This weeks sentencing of Michael J. Madigan has been more than a decade in the making. Its the result of one of the most aggressive, expansive FBI corruption investigations in Chicago history.But the once-powerful Democrat left office more than four years ago. So, as sentencing approaches, heres a look back at the man, his record-breaking reign in Illinois, ...

As power prices skyrocket, ComEd is offering financial assistance to some of its 4 million customers who cant pay their electric bills.The utility is offering individuals grants of $500 each and providing nonprofit groups that help those struggling to pay their bills up to $1,000 each. A total of $10 million is available under the program.Customers can ...

A northwest suburban police department illegally shared automatic license plate reader information with a Texas sheriff searching for a woman who got an abortion, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.Mount Prospect police have also shared license plate data in hundreds of immigration-related cases in violation of a state law that took ...

WASHINGTON Amid the vivid backdrop of federal immigration raids and protests in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker plans to tell House Oversight committee members Thursday that the state of Illinois isnt a place for violent criminals who lack legal status and it will not tolerate violations of the law or abuses of power.The Democratic governor will also staunchly ...

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HOUSTON Starter Sean Burke had command issues right off the bat in the White Sox 10-2 loss to the Astros on Wednesday.He resembled the pitcher who struggled in April (7.71 ERA), leaving too many hittable pitches near the middle of the zone.In the first inning, Burke allowed a one-out double to Isaac Paredes on a 2-0 fastball in the heart of the zone. He ...

LOS ANGELES David Greenwood, who was one of the Bulls core players as the Michael Jordan era was getting underway, has died. He was 68.Mr. Greenwood was one of coach John Woodens last recruits at UCLA and would win an NBA championship with Detroit during a 12-year pro career, he died Sunday in Riverside, California, after battling cancer, the school said ...

All Krystal Rivera ever wanted was to be a police officer. Her dream came true in 2021 when she was sworn into the Chicago Police Department. But last week, Rivera was unintentionally shot and killed by her partner when they encountered an armed person during a foot pursuit in Chatham.Earlene Simons, who worked with Rivera for many years, recalled how ...

A small, dark and rigid space rock that touched down at the Field Museum last week could hold the answers to the origin of life in the universe, researchers say.The rock is just a portion of a sample from asteroid Bennu collected in 2020 during NASA's 2016 OSIRIS-REx mission. Bennu then landed on Earth in 2023. It is the third asteroid sample to reach Earth ...

The Skys plan to gradually guide first-round pick Hailey Van Lith through her rookie season turned sharply when veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a torn ACL last week. Her timeline accelerated, and theres going to be much more required of her in real time.The upside is that although Van Lith has much to prove, she has a track record of ...

Now that longtime Sky sharpshooter Allie Quigley is officially retired, the team plans to put her No. 14 in the rafters next month.The Sky announced Wednesday they will retire Quigleys number at their July 9 game against the Wings. Shell be the first number theyve ever retired, with Candace Parkers No. 3 set to go up Aug. 25.Quigley, 38, hasnt played since ...

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A City Council committee moved Wednesday to put a lid on the burgeoning vacation rental industry that has turned large swaths of some Chicago wards into party central.The Committee on License and Consumer Protection approved an ordinance championed by Far Northwest Side Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) that would tilt the scales in favor of the local ...

Cuando en 2021 la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot anunci a Pedro Martnez como director ejecutivo de las Escuelas Pblicas de Chicago (CPS) frente a la Academia Comunitaria Benito Jurez en Pilsen, lo llam un hijo de Chicago.El martes, Martnez regres a su alma mter para una ceremonia de graduacin de octavo grado, su ltima como lder del distrito mientras se prepara ...

A former teacher and principal who currently works in the mayors office will serve as the interim leader of Chicago Public Schools as it faces a $529 million budget deficit and no clear path for solving it.Macquline King, the senior director of educational policy in the mayors office, will take over for terminated CEO Pedro Martinez whose last day is next ...

PHILADELPHIA Even as right-hander Ben Brown struggled with command from the onset of his start against the Phillies on Wednesday, the Cubs needed him to cover innings.In the Cubs 7-2 loss Wednesday, he at least delivered 5 innings. But it was a slog most of the way through, as he allowed eight hits and six runs.Obviously I wasn't where I wanted to be ...

In 1982, a truck driver named Larry Walters attached dozens of weather balloons to an aluminum lawn chair and floated up to 16,000 feet above Southern California. He was spotted by a couple of airplanes before descending and landing safely, although he did take out a neighborhoods electricity for a little while.He got his 15-minutes of fame including an ...

PHILADELPHIA Watching Cubs starter Ben Brown take the Citizens Bank Park mound Wednesday naturally made president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer reflect on the trade that brought the promising young right-hander to the organization, with veteran reliever David Robertson going to the Phillies in return.And I also watch Kyle Schwarber, he said with a laugh ...

Every year, the James Beard Awards descend on Chicago, bringing along some of the food worlds biggest stars and a slew of events. But, locals know the real way to get in on the action is to dive headfirst into all the award-winning restaurants that reside here. Below are all the restaurants in Chicago that have won a coveted James Beard Award in the last 35 ...

Seventeen protesters were arrested Tuesday evening as thousands gathered for downtown anti-ICE protests. Nathan Sol, 20, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer and 33-year-old Yoni Salgado and Johnathan Ellison, 37, were charged with a single count of aggravated battery to a peace officer, Chicago police said.Asnat ...

Ride-hailing app giant Uber mistakenly overcharged Chicago riders nearly $1.8 million earlier this year.An Uber spokesman told City Council members Wednesday morning that the company refunded all riders after realizing it misapplied a congestion tax outside of hours it was allowed to.But, in a special committee hearing on the matter, the company said it is ...

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired Good Vibrations, California Girls and other summertime anthems and made him one of the worlds most influential recording artists, has died at 82.Wilson's family posted news of his death to his website and social media ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***Theres a lot of ...

INDIANAPOLIS College basketball coaches will be able to challenge officials' calls next season for the first time, and the NCAA also said there is "positive momentum" toward switching the men's game from halves to quarters.The NCAA announced several minor rule changes Tuesday that affect both men's and women's basketball.Men's coaches will be able to ...

A 66-year-old woman suffered a broken left arm in a hit-and-run Tuesday evening during a downtown anti-ICE protest, officials said. The woman was in the first block of East Monroe Street around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday when the red car plowed through a group of protesters, Chicago police said. The victim, who broke her arm as the car fled the scene, was taken to ...