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The unanimous voice vote by the City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development means $185 million in retroactive pay could soon be in the mail to 4,800 firefighters and paramedics whose pay has been frozen for more than four years.
The mayor is a week away from unveiling a 2026 city budget that needs to erase Chicago’s $1.15 billion shortfall after two straight years of deficit spending.
Sunday’s event is set to host more than 53,000 runners, and race officials say there’s no indication federal forces on the streets will cause a disruption.
An ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, Hedspeth’s 18-month tenure was marked by internal turmoil, with high staff turnover and bullying accusations.
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Fred Ramsdell, 64, shared the award with two researchers for their discovery of how the human immune system knows not to attack the body’s healthy cells.
The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.
The British toymaker behind the cuddly “jellies” stuffed toys opens its permanent store in Chicago to a long line and much fanfare.
Three workers who spoke with the Sun-Times said they haven’t been furloughed, but they’ve dealt with uncertainties and fragmented coordination since the federal government shut down Oct. 1.
“The Intentions of Thunder,” the new collection of poems by the city’s own Patricia Smith, is a gorgeous, heartbreaking evocation of her life, family and troubled nation. Tuesday it was named as a finalist for the National Book Award.
Payback, but to what end? A Red Orchid Theatre takes a big swing with its staging of this absurdist world premiere by first-time playwright Jojo Jones.
The tournament at the University of Illinois Chicago drew over 200 puzzlers who came for crosswords and camaraderie. “I want my ego checked,” said one participant. “That’s mission accomplished.”
One mental health expert offers tips on how to cope with the stress of immigration operations in the Chicago region.
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged.
William Ingram, 36, was shot and killed about 4:30 p.m. Monday in a vehicle in the 0-100 block of North Kilbourne Avenue, Chicago police said. No one is in custody.
Federal agents landed a helicopter on a building Wednesday morning, arrested 37 people and left behind cracked windows and broken doors. Lawmakers seek a halt to all federal immigration enforcement in Chicago.
Snelling said his officers were on the scene Saturday and will continue to respond to feds’ requests for help: “This is still our city, and we still have a responsibility to maintain safety and calm in our city.”
Jackson Jr., 60, plans to announce his run for the open 2nd Congressional District seat this week, according to his spokesman.
Democrats on the Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on the Judiciary joined Illinois Democrats Reps. Delia Ramirez and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Monday in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that demanded answers about the raid they called a “violent, heavy-handed immigration enforcement operation.”
The pharmacy chain’s downtown employees will move to its Deerfield headquarters.