The Latest Breaking News from Sneed

Chicago’s chances of getting Democratic National Convention looking better and better, top source says

SNEED: The decision is likely between the Windy City and the Big Apple, with crime and fundraising a factor for both

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2022

Publicly reserved and privately vibrant, the Queen was what her country needed her to be

Sneed: Unflappable Elizabeth II, who reigned in Britain for 70 years, was not one to complain or explain.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2022

Princess Diana diary, 25 years later: From her tragic death to her funeral

The Sun-Times’ Michael Sneed was in England after Diana’s Aug. 31, 1997, death to cover the outpouring of grief and services for the beloved icon.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2022

Loved ones lost forever in Highland Park massacre, but the pain will never go away

Sneed: Questions linger about what would drive a young man to shoot up a parade on the most festive of holidays

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022

Real thing or staged drill, the mere sound of gunshots can be life-changing

‘We cannot allow ourselves to be paralyzed by isolated tragedies,’ says longtime educator Dr. Blondean Davis

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022

Chicagoans should be outraged by attack on former police chief, Vallas says

“There is no greater son of Chicago than Terry Hillard,” Paul Vallas tells Sneed, calling the stunning paintball assault last week “highly offensive.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Video shows ex-top cop getting walloped by paintball, collapsing to ground

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Former CPD Superintendent Terry Hillard can be seen keeling over as someone fires at him from the street while he was in his yard during the stunning attack Sunday in Chatham.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

On the verge of his 80th birthday, here’s what an under-the-radar Richard M. Daley is up to

SNEED: Check out Soldier Field’s amazing concert lineup this summer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022

‘The atrocities are unfathomable,’ Ukraine’s former first lady says in agonizing text message

SNEED: Kateryna Yushchenko, who grew up in Chicago, shared heartbreaking details of Russian atrocities including summary executions and mass rape.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 8, 2022

Heather Mack’s daughter should live with me, murdered mom’s friend says in revealing new court filing

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Diana Ellis has made a move in Cook County court for Stella, 6, to come live with her in California. But the filing opens a window into the fraught relationship between Sheila von Wiese-Mack and her daughter before she was killed in Bali.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2022