A teacher with a long record of child molestation charges and convictions who was fired earlier this month by the Archdiocese of Chicago was expected to appear in court Friday, after being arrested again on similar accusations in southwest suburban Orland Park. Brett Smith, 43, facing new aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges, was scheduled to appear ...

Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials.Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell ...

The mayor of Harvey, Christopher Clark, has died in the pre-dawn hours at a Chicago hospital, officials confirmed. "The City of Harvey is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Mayor Christopher J. Clark. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Mayors family, loved ones, and all members of the Harvey community during this difficult time," city ...

The answer to all of Arturas Karnisovas on-going issues was just under 1,000 miles away on Thursday night.While the Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations was watching the Miami Heat send his underwhelming roster to a third consecutive loss, down in Dallas the entire Association was being served notice that the future is now.Mavericks ...

When Javier Arroyo and Abraham Ramirez opened their restaurant, La Licor Panamericana in 2024 in Logan Square, they sought to represent the food and drink from all of Latin America, stretching from the northern Mexico border to the tip of Argentina.How to bring that all together on a two-story mural on the side of a building, though, was challenging.We did ...

Video surveillance captured two people drawing swastikas and profanities on the windows of the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights and tossing feces by the front door Sunday.Some of the markings in permanent black ink defaced a portrait of Charlie Kirk, the slain conservative activist. Kirk was born in Arlington Heights and volunteered ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: Sean Grayson, a former sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her Springfield-area home, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Plus: CTU's push for remote learning ahead of a possible resurgence of immigration enforcement, why experts say a lack of affordability will define Chicago's housing market in ...

A band of lake-effect snow could bring "rounds" of snow to the Chicago area Friday and Saturday. The first stretch of lake-effect snow which occurs when cold air passes over warm waters and transfers moisture into the lowest part of the atmosphere is expected to start around 9 a.m. and taper off by the early afternoon before picking back up Friday evening ...

An autopsy is scheduled after a man died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound during an hours-long SWAT standoff that ended early Friday in Englewood.Officers responded to a call of a person with a gun around 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the 5700 block of South May Street when the man barricaded himself inside a home, prompting a SWAT response, Chicago ...

While I was elated about the appointment of Antonio King as the first Cabinet-level LGBTQ+ director of LGBTQ+ Affairs in the mayors office, I was very disappointed by the coverage in the Sun-Times.In Fran Spielmans recent story, she writes that the mayor is apparently determined to follow in his predecessors footsteps. She cites accomplishments on the ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman with a 21-year-old daughter, "Penny." I got pregnant at 16 and was very much alone, with little help from those around me. For a variety of reasons, I decided not to involve the father or his family. They knew I was pregnant but chose to remain uninvolved and haven't helped in any way. I worked hard to build a life for ...

The housing market usually slows down in the winter, due to the holidays and frigid weather.But Grigory Pekarsky, co-owner of Vesta Preferred Realty, has done more deals in January than some agents do in a year. Pekarsky said he's sold more than 70 homes, and its coming off the coattails of a busier-than-usual December, he said.The market just completely ...

Polo was in Jorie Butler Kent's blood. Her father Paul Butler, the scion of the family's paper business, founded the village of Oak Brook and built one of the nation's premier polo facilities there, the Oak Brook Polo Club.Mrs. Butler Kent practically grew up on a horse. She managed the club from 1963 to 1979, the first woman in the world to manage a polo ...

Community members and former employees are calling for new leadership at the Chicago History Museum to repair relationships with workers and mend fences with Chicago scholars after the Jan. 7 exit of CEO Donald Lassere.They are also asking the museum to restore hours at the Abakanowicz Research Center, which were limited following a decision to reduce its ...

A waste hauling business whose reputed mob connections years ago helped tank a casino project in Rosemont and more recently was discovered hauling debris from the construction site of the Ballys permanent casino without approval from regulators is now surfacing in video gambling magnate Rick Heidners campaign for governor.The president of D & P ...

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A woman is facing attempted murder charges after she is alleged to have stabbed a man in Greater Grand Crossing earlier this month, according to Chicago police.Briana Bush, 23, faces charges of first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery through use of a deadly weapon, aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated battery causing great bodily ...

A man was hospitalized after officers found him wounded with a gunshot in Washington Park Thursday night, according to Chicago police.The man, whose age wasnt known, was found at 8:41 p.m., face down with a gunshot wound to his chest in the first block of East Garfield Boulevard, police said. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical ...

The original Jan. 8 game with Miami was postponed due to condensation covering the United Center floor.Thursday was the make-up game, and the only puddling being stepped in was the ongoing delusional hope on the part of the Bulls front office.After watching the roster put together a somewhat impressive four-game winning streak last week, including a win in ...

Another round of snow is expected to blanket the Chicago area Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The lake effect snow will likely start about 7 a.m., with the possibility of an inch of snow falling per hour, according to the National Weather Service. Cook County, along with suburban DuPage and Lake counties, are under a winter weather ...

The three leading Democratic candidates in the heated primary race for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbins seat put on their boxing gloves on Thursday in a calmer second televised debate as they tried to place a laser focus on their policy differences.It offered a stark contrast to the first debate on Monday, in which Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton went on the ...

PITTSBURGH The Blackhawks have had plenty of bad games this season in which they struggled with inconsistency or failed to properly execute their game plan. Games like that are inevitable and somewhat excusable with this roster.The Hawks' 6-2 loss Thursday against the Penguins fell in a different and more concerning bucket: their effort was ...

One of the states top 25 basketball prospects plays his games at a park district field house in Pilsen for a team almost no one has heard of. But Cedrick Carter, a 6-8 senior, found exactly what he and his family needed at Intrinsic-Downtown.Carter wasnt a basketball player before his growth spurt in eighth grade, so hes still raw. But his size, athleticism ...

Patrick Kane is now the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history.Kane passed Mike Modano Thursday night by recording his 1,375th point on an assist in the Detroit Red Wings' game against the Washington Capitals. He got there a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374."When you think of ...

It was a long three months for Yuki Kawamura.The 5-foot-7 fan favorite was not only on the shelf with a blood clot issue in his leg but didnt even know if he would get his basketball career back anytime soon.So the fact that he was back on the court and made active for the first time this season with the Bulls hosting Miami on Thursday, meant the world to ...