Meet the Sox' line dancing outfielder. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

I could easily hit all five in a week. I’m just not sure if it’s a good idea. chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2...

"As one federal appellate court said in 2015, 'The government need not ban a protected activity … if it can simply proceed upstream and dam the source.' Over half a century after the Pentagon Papers, the federal government apparently believes it can do just that." freedom.press/issues/the-d...

The @chicago.suntimes.com is covering No Kings rallies around the Chicago area today, including the gathering scheduled for Grant Park this afternoon. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03...

“We are an outlier nationally. Our insurance regulators have no authority to reject or modify excessive rate hikes.” chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...

Only about 10 minutes in the line at Midway this morning. But I’m grumpy because my gate seats’ charging outlets didn’t work, and my Southwest plane has no power outlets. I’m at 68% prior to takeoff. I really shouldn’t be posting like this.

Steve Fullerton “is very protective of his secret ‘recipe.’” chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026...

Season’s over.

As loved ones and fellow Loyola University Chicago students mourn the slain freshman, her death has become a rallying cry for politicians demanding stricter immigration enforcement.

Some big Chicago development projects are stalled because city leaders are getting stuck over who should run the Zoning Committee. @chicago.suntimes.com City Hall reporter Fran Spielman explains. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

How much did Cook County homeowners' frustration about rising property taxes show in Tuesday’s race for Cook County assessor? Who is to blame for skyrocketing property taxes? Will Hynes suffer the same fate? Let's dig into the answers (though I fear the headline gives away the first one) 🧵/12

A Chicago public elementary school is named for Chavez, a plaque at the Haymarket Memorial in the West Loop honors him, and murals depicting him appear in Little Village, Southport and other neighborhoods of the city. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026...

I switched from Hulu Live to YouTube TV a couple months ago, because the latter is a better overall user experience. But it'll be tempting now to do Hulu Live during the MLB season to get Marquee and switch to YouTube TV during the offseason.

Young voters: What drove you to vote in this primary election? How did you vote and why? I’m a reporter with @chicago.suntimes.com. DM me if you want to share!

Stratton’s momentum was enough to overcome an astounding $29 million Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi spent on campaign ads. It began with a commanding debate performance in January and was amplified by ads in the final weeks of the campaign.

La Shawn Ford is the Democratic nominee in Illinois' District 7. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Juliana Stratton has defeated Raja Krishnamoorthi for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Go to suntimes.com for more.

Daniel Biss declared the winner in the Illinois District 9 Democratic primary. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Bean declared winner in District 8.

Incumbent Fritz Kaegi is conceding to Pat Hynes in the Cook County assessor race.

Winners have been declared in these contested U.S. House primaries in Illinois: D-1 Maxwell (R); D-2 Miller (D); D-5 Quigley (D), Hanson (R); D-6 Casten (D), Conforti (R); D-7 Koppie (R); D-10 Schneider (D); D-13 Budzinski (D), Wilson (R); D-14 Marter (R); D-15 Miller (R); D-17 Vancil (R).

Earlier tonight at Juliana Stratton's party.

Melissa Bean leads Junaid Ahmed in the Democratic primary battle for the U.S. House District 8. 84% of expected votes counted. Live results: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Darren Bailey cruised to victory for the Illinois Republican nomination for governor, breezing past conservative activist Ted Dabrowski, video gambling magnate Rick Heidner and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick.

We're bringing you live election results from the Cook County judicial races. Our page updates every 5 minutes. Follow along: 2026primary.injusticewatch.org/results

Winners declared now in these contested U.S. House primary races in Illinois: Dist. 2's Donna Miller (D); Dist. 5's Mike Quigley (D) and Tommy Hanson (R); Dist. 6's Sean Casten (D); Dist. 7's Chad Koppie (R); Dist. 10's Brad Schneider (D). Live results: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

And an update: AP has declared Miller the winner.

Jesse Jackson Jr. will need a rally to overcome Donna Miller's lead in the Illinois 2nd Congressional District's Democratic primary. Live results: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Races that make you go, "hmm." What's happening in the Cook County Assessor's race where incumbent Fritz Kaegi trails challenger Pat Hynes with 72% of the expected votes counted? Live updates: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Juliana Stratton leading in the Illinois Democratic primary for U.S. Senate with about 48% of the expected votes counted. Live results here: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Daniel Biss leading with about 84% of the expected votes counted, according to AP. Live updates here: chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

So far, winners have been declared in just one of the contested U.S. House primary races in Illinois: District 5's Mike Quigley (D) and Tommy Hanson (R). chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Our results page is live. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Special interest super PACs shaped Illinois Congressional races, and we're a few minutes from finding out the results. chicago.suntimes.com/live/electio...

The @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org live coverage for the election is live! @elleianagreen.bsky.social is out talking to voters at the polls while others (like @tinasfon.bsky.social and @mitchtrout.bsky.social) weigh in on super PACs and more. Live results will also be posted as they roll in!

Procrastinators, here's your guide for voting in tomorrow’s Illinois primary. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Here are 19 @wbez.org shows ranging from 2 minutes to 59 minutes that can help you with your Illinois primary ballot. open.spotify.com/playlist/3PF...

The CTA is talking to New York's MTA about barriers that agency has installed to improve safety. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Spectators bundle up and turn out for annual event that kicks off city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

The Minneapolis campaign gave the American people “a look at what we saw in Chicago throughout Operation Midway Blitz," said Steve Art, an attorney who challenged the feds’ tactics in court last fall. "The American people didn't like it." chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Francisco Gonzalez-Jasso was swept up in the federal deportation campaign aimed at clearing "violent criminals" off Chicago-area streets. But there's no evidence he had gang ties or a criminal record.

"And it was because of that path that he had laid, because of his courage, his audacity, that two decades later, a young Black senator from Chicago’s South Side would even be taken seriously as a candidate for the presidential nomination." chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03...

Hundreds are lined up for the Rev. Jesse Jackson's homegoing ceremony on a foggy, unusually warm (for March) morning in Chicago. Some are wearing '84 Jackson for President pins that the family had kept in storage. Live @chicago.suntimes.com coverage throughout. chicago.suntimes.com/live/jesse-j...

How to get to the services for Rev. Jesse Jackson if you're going. How to watch or listen from afar. Three former presidents will be speaking. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026...

Blago: "And I’ll always remember one of the things he said to Milošević at the time, because he [Milošević] had offered one of the soldiers — ‘I’ll give you one.’ And typical Rev. Jackson fashion said, ‘We will not flee unless we can take all three.’" chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03...

Happy birthday, Chicago! 🎂https://youtube.com/shorts/hgB6ps-h-m0?si=rWPhlTJAFSD7cNvT

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified today that she didn't know about Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot 5 times by a Border Patrol agent. It's a claim Martinez doesn't believe: “The evidence we released in my case demonstrates otherwise.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Here’s why Monday is a holiday in Chicago and Cook County. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/pula...

Time to think about the IllinoisMarch17 primary election ballot. Check out the @chicago.suntimes.com / @wbez.org voter guide or pick up today's special print edition. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...

Johnnie Flournoy is 74 years old. He's been incarcerated since the early 1990s, and he's been going blind for much of that time. And Illinois prisons have just been letting it happen. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...