15 migrant couples got married in Chicago: See the prep, ceremony and wedding party
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.
The annual event promises discounts, free merchandise and an opportunity for bibliophiles to commune ‘in the wild.’ Here’s our transit-friendly guide to the fun.
Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the early Sunday slaying of Huesca in the 3100 block of West 56th St., court records show.
Gordon will run in the November general election to fill the rest of the late Karen Yarbrough’s term as Cook County Clerk.
West Side residents near where police killed Dexter Reed share details of their trauma from that incident and their own traffic stops.
Frenzied scenes at police stations where migrants were staying one year ago motivated a network of volunteers across Chicago that persists today.
The mayor’s top ally — the CTU — is among critics of CPS’s lack of transparency and failure to prioritize aides, even though CTU supports the shift to needs-based budgeting.
Johnson’s support of the Bears’ plan raised questions, including from one progressive leader who said they’re not elected to subsidize multi-billion dollar corporations.
The demand raises questions about university endowments and how they fit into their educational missions.
In partnership with the CSO, the trumpeter and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are performing selected works from Ellington.
From lip fillers to liposuction, and boob jobs to botches–we’re talking cosmetic procedures, pros and cons, and our takes on the industry.
The Chicago rat hole in Roscoe Village became a viral phenomenon in January. Officials say the concrete slab was preserved, and its destination is being decided.
About two dozen student protestors set up tents on Deering Meadow Thursday morning. Police and school administrators responded quickly.
In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with live bluegill — which would forever alter one Japanese lake.
As we mark 50 years since the 1974 debut of the iconic sitcom, fans respond negatively to the launch of a ‘Good Times’ animated reboot.
The video is the first proof of life of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was captured Oct. 7 in southern Israel. His parents have Chicago ties. Last week, his mother was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2024.
The plans, according to the team, will include “additional green and open space with access to the lakefront for families and fans on the Museum Campus.”
In seven short years, the savvy South Side dancer-choreographer has commissioned 10 new works and built a contemporary company fit for Chicago’s biggest dance stages.
Local School Councils at several specialty elementary schools say they are facing budget cuts, a claim backed by a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis.
Parachute, their beloved dining gem in Avondale, is dead. But the pioneering duo have set their sights on what comes next.
The store closings started Tuesday morning and include two Dom’s Kitchen sites and 33 Foxtrot locations.
Since 2010, more than half – 53% – of mass shootings in Chicago have involved at least one victim younger than 20, shows a WBEZ analysis.
About 60% of people are interested in exploring green funeral options, more than ever before.
Developer Hilco and its subcontractors agreed to pay the money to neighborhood residents for the 2020 botched smokestack implosion.
After almost two centuries, the Indigenous nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois.
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility is the latest effort to disrupt violent crime in Chicago, where police have been taking 12,000 guns off the street every year.
The answer for non-Equity actors, it turns out, has gotten more complicated post-COVID.
Preckwinkle said she expects the Democratic Party will be united behind President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection.
President Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they’re disappointed with some of his policies.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the decision Friday, placing 130 acres into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, giving the tribal nation sovereignty over the land after the U.S. auctioned off its land 175 years ago.
The Catholic church’s transparency on accusations of sexual abuse by clergy members, including the Rev. Mark Santo, remains inconsistent and lacking across the United States, clouding the extent of the crisis more than 20 years after it exploded into view.
The British conductor, who led nearly 700 Lyric performances of 62 operas, died in Chicago from leukemia.
Officer Luis Huesca, 30, was returning home from work about 3 a.m. in the 3100 block of West 56th Street when a ShotSpotter alert went off, police Supt. Larry Snelling said. No one has been arrested.
Milas is performing through May 5 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Ruskin Garage Space.
About 14% of those in the apprenticeship program found permanent full-time employment with the transit agency, a Sun-Times investigation found. Others, some strung along for years, remained in low-paying roles with no benefits.
The officer, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died due to his injuries.
The 30-year-old vibraphonist, who performs this weekend as VybeKat, has reinvented, and reinvented again, over his meteoric jazz career.
Lenny Bruce. Richard Pryor. Lily Tomlin. They all honed their craft at the famed Mister Kelly’s, which has been revived in a new exhibition.
Too often, we think segregation is self-selection. Instead, it’s the end result of a host of 20th-century laws, policies, ideas and practices that deliberately shaped our region.