Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday hinted strongly that he supports the Chicago Teachers Unions call to officially sanction a one-day strike on May 1 that would allow students at Chicago Public Schools to miss a day of classes to make their case for increased school funding.Johnson is a former middle school teacher and paid organizer for the CTU whose mayoral ...

For the past three weeks, Northwestern University student Anthony Ehlers has been painting a portrait of Mayor Brandon Johnson.Ehlers has been working on the painting, which depicts the mayor signing an executive order concerning the National Guard, in anticipation of Johnsons visit on Sunday to Sheridan Correctional Center, where Ehlers is incarcerated.Hes ...

Y2k called and it wants nothing back from Zara Larsson. The queen of 2000s and 2010s core brought her Midnight Sun Tour to Riviera Sunday night, and as expected it was a midriff-bearing, pastel-drowning, glitter-bombing affair that proved time travel is possible with enough determination and cosplay.For years, the Swedish pop star has been criticized for ...

At a time when Chicago is becoming increasingly unaffordable for working class residents, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday it would be not only tone deaf, but irresponsible for the City Council to stop phasing out the subminimum wage for tipped workers.At Wednesdays City Council meeting, Far Northwest Side Ald. Samantha Nugent (39th) plans to use a ...

El Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago (CTU) tiene la intencin de llevar a cabo lo que equivale a una huelga de un da el 1 de mayo y est solicitando el apoyo oficial del alcalde y de la junta escolar para que los estudiantes puedan faltar a la escuela y participar.El mircoles, la Casa de Delegados, compuesta por 730 miembros del sindicato, aprob una resolucin ...

Former Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright earned an NFL-high $1.4 million in performance-based bonus pay when the league distributed it Monday. That more than doubled his pay after playing on a one-year, $1.1 million contract last season.Wright, 27, bounced around the league before cashing in on his opportunity with the Bears last season. He had a career-high ...

On Tuesday, a small number of people in Illinois will head to the polls to determine the party nominees for Novembers general election. If history and current projections are any guide, we are looking at a turnout that would be considered a crisis in any other healthy democracy. Yet, in Illinois, we call it primary election day.As millions of dollars flood ...

Police are investigating the Friday death of an 84-year-old woman in the Morgan Park neighborhood as a homicide, officials said. Belinda Ruiz's son found Belina Ruiz "cold to the touch" around 8:45 a.m. Friday inside her home on the front room floor at 11000 S. Washtenaw Ave. according to Chicago police reports. Responding paramedics said Ruiz died from ...

A firefighter possibly fell through the roof of a Rogers Park apartment building Monday afternoon.The fire started about noon at a multi-story building at 1757 W. North Shore Ave., according to fire spokesperson Larry Merritt. "There was a mayday call and the firefighter was taken to Stroger in serious condition," Merritt said.Over police radio, an OEMC ...

La zona de Chicago experiment tormentas severas y vientos el domingo, que se transformaron en nieve y condiciones de tormenta de nieve durante la noche.El Servicio Meteorolgico Nacional (NWS) advirti que una "fuerte tormenta primaveral" se estaba acercando a la regin el domingo y permanecera hasta el lunes. El servicio meteorolgico emiti un aviso por ...

As Marist captured its first-ever state championship in Class 4A, and East St. Louis won a title it was expected to win in Class 3A, the weekend closed the book on three other teams that fell short but have done a whole lot of winning in recent years.DePaul Preps heartbreaking, last-second defeat to Benet in the semifinals prevented the Rams a shot at ...

Once Marist took care of business in the lead up and arrived in Champaign with its very talented roster and 31 wins, the idea of capturing the programs first-ever state championship became very real. When the RedHawks ultimately did, it wasnt a stunner.But what no one saw coming was Marists domination in doing so.Although I believed Marist was, from top to ...

The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson is withdrawing an eyebrow-raising posthumous announcement of an endorsement of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate, saying on Monday that his primary choices were not finalized before his death last month.Stratton's campaign on Saturday released a brief statement that said the Jackson family had announced "he had ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: More than 60 L riders have been recorded getting pushed onto the tracks since 2021, a Sun-Times analysis found. Plus: AI and cryptocurrency PACS spend millions on Chicago area primaries, how Black-owned breweries are surviving industry setbacks and more news you need to know. Keeping score: The Blackhawks succumbed 4-0 to the ...

Former Bears first-round pick Justin Fields is expected to get an intriguing opportunity with the Chiefs as he continues to trying to prove himself as a starting quarterback. The Jets were finalizing a trade Monday to send him to Kansas City for a 2027 sixth-round pick, ESPN reported, and he could get a chance to start as Patrick Mahomes works back from a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson returns to WBEZ 91.5 at 9 a.m. Monday to answer your questions live on the morning talk show In the Loop with host Sasha-Ann Simons. Call 866-915-WBEZ to ask the mayor a question.Last month, Johnson talked about an executive order aiming to create new ways to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accountable for alleged ...

Snow and icy conditions have sparked several traffic crashes and have made treacherous morning commute Monday. Sunday's heavy rain turned to sleet overnight and then snow which was expected to fall on-and-off throughout the day, weather officials said. "Just take it slow, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to make it to where you need to be," said ...

DEAR ABBY: I was in a relationship with "John" for two years. Because he had nowhere to go, he continued living with me for six months after I ended the relationship. John has burned every bridge he's ever had, including his parents and his brother. He is an emotionally and verbally abusive alcoholic.John's brother, "Jerry," and I have now fallen for each ...

The Illinois primary will be held Tuesday. The next day is another important day for Chicago residents to vote. That day, please visit your local school to vote in your local school council election.Parents, learn about the candidates, and their priorities and visions. Community members, you can vote even if youre not a parent. Support candidates who ...

If you live in a struggling Chicago neighborhood and you set aside a portion of your tax dollars to redevelop your neighborhood, you should be able to trust the city will use that money to improve your community.Thats why the Illinois General Assembly created the tax increment financing program. Thats why residents of these neighborhoods support them. Thats ...

Narrative clarity is not the strength of the unique and wildly evocative White Rooster, a fanciful, fun, extremely theatrical mashup of ghost stories, Chinese folklore, the mythology of the American West, rock music, puppetry, expressive movement, earthy dark humor and dreamy illogic.From the creative mind of writer/director Matthew C. Yee (the 2023 musical ...

Democratic and independent voters still see immigration enforcement as a top issue in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs and are more likely to support a candidate who protested President Donald Trumps "Operation Midway Blitz," a new poll commissioned by a progressive coalition found.Several candidates in congressional and state races have made their ...

A 59-year-old River Forest man walked from his home to the Harlem Avenue L stop on the morning of Dec. 1 to take the train to Rush University Medical Center, where he volunteered when not working his regular job as a grocery clerk at Jewel.Intellectually disabled, living independently and described as a good, generous human being, the man relied on the CTA ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or major decisions from 2:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; ...

The NCAA womens basketball tournament kicks off this Wednesday, with UConn, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina earning No. 1 seeds. For the Sky, who hold the No. 5 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft, its a chance to watch some of the top prospects in the class.Here are the Sun-Times players to watch, from potential No. 1 draft picks to potential fits for the ...