PHOTOS: Got to spend time with the "Bears Witch" Amanda Marron at her Wheaton home today, as she prepared her "Bears Must Win Spell" ahead of the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams playoff game this Sunday.

PHOTO: Religious group that some ex-members describe as a 'cult' sees its footprint grow in Chicago area. A number of former congregants say the organization appears to be financially driven, has falsely predicted the end of the world and has isolated members from nonbelieving friends and family.

PHOTO: Will a vacant modernist bank in Skokie designed by SOM be razed or reused? The bank isn’t being overtly marketed as a teardown, but it’s worth noting Skokie doesn’t have a landmark ordinance that would protect the building from demolition.

It might be vain but I made it my lock screen.

The Chicago Bears logo illuminates the Merchandise Mart, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time

Soldier Field at twilight.

BREAKING: Federal judge bars gang evidence from Bovino murder-for-hire trial chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times from our obituary on local Gay Rights Activists Rick Garcia. Be sure to get a copy if you can today.

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times from our coverage over a recent Chicago Bears survey of season-ticket holders on a potential move to Northwest Indiana. Be sure to get a copy of today's paper if you can!

PHOTO: Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

PHOTOS: A Chicago Bears flag flies under a large American Flag above the Kennedy Expressway near the 1100 block of West Grand Ave. in the West Town neighborhood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time

Local followers, has anyone seen or they themselves have outdoor displays that showcase your or your neighbors rabid devotion to the Chicago Bears especially in this historic playoff run? If so please let me know below, or via dm, or via email at [email protected]!

The Chicago Bears wild card game against the Green Bay Packers from the perspective of Bears fans in 4 parts.

Chiago Bears fans go ape shit after the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Game.

Chiago Bears fans at Everything Bar are going bat shit crazy after the Bears scored their third touchdown to gain the lead against the Green Bay Packers.

Chicago Bears vibes.

I ain’t going to lie, I figured I’d have encountered more fire barrels when I moved to Chicago, and I think this is the first real one I’ve seen.

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times for our special section on the Chicago Bears and today's playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. Be sure to get a copy if you can today!

Here in Bedford Park, covering the Ben Johnson lookalike contest.

PHOTO: Bruce Goff's creative architecture is hidden in plain sight around Chicago. Here’s where to see it READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...

Thank you to everyone who followed me on Instagram and helped me get to 1000 followers!

Protesters march in Little Village after ICE killing in Minneapolis Read more here from @vimiller.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01...

Small group of people are rallying next to the Little Village Arch in Chicago demanding justice for the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed earlier today by Federal Law Enforcement officers in Minneapolis. There’s suppose to be a rally/vigil at 7:30 at this location.

A taxi turns onto North State Street from East Randolph Street as pedestrians cross the crosswalk, in The Loop, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time

ICE agent fatally shot woman during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Went over to St. Joseph, Michigan with my drone on my day off last Saturday.

First weather features of the year brought to you from Diversey Harbor.

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times on our look at Chicago's falling crime levels. Be sure to get a copy if you can today.

How rockin' was Chicago's first rendition of 'Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve'? Read More Here: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026...

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world...

Still real early but here’s a view of Chicago’s New Years Eve celebration. The crowds maybe a few hundred strong across the two blocks closed off on Wacker Drive.

A group of people walk by a shuttered business in The Loop, while carrying a bag full merchandise, and New Years balloons, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show. Compensation for Matt Moog rose as the company slashed jobs at the Chicago Sun-Times and at WBEZ. chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times on our reporting of a curfew for young people on New Year's Eve to prevent a Teen Takeover. Be sure to get a copy if you can today!

U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump, won't lift block on National Guard deployment in Illinois DEVELOPING from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

PHOTOS: A parranda pop-up in Humboldt Park takes inspiration from Puerto Rican Christmas traditions — and Bad Bunny's 'casita' READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2...

PHOTOS: The most pivotal moments of Operation Midway Blitz, captured by Sun-Times photographers SEE MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/photography/...

Did a lift and a run ahead of my shift today. Trying to slowly get back into the swing of things after a brief hiatus.

Received a front page in today's Chicago Sun-Times on our coverage of the local impact on rising Obamacare costs or no coverage with Congress poised to end subsidies. Be sure to get a copy today if you can!

Real neat this Department of Fleet and Facility management vehicle has been illegally parked at this spot for days now.

Bovino's Border Patrol caravan hits Chicago area for second day, making arrests in Evanston chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

PHOTOS: I was a goose peddler, for one night only, in ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Goodman Theatre READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2025...

Judge acquits Chicago cop in shooting of unarmed man at CTA Red Line station, saying victim not credible on stand chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1...

Bovino’s back: Border Patrol commander leads agents in fresh round of immigration raids in Chicago area chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Beat Kitchen owner sues city of Chicago over Riverwalk restaurant, cites racial bias chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2...

Really trying to push what I can do with a drone to take the photos I envision but would be impractical or too dangerous to attempt. Shots of an ice encrusted pier near Oakwood Beach on Chicago's South Side.

Received a front AND back page covers in today's Chicago Sun-Times from our coverage of reimagined nativity scenes, and the Chicago Bear's win against the Cleveland Browns. Be sure to get a paper if you can today!

PHOTOS: Altered church Nativity scenes, one with a zip-tied baby Jesus, critique Trump's deportation campaign READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

PHOTOS: Feds deploy tear gas in Elgin as hourslong standoff ends in man's arrest chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Gave it the old college try to look for those owls.