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City Council passes crackdown on black market air bag sales as police struggle to address skyrocketing thefts
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (50+ words) Chicago police had arrested just one person in more than 1, 200 air bag thefts recorded over the first four months of this year, the Sun-Times found. Ald. Gilbert Villegas has said he proposed the new ordinance targeting resellers to give police…...
The cost of anti-trans lawsuits on school districts
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (386+ words) Plus: South Siders' Obama Center concerns, Pritzker's $55. 9 B budget and more....
Dear Abby: Patriarch's passing created chasms among survivors
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (90+ words) Have to work two jobs because boyfriend can't seem to hold a job...
Southside residents call for stronger housing protections as Obama Center's official opening nears
22+ hour ago (369+ words) Two community groups held a news conference to is asking the city to expand affordable housing protections, and provide a landlord registry to hold property owners accountable for building conditions and stronger enforcement of housing standards. Organizers also called on…...
Ald. Lopez plans to try again to hold parents accountable for actions of their kids
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (362+ words) Ray Lopez (15th) plans to use a parliamentary maneuver at Wednesday's City Council meeting to not only resurrect the ordinance that received a "Do Not Pass" recommendation in the Committee on Public Safety, but to substitute a new version of it…...
See the chefs who turned out for the 2026 James Beard Awards, plus what they ate at the after party
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (11+ words) A night out in photos with the country's most notable chefs....
The America I want is one with a table with room for all
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (741+ words) The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn skyline, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jersey City. A friend said something to me once that I have never forgotten. His name is Alec Baldwin. He told me, "I'm an old…...
Dear Abby: Couple quarrels over sharing of inheritance
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (507+ words) DEAR ABBY: My father passed away and left me a large sum of money. One of the first things I did was pay off my husband's debts totaling over $140, 000. I also paid off my vehicle. I also paid $600, 000 in cash…...
Dodgers tip caps to White Sox after series loss; says one star, 'They'll be fun to watch for years to come"
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (339+ words) If it wasn't obvious before this Sox homestand that things were different on the South Side, it sure ought to be after the Braves and Dodgers came through and lost five of six between them....
18-year-old found fatally shot in Englewood
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (129+ words) Chicago Sun-Times Why are we asking for donations? 18-year-old found fatally shot in Englewood The teen was found in a home in the 1700 block of West Garfield Boulevard at 5: 15 a. m. Sunday with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was found in…...