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Chase Claypool deal comes with a catch for Bears

The Bears paid a premium — a second-round draft pick that could be No. 33 overall — to acquire Claypool as a play-making receiver for Justin Fields. Establishing a connection with Fields in the final four games will go a long way to making it pay off.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

With respiratory illnesses on the rise in Chicago, health care providers warn children’s medications may be hard to find

“Kids can’t cope with pain like adults,” said Gwen Smith, a mom of three from Chicago’s North Side. “It’d be like torture, in a way, to have to witness your child suffering if your local pharmacy doesn’t have what you need.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Faith leaders helping bring credit union to Austin, a ‘game changer’ for West Side

Partnership will bring local checking, savings accounts and other financial services for the first time in years to Austin, where nearly 1 out of every 3 adults don’t have a checking or savings account, according to the Chicago Health Atlas.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

City should move more quickly to get lead out of Chicago’s drinking water

New technologies and better public education should be considered along with replacing lead pipes. Other cities have been able to move faster on replacement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

Englewood Whole Foods saga shows why neighborhood investment is sometimes about more than profit

I rooted mightily for the store. To me, there was a lot riding on its survival. If disinvestment were a card game, its success could serve as a trump card to be slammed on the table whenever a company dared to utter an excuse for why it couldn’t locate in…

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

No. 5 St. Rita beats No. 6 Brother Rice: ‘People are saying we are overrated and we are waking them back up’

St. Rita’s three stars all delivered in different ways as the Mustangs earned a 57-51 win.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

Pilsen couple fall in love over arts education, start organization to teach kids music

People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts supports about 20 youth music programs around Chicago. On Sunday, the students will hold a concert.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022

Springfield’s unwritten rule kept lawmakers from banning assault weapons

The will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the National Rifle Association. That might be changing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022

Apple AirTags are a stalker’s dream, lawsuit says, investigation reveals clean energy law’s unfulfilled promises and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022

Picture Chicago: This week in 13 photos

Jesse White makes his last public appearance as Secretary of State and former First Lady Michelle Obama visits Chicago on her book tour to talk with David Letterman.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022