pike caught on the Chicago lakefront, this one capping a list of miscues.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

Report paints a portrait of Chicago’s cultural arts scene in ‘crisis’ post-pandemic

But there is hope, too, according to the report. It shows small- and medium-budget organizations saw a slight increase in average staff sizes. BIPOC organizations also grew their companies with the addition of full-and part-time employees.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

Afternoon Edition: Bears reach new low with heartbreaking loss, Claypool mess

Plus: Ex-gang kingpin loses First Step Act bid, the chain restaurants that link us together and more Edit

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin M. Birmingham dies at 51

‘He passed away in his sleep,’ according to an archdiocese spokesperson. It wasn’t clear what caused his death.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

Former Chicago gang kingpin Jeff Fort loses First Step Act bid for freedom after 40 years in prison

Convicted of offering to bomb U.S. buildings for $2 million, ordering murder of a rival drug dealer, the 76-year-old El Rukn founder was denied release under legislation allowing judges to consider “compassionate release” for aging inmates.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

At age 104, skydiving Chicagoan sets world record

Dorothy Hoffner became the oldest-living person to parachute from a plane when she jumped Sunday in Ottawa. ‘There was nothing scary about it,’ she says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023

Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver

A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump Sunday and landing 13,500 feet later at a northern Illinois airport

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023