Chicago Sun-Times

10/30/2025

“My heart is just broken,” the Uber rider said. “Whether anyone is here legally or illegally, they deserve to be treated like a human being and not just taken off the street with no prior notice.”

Diego Castro was detained last Friday as he was dropping off a passenger in West Town. His family says he had made a life here since applying for asylum eight years ago.

10/30/2025

What is your defining memory of Halloween growing up in Chicago? 🎃

10/30/2025

A man was killed after falling from a moving CTA Brown Line train Monday in Lake View on the North Side, according to autopsy results released Wednesday.

The 26-year-old man was found unresponsive Monday on the street in the 3400 block of North Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said.

10/30/2025

Graduation rates for the class of 2025 reached a 15-year high in Illinois, but performance on the ACT exam is below the national average and, compared to before the pandemic, a lot of those students are considered chronically absent.

New state report card data also shows growth for elementary school students on state exams and more Illinois graduates staying in college after the first year.

10/30/2025

Aldi is setting up shop in a South Loop retail complex, according to a permit filed by the grocery chain.

The popular grocery chain plans to move into a space at the Roosevelt Collection mall, according to a building permit.

10/30/2025

Framed by dinosaur fossils and elephant taxidermy, Harrison Ford recalled his childhood, and weekends at the Lincoln Park Zoo. He is the inaugural recipient of the Transformative Conservation Leadership award from the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.

The famed Chicago-born actor and environmental activist is the inaugural recipient of the Transformative Conservation Leadership award from the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.

10/30/2025

The federal judge who sought to meet with U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino on a daily basis said Wednesday she “was a little surprised” to see the feds challenge that arrangement — especially after Bovino’s appearance on Fox News.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wednesday evening, after the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino.

10/30/2025

Chicago-area companies that earned lucrative contracts supporting President Donald Trump’s deportation push also benefited from deals with the city, the Sun-Times found.

“We do have to take this seriously and make sure that we are not collaborating by hiring or benefiting companies that are acting against us,” said Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33rd).

10/30/2025

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.

10/30/2025

Little Village community members want city officials to speed up the placement of signs enforcing “ICE-free zones” after federal agents were spotted near two Chicago Public Schools on the Lower West Side on Tuesday.

In one incident captured on video, federal agents drove around the parking lot of Lazaro Cardenas Elementary School, according to the Little Village Community Council.

10/30/2025

The request, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, comes four days after ICE agents fired tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood as families and children walked to a Halloween parade.

The request, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, comes four days after ICE agents fired tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood as families and children walked to a Halloween parade.

10/30/2025

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be cut off Nov. 1 unless Congress acts. Here’s a list of food pantries across Chicago and the suburbs.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be cut off Nov. 1 unless Congress acts. Here’s a list of food pantries across Chicago and the suburbs.