The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

86-year-old man fatally shot in Auburn Gresham

Just before 10 a.m., the man was found with a gunshot wound to his left thigh in the 8100 block of South Throop Street, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2023

Comcast Supports Digital Equity In Chicago With $250,000 Donation To Public Library

Comcast donates $250,000 to Chicago Public Library Foundation for digital navigators at 26 branches

Zenger · Sep 23, 2023

5 bold predictions for Bears vs. Chiefs

Justin Fields returns to his old self, Roschon Johnson breaks out, and Matt Nagy gets cute in our bold predictions for Bears vs. Chiefs.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 23, 2023

Abby Ramirez says softball is an important part of her life but only a small part of her

Ramirez, a Chicago native, retired from professional softball in August. She’s an assistant coach at DePaul.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2023

Chicago mayor, Cook County Board president at White House for Biden’s gun safety office launch

Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., attended Friday’s kick-off ceremony.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2023

Rupert Murdoch’s brief cloud over Chicago newspaper world led to one ray of sunshine — Sneedless to say

It’s still a calumny Murdoch continues to poison the nation’s inkwell with fake Fox news; but I am ever so grateful for the day he was forced out the door of the Sun-Times, thus enabling this journalist to witness the golden age of Chicago’s two great American newspapers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2023

National Association of Realtors taps Maggie Hickey to craft sexual harassment policies

The Chicago-based group announced other internal measures in response to charges that it has done little to stop abusive behavior by officers or vendors.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023

Man fatally shot in South Shore

LaVelle Harper, 21, was shot about 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023

Chicago mayor’s top cop pick glides through first confirmation test

During a committee hearing Friday, Larry Snelling vowed to aggressively use technology to address robberies while supporting officers by bolstering mental health supports and giving them more time off.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023

Chicago should fully embrace alternatives to 911 police response for mental health calls

Next summer a new state law will require every 911 district in the state to refer appropriate calls to a non-police mental health crisis response program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023