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‘I lost all hope.’ Mother demands justice for 7-year-old son Jeremiah Moore, shot to death as he slept in family van blocks from home

“A piece of comfort will come from knowing that the people who hurt my baby, and could’ve hurt the rest of us, are behind bars,” Ollie Jean Holiness said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022

Art Institute’s iconic bronze beasts — now ‘shinier’ — return home

After a month of restoration and cleaning in Forest Park, the Art Institute of Chicago’s lion sculptures were returned Tuesday to their perches along Michigan Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022

In an age of misinformation, why are there so few librarians at Chicago Public Schools?

The nation’s third-largest public school system with 290,000 students in 513 district-operated, non-charter schools, CPS has only about 90 schools with full-time librarians.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022

New Chicago museum brings your inner child out to play — and enjoy some ice cream, too

The interactive Museum of Ice Cream opens Saturday on Michigan Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022

Four men convicted of murder released from prison after judges find they can’t trust the work of detectives in two cases

All four men had maintained their innocence and all four had claimed Chicago police coerced them into confessing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2022

Workers rights groups celebrate new U.S. Labor guidelines that protect undocumented workers

“This opens the door for undocumented workers to be able to fight for the right to be respected in the workplace.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Free bikes: Application process, rules explained as city prepares to give away 500 bicycles, along with locks, helmets

Among other requirements, applicants must be at least 14 years old and can’t already own a bike. The 500 bikes are the first installment of 5,000 the city plans to give away over four years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

‘A happy man’: Loved ones mourn Highland Park parade shooting victim Eduardo Uvaldo

Uvaldo, a father of four and grandfather of 16, was one of seven people shot and killed at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 9, 2022

Chicago community groups say ‘suspicious activity reports’ lead to racial profiling by police

Arab American Action Network along with other Chicago community groups say the reports have become a way to racially profile Muslims and people of Arab descent.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

CPS cites Urban Prep, celebrated all-boys Chicago charter school, for ‘dismal’ financial management

The privately operated, publicly funded school has used cash advances and “predatory loans” for funding, city school officials say. Urban Prep leaders say its financial issues are resolved.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022