A former federal prison employee was sentenced to more than three years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates, the United States attorney's office announced.Danny L. Spyker worked as a corrections officer and cook supervisor at the Federal Correctional Institute in Thomson, Ill. when he "knowingly engaged in sexual acts" with two inmates in March 2024, ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: City Council leaders brokered an agreement that could pave the way for a New York firm to acquire Chicago's parking meters but unlike former Mayor Richard M. Daley's long-despised deal, it would include lucrative benefits for the city and motorists. Plus: How a gun got on a school bus, the "Broadview Six" push for a special ...

The distance between highly recruited high school basketball star with the world at your fingertips and couch surfing at your cousins run-down Brooklyn apartment is inches, not miles.Thats Lesson No. 1 in NBA 2K27 as the 2K franchise continues to sit near the top of the sports gaming mountain with its 28th annual installment, released Sept. 4 for Nintendo ...

Four months after the spectacular collapse of the "Broadview Six" case, the onetime defendants argued Tuesday that "significant failings" by Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros demonstrate the need for an independent special counsel to figure out what went wrong with the tainted conspiracy case brought against six Operation Midway Blitz protesters.At "bare ...

DEAR ABBY: My next-door neighbors are appropriately friendly, mow their lawn and generally mind their own business. The husband is a leader in a fundamentalist church whose pastor preaches that being gay is a sin and transgender people are mentally ill. My wife and I are lesbians, and our middle child is transgender. This is obvious to anyone who has met ...

In a recent Sun-Times article headlined Are cicadas louder this year? one person wondered if more cicadas could be heard in Thatcher Woods, LaBagh Woods and Skokie Lagoons. The answer is yes, we do have more dog day cicadas singing this time of year compared to prior years, and they are indeed louder than usual.As an insect ecologist who works for the Cook ...

Chicago has had an especially big year for jazz, beginning when the city hosted the UNESCO International Jazz Day in April. But local fans of the genre know that September is the citys true jazz month, when three free festivals unfold across town.While Downtowns city-run Chicago Jazz Festival has come and gone for the year, there is still plenty of ...

Access to college classes in Illinois prisons is falling further behind demand, even as the state makes progress getting people into GED and literacy programs. Thats according to data published by the Illinois Department of Corrections at the beginning of September.The number of people on educational waitlists significantly exceeds the number taking ...

To see Chaka Khan perform is to be both enthralled by her icon status and charmed by her approachability.In June, she took the stage at First Avenue in Minneapolis as part of Prince Celebration: 2026, a week-long tribute to her late friend and collaborator. Sporting her signature, glowing smile and voluminous tresses, she would hit an otherworldly note, ...

City officials say the historic Yale Building at 6565 S. Yale Ave. became the first to violate Chicagos cooling ordinance this year when its chiller broke down in late August.Following our inspection of 6565 S. Yale Ave., inspectors cited the property for an inoperable chiller and noncompliance with the Citys Cooling Ordinance, wrote Nefsa'Hyatt Brown, ...

The internationally acclaimed artist Sanford Biggers will create a 30-foot tall sculpture inspired by 19th century quilt patterns for Google's Chicago headquarters, the tech giant announced Wednesday.Called Vector, the angular, winding sculpture will be composed of glazed terra cotta panels a contrast to the glassy and rounded headquarters and its ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions until noon. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: ...

A teenage boy was shot in Albany Park Tuesday night, according to Chicago police.A 16-year-old was in the 4700 block of North Albany Avenue at 8:58 p.m. when he was shot in the left foot and abdomen, police said. He transported himself to Swedish Hospital before being taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.No one is in ...

CLEVELAND Something or someone produced a sound like a wall being punched inside the White Sox clubhouse after their game Tuesday.The potential reasons for it after the game flipped from what would have been a gutty comeback victory to clinch a vital series against the second-place Guardians to a crushing 7-6 loss on Brayan Rocchios second walk-off hit ...

The night the Cubs were officially eliminated from the NL Central race, they received another stark reminder about their beleaguered bullpen:Were not going to survive if we dont have multiple guys we can count on, manager Craig Counsell said after a 6-3 loss to the Braves.Counsells old team clinched its fourth straight division crown as his current team ...

Most mens basketball players from Illinois in the high school Class of 2022 have used up their NCAA eligibility at this point.Or have they? Several are still in the mix because they redshirted early in their college careers for developmental or injury reasons. And now some courts are weighing in on just who can or cant play this upcoming season following ...

CLEVELAND Entering Tuesday night, the White Sox havent had a pitcher complete six innings in 22 games. So when it comes to assessing whether David Sandlin will get another chance to start after not allowing an earned run in 5 innings on Sunday, manager Will Venable didnt waste time hiding the ball.We just take this series by series, Venable said. But I ...

The wild-card standings are tight enough that the Cubs dont yet know where theyll be when the playoffs start in a couple weeks.They know where theyd like to be. Theyd like to be playing hosts at Wrigley Field.But thats not enough for this group, not after they got to experience a playoff series and a playoff series win at the Friendly Confines last ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe told a jury Tuesday he never raped anybody.He visited prostitutes and hid it from his wife, he said. But he assured jurors that no means no. And stop means stop. And he swore he never hit a woman in his life ever.Then, when a prosecutor asked the federal officer accused of sexual assault whether hed ...

Tony Robinson, a homeless man who fatally stabbed visiting graduate student Anat Kimchi in 2021 as she walked in the Loop, was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum allowed 60 years in prison.Cook County Circuit Judge John F. Lyke Jr. said the murder was a heinous, senseless and brutal crime that took the life of a gifted criminal justice researcher whose ...

After a wild season-opener, Caleb Williams and the Bears have the Chicago area making Super Bowl plans.The citys hoping new Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard will be handed the Stanley Cup one day.Pete Crow-Armstrong is on the verge of a 40-40 season, with his Cubs still eyeing a World Series win.And thats this week.It might just be that new era in Chicago ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has extended an emergency proclamation for Illinois during severe weather over the summer while also requesting federal funds to help with recovery.Pritzker signed a follow-up disaster proclamation extending for another 30 days the one signed on Aug. 18 that frees up more state funds and resources for those impacted by weeks of flooding, ...

Satay is one of Southeast Asia's most recognizable grilled street foods, sold everywhere from roadside carts and night markets to family-run restaurants. While many people associate satay with Indonesia, versions of the dish are also enjoyed across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other parts of the region, each with its own marinades, seasonings and ...

A man was critically injured in a shooting in Avalon Park Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago Police.The victim, 46, was walking to his vehicle in the 8400 block of South Euclid Avenue at 3:45 p.m. when another man fired shots at him before fleeing the area, police said. The man, shot six times, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in ...

Sky guard Natasha Cloud told the Sun-Times last week she wants the next commissioner to be a former player, preferably from a minority group, who can better protect players from the hazards of mainstream attention.Her teammate Elizabeth Williams, secretary of the players union, offered broader criteria for the next commish: some knowledge of the WNBA at ...