New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis Trains on the schedule are traveling up to 110 mph. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 26, 2023
How fast will they go in Grant Park 220? NASCAR great has a mighty big number in mind How fast? Really dang fast, says Ray Evernham. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2023
Polling Place: Cubs’, White Sox’ division winners? And what next for Victor Wembanyama? How great is Wembanyama’s great going to be? Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2023
Fighting negativity, Englewood dance and music showcase puts youth talents front and center “We see all the negative news about death and turmoil, but here we wanted to show our kids having fun, and give them a change to show off their talents,” said the cofounder of the show. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2023
Chicago Pride Parade 2023 is Sunday, what you need to know It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2023
Chicago House Music Festival honors ‘a cultural institution’ for the city The free event, hosted for the first time this year in Humboldt Park, also partnered with the Taste of Chicago Saturday afternoon. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023
Stevie Nicks takes Chicago down memory lane in heartfelt United Center show As much as she is a gifted songwriter, Nicks is also a great storyteller and had several yarns to spin with the crowd, including how her parents moved to Chicago while she was still enrolled at San Jose State University. It was the first move she didn’t make with her… Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023
Don’t give One Central $6.5 billion in taxpayer money It’s time for the public to drive the conversation and time for private developer Landmark to find someone other than taxpayers to take billions in risk for One Central. The state’s study will likely show there are better development uses for the money. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023
‘Party with a purpose’: Pride in the Park brings community, music to Grant Park The event is billed as the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ+ music festival. Performers include Zedd, Saweetie, Zara Larsson, CircuitMOM, Years & Years, DJ Lady D and more. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023
Pension stripped from former state lawmaker who called bribes he passed to another pol ‘the jackpot’ The state General Assembly Retirement System board voted to strip former state Rep. Luis Arroyo of his more than $4,500-a-month state pension, citing state law that allows retirement benefits to be taken from ex-lawmakers if they commit felonies arising from their time in office. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023
West suburban Navy veteran finds ‘peace’ in her post-duty tattoos Sabrina Waller says she has found comfort in her time in a tattoo artist’s chair, working through the experiences she faced during active duty through art. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023
Picture Chicago: This week’s 13 can’t miss Sun-Times photos The city celebrates Juneteenth, a free camp teaches kids with autism how to sail, and vintage business signs across Chicago could see protection under a proposed ordinance. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023
One of Chicago’s most popular lakefront venues is closed, with no reopening date The owners of Castaways Bar & Grill on North Avenue Beach said they plan to renovate, but the city says they never submitted corrected plans in order to get a permit. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023
‘Artists of the Wall Festival’ saw over 160 murals go up along a seawall at Loyola Park The 30th annual festival last weekend was the latest in the mural-painting effort that sees new images go up there each year. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023 Firm that brought Bally’s to Chicago casino deal stood to profit from another Bally’s deal The company that former Mayor Lori Lightfoot picked to own and operate the planned Chicago casino had financial ties to a consultant City Hall hired to solicit and evaluate bidders.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023 Sun-Times investigation of catalytic converter thefts prompts readers to tell their stories A pregnant woman from Edgewater had to quickly find another ride to the hospital to give birth. An Albany Park man says reading that he wasn’t alone helped him “feel less like a victim.”
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023 A Venezuelan migrant is using his blossoming painting skills to brighten his adoptive hometown Juan Carlos Silva was a career military man before leaving his home country for the trek north. In Chicago, his talent for painting has fed his spirit and found fans.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023 Mayor Johnson should stop moving migrants Moving the families out of the YMCA to Daley College, only to then move migrants at the police stations to the Y, makes no sense.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023 Aurora woman dies while swimming off Foster Beach The body of Amy Kelts was found Thursday morning after she was reported missing while swimming.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023 Cook County’s good news and bad news: No new taxes or fees — but deficit now projected at $86 million While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle…
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023 Family of man slain in Willowbrook-area Juneteenth mass shooting looks for answers, justice Reginald Meadows, 31, was shot and killed when gunfire erupted at the event early Sunday. An attorney for his family is investigating filing a wrongful-death lawsuit.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023 NASCAR course takes shape at Grant Park: ‘We’ve never built anything this large this fast’ NASCAR has begun work on all but two of its 13 grandstands and suites. But there’s still more work to do in the days before the July 1-2 races.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023 ‘It’s just fun’ — 20 kids with autism set sail on Lake Michigan during free summer camp The camp, in its second year in Chicago, teaches the first-time sailors the parts of the boat, water safety rules, knot tying and how to maneuver the boat and work its sails.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023 8 personas hospitalizadas tras atropello antes de juego de los White Sox Un conductor atropelló a al menos cuatro personas que se encontraban entre la multitud afuera del parque poco después de las 6:30 p.m. el martes. Cuatro hombres que viajaban en el vehículo fueron detenidos en un hospital.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023 Mayor Johnson should give cops, firefighters paid parental leave, too The mayor has a unique opportunity to position Chicago as a leader and make life better for a whole lot of families with parents who are police officers and firefighters.