'CTA boss avoids potential grilling for second time as Council members skip meeting' ... for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

No ticket to the Obama Center opening? No problem. Several dozen people without access to the invite-only performance, and nearby sold-out watch party, gathered as close as they physically could along a tall fence at 60th Street and Stony Island Avenue...

Not everyone is celebrating the Obama Center's opening. Picketers outside the center held signs reading "Justice for Obama Builders." They claim that several subcontractors haven't been paid for their work to build the center, with unpaid bills adding up to millions of dollars...

Attending the Obama Center opening watch party was a full-circle moment for three coworkers taking a Metra train to Hyde Park. They scored tickets through their philanthropic workplace—just as they had nearly two decades ago when they attended Obama's 2008 Grant Park party...

Chicago City Council just approved the purchase of the South Loop Greyhound station for $19 million. This means, by late summer, the city could be running its first public-owned intercity bus terminal.

Hello, my Chicago-area friends. Have you recently ditched your car for public transit because of high gas prices? I'd like to talk with you for a story! Please email me at [email protected]

Here's my latest on Illinois' e-bike regulation bill that passed in Springfield earlier this week. Riders of e-bikes that can go faster than 28 mph would be subject to DUI laws, required to carry registration, insurance, and be prohibited from bike lanes/paths chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

“Sam 'Cheezborger' Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91” by Mitch Dudek for @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

This story's been living rent-free in my brain: On average, an L rider gets shoved onto the tracks from CTA platforms every month chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... by Robert Herguth and @davidstruett.bsky.social

JUST IN: U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis will preside over a lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago this week against the Trump administration challenging Operation Midway Blitz. Ellis takes over after granting a motion for reassignment.

'Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die — Illinois prisoners’ health in hands of new provider with shoddy track record' @kwashburn.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Dr. Carrie Soloway, Chicago psychiatrist who was inspiration for Amazon show 'Transparent,' dies at 88... story by Mitch Dudek for @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

"Andrea Hanis, veteran Chicago newspaper editor, dies at 56. 'She lived and breathed integrity and good journalism'" for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

'Metra’s leaders approved a budget that spares riders from a fare hike next year, but they acknowledged it won’t be an express train to the hoped-for transformational service expansion.' chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

Some Chicago-area air travelers are anxious and scrambling, uncertain if their upcoming flights will be impacted by cut in air traffic at the country’s biggest airports, including O’Hare and Midway @caseyhe.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

CTA, Metra and Pace planned to raise fares in 2026 — no matter what happened in Springfield with the transit bill. Now that the $1.5B funding package passed the General Assembly, the RTA is nixing its call for the proposed fare increases. @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

'CTA hopes this kind of rush hour — subway surfing — doesn't take root here as it has in New York.' For the @chicago.suntimes.com with Robert Herguth chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Weeks after Cardinal Blase Cupich caused a national uproar by proposing to bestow an award to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, a prominent abortion rights supporter, Pope Leo XIV signaled he still has Cupich’s back. @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...

Chicago's airports are refusing to play a video of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem accusing Democrats of government shutdown. My reporting for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

'Texas National Guard members arrive at Chicago area military training facility' chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Chicago is expanding its speed camera program. Here's the city's top-ticketing cameras and some analysis about whether the program is fair. Written with Alden Loury for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

I spent some time asking why Chicago hasn't made much progress at reducing traffic crashes. Here's my story for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

Wheelie rider crash prompts reckoning for Orland’s Critical Mass www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/16/o...

'Are ghost buses all but gone? Canceled CTA buses will now be noted on tracker apps' @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

I spent the last few weeks talking to bike messengers in Chicago. Here’s the story about them chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07...

'History shows the new cameras will issue significantly more tickets in their first days as drivers adjust their speeding habits.' @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

“Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation” chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/05...

The CST Guild is aware of the third-party “summer guide” content in the May 18 edition of the Sun-Times newspaper. This was a syndicated section made externally without the knowledge of the members of our newsroom. We’re deeply disturbed that AI-generated content was printed alongside our work.

A juror appeared to faint faint during a doctor's testimony in the trial of 11-year-old Jayden Perkin's alleged killer. He was stabbed after trying to save his mother from an ex-partner — a day after the ex-partner was paroled. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/0...

'Thousands of Uber riders could be in line for refunds — and Uber could face hefty fines — after the ride hailing company acknowledged that it improperly charged a $1.50 downtown congestion outside the hours it was supposed to be applied.' @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

We're at Navy Pier today telling the CPM board to keep their promise of finding non-labor cuts to save public media and the people who make it. We’ve already seen so many talented colleagues let go. We say no more.

An update on the Highland Park shooter's guilty plea: 'Robert Crimo III signs trial waiver 'Donald Trump' after pleading guilty to Highland Park parade shooting' chicago.suntimes.com/highland-par...

'Crimo pleads guilty to Highland Park parade massacre — ending long-awaited trial before it begins.' My story for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/highland-par...

With Madigan conviction and feds on the line, are Illinois politicians getting the message? @tinasfon.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-tria...

Illinois’ legal weed business reached an all-time high in 2024, with the state reaping $2 billion in sales. But the state’s legal pot business continues to operate in the shadow of an unregulated hemp market. @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/202...

'Gia Biagi has been at the wheel of the Illinois Department of Transportation for less than two weeks, but she already is planning to hit the accelerator on construction projects, including the slow-moving Kennedy Expressway headache.' chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

Planned Parenthood of Illinois to close Englewood clinic, 3 others @kwashburn.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...

Sun-Times owner seeks voluntary buyouts from the newsroom chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...