Chicago Sun-Times

01/28/2025

The Stars didn’t specify when Mallory Swanson would return but said the forward of the U.S. women’s national team has its full support as she steps away for personal reasons.

The Stars didn't specify when Swanson would return, but said the U.S. women's national team forward has its full support as she steps away for the time being.

01/28/2025

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., excoriated the Trump administration for allowing TV host Dr. Phil McGraw to embed with federal agents carrying out deportation raids in Chicago.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Tuesday slammed the decision to grant TV host Dr. Phil McGraw, a psychologist, access to the raids Sunday in Chicago, which he streamed on his TV channel. “Dr. Phil has as much business being on these raids as he does performing surgery,” Durbin said.

01/28/2025

While it seemed that Bulls coach Donovan was making Matas Buzelis earn his minutes and giving Patrick Williams a long leash, Donovan addressed things with words and actions Monday against the Nuggets.

While it seemed as though Donovan was making Buzelis earn his minutes and giving Williams a long leash, Donovan addressed things with words and actions Monday against the Nuggets.

01/28/2025

Sun-Times reporters Elvia Malagón, Brett Chase, Tom Schuba and Abby Miller discuss how Trump's policies on immigration, the environment, business and more will affect Chicago and our nation.

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01/28/2025

Illinois has been shut out of Medicaid, just hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced a pause in federal grants, loans and other financial assistance as they begin a review of spending.

The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in Illinois in 2023, including low-income adults, children, pregnant women and people with…

01/28/2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released little information about the detained people or why they were sought. Nationwide, officials said 956 arrests were made Sunday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released little information about the people who were detained or why they were sought. Nationwide, officials said 956 arrests were made Sunday.

01/28/2025

The White House pauses federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

The Republican administration's decision could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives. Even grants that have been awarded but not spent are supposed to be halted.

01/28/2025

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard mismanaged the south suburban village’s finances through “excessive” spending, hid financial information from trustees and the public, and skirted efforts aimed at transparency.

Lori Lightfoot told a packed meeting of Dolton residents Monday that Tiffany Henyard and her administration spent more than $171,000 on travel between 2021 and June 2024, and village credit cards were charged more than $48,000 for Amazon purchases.

01/28/2025

A nonprofit is now under construction to build what it says will be the first venue on Chicago’s North Side devoted to chamber music.

The performance venue will include a bar and a music school that will expand the nonprofit's Chicago footprint.

01/28/2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson was among four mayors called to appear before a congressional committee next month as part of an inquiry into sanctuary city policies.

The mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and New York were also asked to hand over all documents and communications related to the city’s sanctuary status, including those between the city and non-governmental organizations and state officials.

01/28/2025

From Chef of the Year to Best Pizza, the Banchet Awards drew a who’s who of Chicago’s dining scene to a gala ceremony on Sunday night.

From Chef of the Year to Best Pizza, the coveted local food honors drew a who’s who of Chicago's dining scene to a gala ceremony on Sunday night.

01/28/2025

The Auschwitz survivors who gathered for the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the world.

In all, the N**i regime murdered 6 million Jews from all over Europe, annihilating two-thirds of Europe's Jews and one-third of all Jews worldwide. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

01/28/2025

A former Chicago Public Schools gym teacher has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting three of his students.

Andrew Castro, 38, pleaded guilty to abusing three children under the age of 13. Castro was fired in 2021, but the children's parents did not find out about the abuse until 2023. CPS settled a civil suit with the families last year for $2 million.

01/28/2025

Lookingglass Theatre Company is back, 19 months after leadership made the painful decision to pause operations.

The theater is reopening after a 19-month pause in operations due to the fallout from the pandemic.

01/28/2025

The suspicious death of 63-year-old George Levin is being investigated as a homicide after his body was found bound with duct tape late Sunday in Norwood Park.

George Levin, 63, died of multiple injuries from an assault, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. He was found late Sunday in a basement apartment in the 7600 block of West Talcott Avenue.

01/28/2025

What's the most unusual business you've come across in Chicago? Tell us what makes it unique to you.

01/28/2025

Business and industry leaders braced for a backlash against immigrant workers in the Chicago area, one day after federal agents, top Trump administration officials and right-wing media personality Dr. Phil McGraw arrived in the city for targeted arrests.

Chicago-based American Business Immigration Coalition warns of major economic consequences of mass deportations.

01/27/2025

Federal agents found 14 kilograms of co***ne hidden in the cushions of a wheelchair belonging to a woman whose plane landed at O’Hare International Airport over the weekend during a trip from Brazil to Newark, New Jersey.

Elaine Perez-Pena, who had a layover at O'Hare Internatonal Airport on a flight from Brazil to New Jersey, was previously convicted of smuggling drugs in 2022, authorities say.