“They are our ancestors’ wildest dreams come true,” said Marshall Mabry. “They are a promise kept.” chicago.suntimes.com/live/star-st... Live coverage from today's ceremony from @chicago.suntimes.com / @wbez.org

The latest in a wave of labor action happening in health care: Nurses at Chicago’s St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital vote to form a union chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

ICE agents detained a man at Bridgeview’s courthouse Wednesday, telling sheriffs they had a warrant but never showing one. Arrests on civil warrants are barred by state law at courthouses, prompting questions of if the detainment violates it — and if so, who will hold them accountable. 🧵/10

Congratulations to @almacampos.bsky.social and Max Blaisdell for winning @inn.org's 2026 Community Champion Award for their investigation of how fraudsters target immigrants seeking legal pathways to residency. Great work and well-deserved win! (Story in thread)

Petite piping plovers Sea Rocket's new baby birds at Montrose Beach Dunes

Chicagoans made a record-breaking number of calls to 311 about last week's severe weather, reports @camrodriguez.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2026...

Our analysis found a Chicago-area school district paid ~$360,000 to fend off the aftermath of a federal complaint/investigation and lawsuit last year. And Awake IL just filed five more federal complaints last month against many of the schools targeted in 2025. 🧵 w/ @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social

Immigrant moms worry their babies could be left stateless as they await Supreme Court decision on birthright, reports @almacampos.bsky.social & @adrianacardmag.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Today's print edition of the Sun-Times features a 20-page special section on the Obama Center. Writers include Natalie Moore, Neil Steinberg and a reprint of Lee Bey's critique of the center's architecture.

While events for the community are planned for the entire weekend to celebrate Puerto Rican pride and culture, this year also honors the history of Chicago’s Boricua community — marking the 60-year anniversary of the first Division Street riot. https://to.wttw.com/49Ye1rR

This little-known anxiety disorder quieted my childhood. But it didn’t define me. chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2026... Great essay from @medicenambi.bsky.social

The latest wave of nurses unionizing is in Chicago. Their concerns: fired for organizing, pay cuts while execs gets bonuses, chronic understaffing: tinyurl.com/2wmpdd3z @elviamalagon.bsky.social @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com @nationalnurses.bsky.social @teamsters.bsky.social

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Chicago police are investigating after a cross was burned in Grant Park. Keinika Carlton, a lifelong South Sider, told the Sun-Times she noticed the fire on the side of the road as she ran errands with her mother-in-law and daughter.

A Chicago-based researcher was among those kicked out of the American Diabetes Association conference while distributing a paper critical of Trump: "It’s absolutely censorship" chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/... story w/ @kwashburn.bsky.social

Flu meds offer potential to help slow aging, reduce cognitive decline in HIV patients, early research shows chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

From the Trib story: "But a Tribune investigation has found eight of Sayeg’s patients — all of them women of color — died in a seven-year span shortly after their surgeries at 63 Laser & Skin Clinic, located in a predominantly Latino neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side."

CPD said the case was suspended after they exhausted all “investigative leads,” despite video evidence showing the crash and subsequent violent arrest Tuesday morning. A police report said the ICE agent was making a “tactical move” when causing the crash; it was classified as “non-criminal.”

ICE agents shock man with Taser, barrel into car during chaotic arrest Tuesday in Albany Park, reports @vimiller.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

#BREAKING U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth call on Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign, calling his tenure "riddled with chaos, deep internal dysfunction, and alleged misconduct." Reporting w/ @tinasfon.bsky.social via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

Chicago Tribune reaches deal to buy suburban Daily Herald chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-subu...

Julieta Venegas will perform at the Taste of Chicago this year 🗣️ chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/0...

Very excited that Malik is moving to become publisher of the Reader! Though I'll miss his involvement in SSW.

Clientes de ComEd podrían enfrentar un aumento de dos dígitos en sus facturas de luz chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/...

"I’m a Puerto Rican girl from Humboldt Park in Chicago who’s transitioning and trying to recover from this. And I’m a person very much making mistakes – just like you, you know?” -- ‘Very demure, very mindful’: how Jools Lebron went viral – and her life fell apart www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

"Save Our SNAP" Block Party is bringing live music and community support to a West Englewood plaza. blockclubchi.co/4twYENZ

Chicago teen battling terminal cancer dies hours after reuniting with parents An 18-year-old Chicago resident battling terminal cancer has died, just one day after being reunited with his parents following their release from U.S. immigration custody.

A Chicago-area woman received a kidney transplant in April after eight years of searching for a donor, thanks to a stranger inspired by a Chicago Sun-Times story.

Christine Hernandez says she wants to get back to enjoying life after a stranger stepped up to become her kidney donor: “I never lost my faith.”

She's been tethered to dialysis machines for years. Thanks to a kind stranger — who reads @chicago.suntimes.com — she can stop dreaming about traveling and actually GO! @elviamalagon.bsky.social helped connect them: chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

BREAKING: A key city panel on Wednesday advanced Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of Anjanette Young, a social worker who was handcuffed while naked during a botched 2019 Chicago Police Department raid, to serve on the city’s police oversight board. @wttw.bsky.social

Join us Wednesday, June 3, at Walls Turned Sideways for an informal conversation about certificates of innocence: what they are, why they matter, and how Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is trying to make them harder to get. airtable.com/appxuo0SNj05...

Twenty years ago, Flor Ramirez lost her job for trying to stand with immigrant workers on May Day. Now, she brings her whole family to the march, hoping her children learn not to stay silent.

The shooting was the second at an Endeavor Health hospital in the Chicago area in the last year. Both the police and Endeavor say they are investigating and reviewing the Swedish Hospital shooting.

Swedish Hospital police shooting highlights critical security fail points. The shooting was the 2nd at an Endeavor Health hospital in the Chicago area in the last year. Both police + Endeavor say they are investigating chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0... by Kade Heather & @elviamalagon.bsky.social

We’re looking for a visionary leader to serve as our next executive director. Bring your fundraising, strategy, and nonprofit leadership experience to our mission-driven newsroom. buff.ly/f7LKHU0

Happy International Worker's Day! Chicago is a union town and we are proud to be a part of the long history of solidarity that won us our rights. For May Day, we keep up the tradition of many before us as we continue to fight for a fair contract and stand in solidarity with others doing the same.

📣 Starting *today* about 120,000 people in Illinois could start losing federal food assistance, known as SNAP. Here's what to know, from a Chicago area food pantry guide to how to meet new SNAP requirements, via @elviamalagon.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/5n782jzh @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com

#SNAP food assistance cutoffs begin Friday in Illinois — @elviamalagon.bsky.social tells you what you need to know chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

About 120,000 people statewide are expected to lose SNAP food support starting in May because of President Donald Trump’s expanded work and volunteer rules.

Thousands of people in Illinois are expected to begin losing federal food assistance beginning May 1 as part of an overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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Thousands of people are expected to be pushed out of the SNAP program staring May 1 in Illinois. Local grocers, vendors are worried what that will mean for their clients and their small businesses chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

Nice to see @almacampos.bsky.social's byline in Sun-Times/WBEZ! -- Across continents, Illinois families remain separated by Trump's immigrant visa halt chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

What a treasure -- Photographer Unveils Photos Of CPS Students In The ’70s blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/28/p...

The Sun-Times Guild and WBEZ’s SAG-AFTRA are UNION STRONG in our fights for a fair contract. We stand together in our respective fights for the pay, protections and assurances the union workers who bring you Chicago’s headlines — online, on the radio and in print — deserve.

Dozens gathered Thursday for the opening of the city-backed Sankofa Village Wellness Center in West Garfield Park.