College classes in Illinois prisons can't keep up with demand
Waitlists for higher education behind bars grew 80% in a year, even as programs prove they reduce recidivism and help people find jobs.
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Chicago news
The latest from Chicago, Illinois, from the newsrooms that cover it, in one-minute summaries.
Google commissions 30-foot sculpture for Chicago headquarters
Sanford Biggers will create Vector, a quilt-inspired work to replace the Dubuffet piece at the former Thompson Center.
14 cards 3mCubs’ bullpen problem is getting loud
Another late collapse against Atlanta showed why Chicago’s October hopes may hinge on finding dependable relief arms fast.
12 cards 2m16-year-old shot twice in Albany Park
A teen was wounded Tuesday night on North Albany Avenue, then made his way to a hospital as police opened an investigation.
9 cards 1m 10s 6White Sox let Cleveland thriller slip away
A ninth-inning walk-off turned a comeback win into a painful White Sox loss with first place on the line.
14 cards 3mBraden Huff still leads Illinois’ 2022 class
Four years later, Illinois’ 2022 boys basketball class looks deeper, stranger and more proven than its old rankings suggested.
14 cards 3mWhy David Sandlin looks ready to stick
David Sandlin returned with a smarter pitch mix, giving the White Sox real reason to keep him in the rotation.
13 cards 2mCubs want more than another brief October
The Cubs are near the playoffs again, but last year’s short run has raised the bar inside their clubhouse.
15 cards 3mCBP officer denies rapes in federal trial
Luis Uribe took the stand as jurors heard his denial, prosecutors' accusations, and his own account of paid sex encounters.
16 cards 3mA 60-year sentence in the Loop killing
Tony Robinson received the maximum prison term for killing visiting doctoral student Anat Kimchi in downtown Chicago.
18 cards 3m 7Illinois extends its storm emergency 30 more days
Pritzker keeps Illinois in disaster mode after a summer of flooding and tornadoes, and asks Washington for help paying for it.
13 cards 3mChicago's new era arrives all at once
A 40-40 center fielder, a quarterback with Super Bowl buzz and a 20-year-old captain have the whole city looking up at the same time.
15 cards 3mMan critically injured in Avalon Park shooting
A 46-year-old man was shot six times Tuesday afternoon while walking to his vehicle in Avalon Park.
9 cards 1m 10s 6A tax protest tests City Hall messaging
Neil Steinberg questions Rachel Cohen's tax protest, Brandon Johnson's strategy, and the line between protest and lawbreaking.
14 cards 3mA lawyer with no office runs for mayor
William J. Quinlan, whose father was Richard J. Daley's corporation counsel, says he knows the Chicago system well enough to break it.
16 cards 3mNoah Schultz gets one more shot
The White Sox put their former top pitching prospect back on the roster with 12 games left, and nobody knows what his role is yet.
13 cards 3mChicago finally pried open the parking meter deal
Alderpersons cut a side deal with a New York buyer and won back money Chicago was told it could never get.
19 cards 4mA bag on a school bus, a 12-year-old, one shot
Police say a man left a bag holding a gun on a Bridgeport school bus, and a 12-year-old found it and pulled the trigger.
9 cards 2mConnor Bedard gets the C at 21
Chicago hands its rebuild to a 21-year-old who was already the face of the franchise before he wore the letter.
15 cards 3m 6Why D'Andre Swift fits Ben Johnson's run game
The back Detroit moved on from is now the runner Ben Johnson's offense can't do without.
15 cards 3mWhy the Cubs trust Bregman in October
Alex Bregman has 102 playoff games on his resume, but the Cubs care about something else entirely.
15 cards 3mA man shot in Uptown dies three days later
A 27-year-old found shot on North Sheridan Road died three days later, and Chicago police are now working the case as a homicide.
8 cards 1m 30sPhoto at a buffet, and a deal offered in court
A sex worker told a Chicago jury she was sent to photograph a CBP officer and offer him free sex to leave her group alone.
16 cards 3mChicago makes it harder to borrow
A City Council committee just raised the bar for new city debt, and the mayor's team is furious about the timing.
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