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Politics

Solitary confinement in Illinois prisons violates human rights, Chicago lawyers group says

“Prisons exist to punish and rehabilitate people — not to torture and destroy them,” says the report from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, which found that hundreds of people are kept in solitary confinement at any one time across the state.

By Kaitlin Washburn

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Movies and TV

John Mulaney returns to St. Ignatius for playful, sometimes poignant David Letterman chat

The Chicago native and his fellow master of sarcasm teamed up for an especially entertaining edition of ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.’

By Richard Roeper

Transportation

CTA, Metra and Pace could be merged into one transit agency under bill proposed in Springfield

Chicago

Hundreds gather at visitation for Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca

Candace Parker arrived at Sky training camp Monday afternoon.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Candace Parker announces retirement after 16 seasons, three WNBA championships

Iza Redlinski holds a bouquet of garlic mustard, an invasive plant she picked out of Red Gate Woods in the Cook County Forest Preserves on April 25, 2024.

Suburban Chicago

Cook County Forest Preserves is launching a $10 million makeover of Palos Preserves

Commentary

The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.

CST Editorial Board

With Bears stadium plans, Springfield should just slam on the brakes

Neil Steinberg

Columnist

Into the ward of memory at a northwest suburban senior care facility

Scott Fornek

Assistant Breaking News Editor

How old are you in cicada years?

Ismael Pérez

Columnist, audience specialist

Someone in Chicago is dealing with a picky eater

Politics

Bears Stadium

Bears stadium costs? Add another $1.2 billion

The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.

By Fran Spielman and Mitchell Armentrout

Housing & development

How Realtors deal will affect homebuying

Politics

Cook County Democratic leaders pick Monica Gordon to run for county clerk: 'I have some big shoes to fill'

Consumer Affairs

Federal broadband program helping more than 300,000 Cook County residents set to expire

Politics

Ex-National Enquirer boss testifies that he buried story about alleged affair by Rahm Emanuel

Sports

Bears

The Bears' roster has stacked up beautifully. Your move, Matt Eberflus.

As the organization checks major boxes on its list, it still will spend this coming season evaluating whether it has the right guy in Eberflus. He has no more margin for mistakes.

By Jason Lieser

White Sox

White Sox complete sweep behind Erick Fedde's 'gutsy' performance

Cubs

How Hayden Wesneski is syncing up his delivery, providing silver lining for short-handed Cubs

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Candace Parker announces retirement after 16 seasons, three WNBA championships

Bears

Bears QB Caleb Williams is said to be 'generational.' Then again, who isn't?

Entertainment and Culture

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Art

Chryssa exhibit a vivid reminder of all-but-forgotten Greek artist and her impact on 20th century American art

“Chryssa & New York” is the first museum show in North America in more than four decades to spotlight the artist. It also highlights her strong ties to Chicago’s art world.

By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times

Someone in Chicago

Someone in Chicago is dealing with a picky eater

Entertainment and Culture

Heading to C2E2 this weekend? Have a game plan ready to navigate its vast offerings

Environment

Whoops! Rare crane rescued in Wilmette, returned to Wisconsin

Dance

A dance party at heart, Joffrey Ballet's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' is a joyous celebration

All latest stories

Theater

Larissa FastHorse satirizes well-meaning theater artists with 'The Thanksgiving Play' at Steppenwolf

For her script about a misguided stage troupe, indigenous playwright watched school holiday pageants and saw a lot of turkeys.

By Erica Thompson

Crime

Woman shot, prompting SWAT response in South Shore

The alleged gunman fled into a nearby building and a SWAT team responded, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Outdoors

Personal-best walleye comes from Heidecke Lake

Dave Strobel caught and released his personal-best walleye Thursday at Heidecke Lake.

By Dale Bowman

Crime

Man fatally shot in South Chicago

The man was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A cyclist rides in a bike lane alongside a white sedan.

Other Views

Chicago should lower its default speed limit from 30 mph to save lives

The City Council and state Legislature will hold hearings on a proposal to reduce the urban area default speed limit. Other cities, including New York, have done so.

By Amy Rynell

Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, speaks to reporters after a victory event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 headquarters in the West Loop, Monday, April 1, 2024.

Letters to the Editor

There's no going back to the old days of cash bail in Illinois

Eileen O’Neill Burke backs the Pretrial Fairness Act, and that should fill people working toward a more just and equitable system with hope, a pastor writes.

By Letters to the Editor

Opponents of Summit Carbon Solutions’ carbon dioxide pipeline, which would go from Midwestern plants to North Dakota, affix a sign to a roadside fence east of Bismarck on Aug. 15.

Other Views

Say no to CO2 pipeline projects in Illinois until safety is assured

We need legislative guardrails to ensure that projects involving carbon capture and sequestration legitimately serve the economic and environmental interests of all Illinois citizens.

By Jack Darin

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: As daughters help man with dementia, his sons do little

Woman who takes time off to care for her father wishes brothers would stop up, too.

By Abigail Van Buren

Horoscopes

Horoscope for Monday, April 29, 2024

By Georgia Nicols

Cubs

Cubs put lefty Jordan Wicks on 15-day IL in another early hit to the rotation

Notes: The team also made a series of bullpen moves, and Cody Bellinger made progress in his rehab.

By Maddie Lee

White Sox

Tommy Pham is quickly adapting to White Sox' clubhouse

“He’s all about business,” rookie reliever Jordan Leasure said.

By Kyle Williams

Teresa Weatherspoon confirmed as new head coach of the Chicago Sky

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Teresa Weatherspoon feels 'buy-in' from her players on first day of training camp

“A great deal of energy in here,” Weatherspoon said. “When you have that, as a coach, you feel the buy-in is there. That’s what you want. That was important for us to gain a little bit of chemistry and continuity.”

By Annie Costabile

High School Basketball

College basketball transfer portal chock full of area players

Once again, dozens of players with local ties are moving on from their previous college stops in search of a better or different opportunity.

By Joe Henricksen

Teresa Weatherspoon celebrates with her new team jersey at a press conference announcing her as the new Head Coach of the Chicago Sky WNBA team in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 24, 2023.

Chicago Sky and WNBA

Teresa Weatherspoon's tenure officially begins Sunday with the start of training camp

The Sky open training camp with a 14-player roster that will need to be trimmed to 12 by May 13.

By Annie Costabile

Crime

Chicago man charged with opening fire on I-94

A Chicago man allegedly fired shots at another vehicle following a road rage incident. No injuries were reported.

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Man charged with wounding 24-year-old in Washington Park

Miram Chapman, 42, has been charged with shooting a 24-year-old after an argument inside a home in the 5700 block of South Wabash Avenue.

By Sun-Times staff

David Vargas and his wife, Daryenis, dance after getting married with 14 other couples in a joint celebration.

Immigration

After long journey, 15 migrant couples marry in group ceremony in Chicago

The couples, mostly from Venezuela, gathered at Park Community Church for the nearly two-and-a-half-hour ceremony. The afterparty went on even longer.

By Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: I'm afraid husband will blow up or bawl when I tell him I want out

Woman is so uncomfortable with mate that she secretly has rented another apartment and visits family to feel peace.

By Abigail Van Buren

Horoscopes

Horoscope for Sunday, April 28, 2024

By Georgia Nicols

White Sox

White Sox' Andrew Benintendi caps career night with walk-off home run

Saturday was a series of firsts: the season’s first back-to-back Sox wins, Benintendi’s career-first walk-off home run and the Sox’ first series victory of the season.

By Kyle Williams