The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

NBC’s New Fall Originals Are ‘The Irrational’ and ‘Found’

No premiere dates yet for ‘Night Court’, ‘Chicago’ trio, ‘Law & Order’ pair

Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 28, 2023

Man fatally stabbed during argument in Humboldt Park; 1 in custody

A 43-year-old man was stabbed in the back Friday morning in the 3700 block of West Grand Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023

Wheat, Soybean, and Equities: What We Learned This Week

The markets again showed us how a wide variety of market rules, principles, and other nuggets came into play again this week.

Barchart · Jul 28, 2023

Chicago’s Chinatown, unlike similar neighborhoods elsewhere, is flourishing

It’s growing, expanding into nearby neighborhoods even as traditional Chinese American communities in other cities face pressures from development.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023

Banned by City Hall for lying on construction contracts, still getting government work

“I didn’t believe we should be giving a contract to a firm with a history of fraud,” says the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Cameron Davis, whose agency hired Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023

Chicago cop shot fellow officer while firing at fleeing car in Englewood, COPA says

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday as the car struck a police vehicle and drove off, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023

Mayor’s allies lay groundwork for referendum on ‘mansion tax’ to aid city’s unhoused people

Brandon Johnson’s plan to raise the transfer tax on high-end homes is opposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Extreme heat, unhealthy air hits Chicago Friday

Dual threat puts the most vulnerable at risk on what’s expected to be the hottest day of the year. Temperatures, humidity should lower over the weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

Here’s how you can get free or discounted passes to local museums under new Chicago Public Library program

The new digital museum program allows patrons to make reservations at up to 64 cultural institutions in the city and suburbs — more than triple the destinations the library offered through its old physical kids museum passport program.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023