Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates says the CTU won’t rule out a strike as it begins talks on a new contract. Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times file The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding an annual pay raise of 9% …
Chicago Teachers Union demanding 9% annual raises, won’t rule out a strike Read MoreWalter “Slim” Coleman (centro) habla en una manifestación en el Loop convocada para protestar por una redada de inmigración en La Villita en 2007. Al Podgorski/Chicago Sun-Times Walter “Slim” Coleman, activista radical de los años sesenta que durante décadas impulsó …
Fallece el Rev. ‘Slim’ Coleman, organizador que ayudó a elegir al alcalde Harold Washington Read MoreEl Apollo’s 2000, ubicado en el 2875 W. Cermak Rd., fue declarado monumento histórico el miércoles. | Paul Beaty/Para el Sun-Times Después de más de 35 años como propietarios y administradores del Apollo’s 2000, sus dueños, Javier y Lidia Galindo, …
Apollo’s 2000 de La Villita es declarado monumento histórico Read MoreLa nueva jefa del Departamento de Edificios de Chicago y otros funcionarios municipales fueron advertidos de los peligros posibles meses antes de la fallida implosión en 2020 de la chimenea Crawford en La Villita. Alejandro Reyes El Ayuntamiento aprobó el …
La funcionaria que supervisó la implosión en La Villita recibe la aprobación para liderar el Departamento de Edificios Read MoreThe Cubs and Marlins’ game Thursday was postponed due to rain in the forecast. File photo. Griffin Quinn/Getty The Cubs game against the Marlins on Thursday at Wrigley Field was postponed due to rain in the forecast. The teams are …
Opening game of Cubs and Marlins series postponed, split doubleheader scheduled for Saturday Read More4/20 falls on Saturday this year. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Recreational weed has boomed to a $1.5 billion a year industry in Illinois, but the drug is still highly regulated, and consumption is still prohibited in Chicago pot shops. As a …
4/20 is Saturday. Here’s what you need to know for weed’s ‘high’ holiday. Read MoreMinyon Moore, chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee, discusses the 2024 Democratic National Convention during a news conference at the Hilton Chicago, Thursday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Top state Democratic Party leaders on Thursday vowed “Blue Wall” unity ahead of the …
Democratic Party leaders insist Chicago is ready for convention, despite the party’s divisions Read MoreGerman shepherds are one of the most popular dog breeds in Chicago. Sun-Times file As the weather gets warmer, more and more Chicagoans are out and about with their dogs. And that got us wondering: What are the most popular …
What are the most popular dog breeds in Chicago? Read MoreTaylor Hall missed all but 10 games of the Blackhawks’ season. Michael Reaves/Getty Images LOS ANGELES — As the Blackhawks trickled onto the ice for their final morning skate of the season Thursday at Crypto.com Arena, Taylor Hall appeared seemingly out …
Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall used lost season to ‘refresh mentally’ while rehabbing ACL Read MoreRev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III sits with Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Convention Faith Leaders Luncheon at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times The abrupt …
Early exit by Rev. Jesse Jackson’s replacement raises questions about future of Rainbow PUSH Read MoreOAKLAND — Eight men were arrested as suspects in a Tuesday morning armed robbery of tobacco products worth at least $10,000 from a delivery man, police said. The stolen products and two guns were recovered, police said. The robbery happened …
Eight suspects arrested in Oakland tobacco products robbery Read MoreBy Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in …
US vetoes resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine Read MoreThe latest edition of Viva CalleSJ — the event that welcomes cyclists, skaters, strollers and joggers onto six miles of San Jose streets — is this Sunday, and it looks like the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds will be a key …
Viva CalleSJ returns with Earth Day edition this weekend Read MoreSAN JOSE — A well-known nonprofit director charged with sexually abusing a girl during his previous career as a youth pastor is arguing his innocence ahead of a bail hearing that will decide whether he will have to litigate his …
Ahead of bail hearing, attorneys assert former San Jose youth pastor’s innocence from sex abuse claims Read MoreOAKLAND — A former Fremont city manager — who drew the ire of prosecutors last year for embarking on an Italian cooking trip while facing felony fraud charges here — was sentenced Thursday to jail time and a six-figure restitution …
Former Fremont city manager sentenced to jail in fraud case, must pay $317,000 in restitution Read MoreBy David A. Lieb | Associated Press Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions. Three months after a fatal school shooting, Iowa lawmakers this …
Maine, Iowa: Two mass shootings, two different responses Read MoreCOSTA MESA — The Chargers’ quest for replacements for running back Austin Ekeler and to develop a muscular backfield for the 2024 season and beyond didn’t end with the signings of Gus Edwards last month and J.K. Dobbins this week, …
Chargers prepare for NFL draft to ‘create great depth’ Read MoreCSUN’s Institute for Sustainability annual EV car show drew a crowd on sunny Wednesday, April 17, where the lucky few had a chance to “experience the thrill” of the powerful Porsche launch control system with a professional driver, and test …
CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability holds annual EV car show and draws a crowd Read MoreProp. 47, which reduced many shoplifting and drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, has been the subject of controversy since its passage in 2014 and now its fate may once again be put in the hands of voters. On …
Signatures turned in for ballot measure to reverse Prop. 47, crack down on theft Read MoreMore than 700 new jobs could be added and environmental goals reached once a partnership between the ports of Long Beach, LA and Singapore can be fully implemented, the Port of Los Angeles announced today. One year ago, the ports …
Green and Digital Shipping Corridor for Ports of LA, Long Beach and Singapore could create 700 jobs Read MoreWith general manager Brett Veach calling the shots, the Kansas City Chiefs are always a candidate to move up in the NFL draft if there’s a player they really want. In 2023, Veach traded up to land wide receiver Rashee …
Chiefs-Cowboys Trade Proposal Secures ‘Critical Position’ Read MoreMuch like when the Minnesota Vikings waited a month to sign Dalton Risner after his visit during training camp last August, fans and Risner himself are wondering why he remains a free agent. Appearing in an interview with Topeka, Kansas, …
Ex-Vikings Starter Dalton Risner Breaks Silence on Remaining Unsigned Read MoreThe biggest pull that gravitated Jalen Brunson to the New York Knicks during the 2022 free agency was his family. His father, Rick, is an assistant coach. His godfather and former agent, Leon Rose, is the team president. And to …
Knicks Star Opens Up About His Unique Relationship With Tom Thibodeau Read MoreFormer Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady once privately offered cash to teammates for successful screen pass plays. Ali Marpet, a former Buccaneers offensive lineman, shared that during the “Wam Bam” podcast in December 2023, which JoeBucsFan.com shared on Thursday. …
Tom Brady Offered Cash Incentives, Ex-Buccaneers Starter Says Read MoreAt least a dozen people were arrested earlier this month by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of stealing about $150,000 worth of retail merchandise as part of an organized crime ring, authorities said Thursday. Authorities did not …
Santa Clara County: Sheriff says organized retail theft ring stole $150,000 worth of merchandise Read MoreAs I was winding up a downsizing talk to a group of retirees in Baltimore last week, a woman asked a question that made me want to reach for the smelling salts. The woman, who appeared to be in her …
At Home: 6 pro tips to help you lighten up the clutter this spring Read MoreOAKLAND — A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder in the rifle-shot killing of another man April 11 in the Jingletown area, according to authorities and court records. Gregory Szugyi is accused of killing Antonio Poole, 36, about 3:36 …
Man charged with murder in rifle-shot killing in Oakland Read MoreCONCORD — Burglars made off with a whopping $300,000 in cash and valuables from a single break-in at a home here last month, authorities said. The burglary occurred March 1 on Swainsons Court in Concord. The suspects broke in through …
Concord burglars lift $300,000 from a single home in latest high-end heist Read MoreCritics who blame California’s 2014 Proposition 47 for runaway drug addiction, retail theft and urban squalor said Thursday they have collected enough signatures to qualify a November ballot measure that would restore penalties for serial thieves and treatment requirements for …
Backers say they have enough signatures to qualify Prop 47 rollback initiative Read MoreBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case …
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case Read MoreBy Kathleen Magramo | CNN Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano …
Indonesian eruption sparks tsunami warnings, evacuation Read More345 La Salle Avenue – Google Street View A spacious house located in the 300 block of La Salle Avenue in Piedmont has a new owner. The 3,774-square-foot property, built in 1979, was sold on March 5, 2024, for $4,150,000, …
Detached house in Piedmont sells for $4.2 million Read MoreA private jet charter firm that was bailed out by Delta Airlines last year is laying off 65 employees as it ceases operations at a Jefferson County airport. New York-based Wheels Up informed the state of the cuts at the …
Private jet firm Wheels Up ceasing operations at JeffCo airport, laying off 65 Read MoreThe former communications director fired by Denver Public Schools in February alleges in internal emails that he faced harassment and retaliation from district officials after filing a formal discrimination complaint last year. In March emails obtained by The Denver Post, …
Fired DPS spokesman alleges he faced harassment, retaliation after filing discrimination complaint Read MoreCourtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts this month might raise some eyebrows. For Sean Payton and George Paton, though, the veteran wide receiver skipping April work isn’t anything to get worked up about. “It’s 100% voluntary. It’s the first week …
Broncos GM George Paton on Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts: “He’s in a good place” Read MoreWolves killed several yearling cattle in north-central Colorado this week, bringing the total number of wolf kills of livestock this month to six. Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday confirmed that wolves killed three yearlings on a Grand County ranch …
Reintroduced wolves kill 4 yearling cattle in latest of string of livestock attacks Read MoreA view of the Chicago skyline from part of the old U.S. Steel South Works site near 85th and South Shore Drive in 2014. Al Podgorski / Sun-Times file It boggles the mind that the City of Chicago is still …
Transform South Works site into a lakefront park, not a quantum computing facility Read MoreJun Mhoon Provided Long before he was a record producer, before he was even a teenager, Jun Mhoon was playing drums on tour with The Staple Singers, gazing in amazement at thousands of faces while warming up crowds for bands …
Jun Mhoon, music producer and adolescent drummer for The Staple Singers, dies at 69 Read MoreA watchdog group wants federal authorities to investigate whether former President Donald Trump made “material false statements” on federal financial disclosure reports when he claimed that one of his Chicago companies had a $50 million outstanding loan. Andrew Harnik / …
Watchdog group want feds to probe Trump over $50 million ‘non-existent’ loan to his Chicago company Read MoreDickey Betts, the co-founding member of the Allman Brothers Band and the guitar legend who wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday. Jason Vorhees/AP File Dickie Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. …
Dickey Betts dead: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist was 80 Read More