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Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt
Illinois wipes $1.4bn medical debt for 694k residents.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Defendant on electronic monitoring charged with janitor's murder
Chicago man on electronic monitoring fatally stabbed CTA janitor before fleeing with ID.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Trump denies Illinois disaster relief request for summer storms
Trump rejects federal aid for Illinois after summer storms.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Man Sentenced for Hate Symbols at Northwestern
Shahid Hussain gets 7-year prison term after painting Nazi symbols at Northwestern University.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Man 18 Accused of Stabbing Woman in Englewood
An 18-year-old man charged with murder after fatally stabbing an 18-year-old woman in Englewood.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Third person charged in Red Line train murder
Chicago police charge 18-year-old Christian S. McBounds in Kyle Bickham's death after he was pushed from moving Red Line train.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Second person charged with murder after man shoved from Red Line train
Teen charged with murder after pushing man from moving Chicago train.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Chicago water agency sees AI data centers as revenue boost
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District aims to sell recycled water to AI data centers for millions in annual revenue
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Woman gets 40-year sentence for pushing 3-year-old into Lake Michigan
Woman sentenced to 40 years after pushing nephew into Lake Michigan at Navy Pier
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
CPD timekeeper arrested for abusing 14-year-old girl
A Chicago Police Department employee is accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a minor he met on a dating app, plying her with drugs and alcohol over months.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m
Little Village after the raids
A year after Trump's immigration crackdown, Chicago's Little Village faces an uncertain future as businesses struggle, residents consider leaving, and speculators circle.
Chicago Sun-Times · 4m
Indiana man shot during gas station robbery attempt
A 20-year-old tried to rob a customer at an Orland Park Shell station, but the victim had a concealed carry license and fired back.
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Man charged in string of Avondale sexual attacks
Witnesses helped police arrest a suspect in three attacks on women and a teen that happened minutes apart Friday night.
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m
Supreme Court poised to overturn assault weapon bans
Gun rights groups ask justices to strike down laws that over 100 million Americans voted for in 11 states.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Chicago's first cooling ordinance violation of 2026
A historic Englewood building broke the city's heat protection law when its chiller failed during a record-breaking September heatwave.
Chicago Sun-Times · 3m