CPD officer faces firing more than three years after fatally shooting 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 5:47P Tom Schuba

Alice Martin speaks during a press conference about the excessive force and wrongful death federal lawsuit she filed after her 17-year-old son, Michael Elam Jr., was killed in 2019. A Chicago police officer now faces firing. Ashlee...

White Sox’ Keuchel shelled for 6 runs, KO’d by Red Sox after 2 innings

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 4:55P Daryl Van Schouwen

Dallas Keuchel delivers against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) AP Photos It’s never good when it feels like you’re out of a game before the sun goes down. But that seemed to be the case...

CPD sergeant faces firing for shooting at thieves who stole her SUV in Evergreen Park

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 4:22P Tom Schuba

A Chicago police badge hangs in front of the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters. Getty A Chicago police sergeant is facing dismissal for allegedly opening fire on a group of thieves who stole her SUV outside of an Evergreen Park grocery...

2 charged with killing 9-year-old, wounding 5-year-old in Skokie shooting

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 3:45P Sun-Times Wire

Two Chicagoans have been charged in the May 14, 2022, fatal shooting of a boy in Skokie. Skokie police Facebook photo Bail was denied Thursday for two people charged with fatally shooting a 9-year-old boy and wounding his 5-year-old brother...

Onstage Around Chicago With Hedy Weiss

WTTW Arts & Entertainment 5/26 3:42P Marc Vitali

Onstage Around Chicago With Hedy Weiss Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 20:42

Democrats Giannoulias, Valencia, Moore debate ethics in secretary of state race

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 3:36P Tina Sfondeles

Former Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, left to right, Ald. David Moore (17th) and Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, all Democratic candidates for Illinois secretary of state, participate in a debate at the Union League Club Thursday...

‘Windy City Rehab’ season 3, episode 6 recap: Alison Victoria tackles new construction in Evanston

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 3:28P Alison Martin

Alison Victoria and her team take on new construction for her latest clients on “Windy City Rehab.” HGTV/Screenshot from video The sixth episode of “Windy City Rehab’s” third season once again takes viewers out of Chicago — but not very far. When...

Now you tell us: City Hall says casino revenue won’t solve pension crisis

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 3:20P CST Editorial Board

Mayor Lori Lightfoot walks around City Council chambers Wednesday in advance of the casino vote. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Chicagoans have had to swallow more than a few bitter pills on the way to getting aldermanic approval this week for the city’s...

Girl, 17, hurt in Ravenswood Manor shooting

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:48P Sun-Times Wire

A girl, 17, was hurt in a shooting May 26, 2022 in Ravenswood Manor. Sun-Times file photo A 17-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Ravenswood Manor on the North Side. The girl was traveling in a vehicle just before 5 p.m....

Woodlawn apartments named for affordable housing advocate

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:43P Cheyanne M. Daniels

Mattie Butler is greeted by Mayor Lori Lightfoot at Thursday’s festivities, where two apartment buildings were named after Butler, to honor her advocacy for affordable housing. Brian Rich/Sun-Times Mattie Butler and her four siblings, the...

Rebekah Gardner brings vital confidence to Sky’s deep roster

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:39P Annie Costabile

Rebekah Gardner dribbles the ball up court during the third period of the Chicago Sky game against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena, Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Rebekah Gardner might be...

CPS accused of failing to meet religious, dietary needs of Jewish and Muslim students

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:30P Fran Spielman

The cafeteria at McAuliffe Elementary School, 1841 N. Springfield Ave. in Chicago’s Hermosa community. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times As Chicago Public Schools faces renewed criticism for unsatisfactory school meals, students and City Council members want...

Shooting at busy 95th St. bus terminal could have resulted in ‘horrific massacre,’ judge says at...

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:00P Matthew Hendrickson

A 16-year-old boy is facing attempted murder and aggravated battery charges as an adult in a shooting Tuesday evening at the 95th Street CTA bus terminal. Google Maps A Cook County judge said a shooting Tuesday at a Far South Side CTA bus station...

Senate Republicans block Durbin, Schneider domestic terrorism bill after Uvalde, Buffalo shootings

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 1:00P Lynn Sweet

Illinois Democrats Rep. Brad Schneider (left) and Sen. Dick Durbin — pictured in 2013 — sponsored the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 which the House passed and the Senate Republicans blocked. Sun-Times file WASHINGTON — I dropped any optimism...

Leaders look at creating program at community colleges to ease shortage of mental health workers

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 5/26 12:41P Mitch Dudek

Mashana Smith, project director at Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing, left, and Colleen Cicchetti, executive director of Lurie Children’s Hospital’s Center for Childhood Resilience, speak during the Illinois House Public Safety...