Family members of victims of violent crimes hold a rally Saturday Leighton Criminal Courthouse to demand judges in Cook County stop releasi...
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin shot while performing in Louisiana
In this Sunday, May 4, 2008, file photo, Chris Ardoin, of Chris Ardoin & NuStep, performs during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fe...
Watch Hannah Roberts' Top-Scoring Run During Women's BMX Freestyle Seeding
Indiana’s Hannah Roberts has become the top seed heading into the first-ever inaugural Olympic BMX freestyle finals Saturday night, where Te...
Dressel, Finke Look for More Medals on Last Night of Olympic Swimming
In the final night of swimming at the Tokyo Olympics, the Americans look to add to their 26 medals – eight gold, nine silver and nine bronze...
Bilal Nichols has big goals: ‘All-Pro ... Super Bowl’
Bears defensive lineman Bilal Nichols (98) had career-highs of five sacks and 13 quarterback hurries last season. | Jim Mone, AP Photos A...
Agency: Trump is Due $1M Tax Refund for Chicago Skyscraper
An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on the 2011 tax bill for his downtown Chicago...
Florida Breaks Record With More Than 21,000 New COVID Cases
Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal healt...
Tokyo Updates: Dressel Looks to Add More Gold; Final Round Begins in Men's Golf
In Day 9 of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team USA will look break its medal tie with China, Caeleb Dressel could add more hardwar...
US Men's Basketball Routs Czech Republic as Kevin Durant Makes History
Kevin Durant broke one of Carmelo Anthony’s Team USA records on Saturday. But there’s another record Anthony holds that Durant might want ev...
Lollapalooza 2021 reviews, Day 3: Cannons, Michigander
Cannons performs on day three of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Saturday afternoon, July 31, 2021. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Day 3 headliners...
Person fatally shot East Garfield Park
A person was fatally shot July 31, 2021, in East Garfield Park. | Sun-Times file About 9:25 a.m., the male, whose age is unknown, was in ...
Body by Lou Malnati’s? Sam Mustipher in great shape for 2021
The Bears’ offense averaged 29.8 points and 382 yards in the final six games of the regular season with Sam Mustipher (67) starting at cent...
Long Lines Force Change at Many Illinois Secretary of State Offices
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is promising changes after continued long lines at facilities focused on driver’s licenses and ident...
USA's Xander Schauffele Holds Narrow Lead Entering Final Round of Golf In Tokyo
A number of household names are still vying for medals after three rounds of golf at the Tokyo Olympics. Team USA’s Xander Schauffele is cl...
Champaign Man Arrested in Death of Boy, 14, Found in Ditch
A Champaign man has been arrested in the death of a 14-year-old boy whose body was found Friday in a roadside ditch by passersby. Champaign...
Chicago Violence: At Least 1 Dead, 21 Injured in Weekend Shootings So Far
At least one person has been killed and 21 others injured in shootings across the city of Chicago so far over the weekend, according to poli...
Marquise Goodwin’s world-class speed could be key to Bears revamping at WR
Goodwin put up more than 1,000 total yards in 2017, the last time he played a full season. | AP Photos With Allen Robinson at the top and...
Teen Boy Shot in Attempted Robbery in Roseland
A 14-year-old boy was shot Saturday in an attempted robbery in Roseland on the Far South Side. About 10:45 a.m., he was inside a residence ...
Lollapalooza 2021: Day 3 photo highlights
Michelle Joy of Los Angeles-based band Cannons performs on the T-Mobile stage Saturday on day three of Lollapalooza. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Tim...
R. Kelly’s lawyers push back against feds’ request to use allegations of uncharged crimes in upcoming trial
R. Kelly walks with supporters out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in June 2019. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Kelly’s lawyers responded w...
Illinois Attorney General Raoul looking into odor complaints around Chicago asphalt plant
MAT Asphalt is located across from McKinley Park in an area designated an environmental justice community. | Brian Rich/Sun-Times The sta...
Hannah Roberts Could Make History for Team USA Saturday Night
Indiana’s Hannah Roberts will be leading the pack into the first-ever inaugural Olympic BMX freestyle finals Saturday night, as Team USA goe...
Indiana Drivers Holding Cellphones Face License Penalties
Indiana motorists caught using handheld cellphones while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle now face increased penalties for breaking stat...
Friday, July 30, 2021
A not-so-fond farewell to the Cubs’ ‘championship window’
Javy Baez (center) celebrates with Cubs teammates Kris Bryant (left) and Anthony Rizzo after his game-winning RBI against the Indians last ...
Saginaw Grant, prolific Native American character actor, dies at 85
In this Feb. 18, 2000 file photo, Saginaw Grant, veteran actor and writer, responds to a question during a news confernce, at the Gene Autr...
Cubs trade Kris Bryant to the Giants
AP Photos Bryant becomes the third member of the Cubs’ infield to be traded in the last 24 hours. The Cubs have traded third baseman Kri...
Afternoon Edition: July 30, 2021
John Gulledge, the chief water plant operator of the City of Lake Forest, is worried about the costs of removing PFAS, even low levels like...