1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (163+ words) Amateur scouting director Mike Shirley resigned and is no longer with the Chicago White Sox organization, the team announced Saturday. The Athletic reported Saturday evening that the resignation came after an internal investigation into allegations of verbal harassment. According to…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (767+ words) Born in the throes of Jim Crow, the Rev. Jesse Jackson “quickly became maladjusted to injustice. On the field of his life, his shoes were well-worn. His uniform, dirty with the stripes of imperfection as he did his best to…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (523+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson hired activist and social media influencer Rachel Cohen as his administration’s communication director, he announced Friday. The move signals Johnson will up his effort to reach Chicagoans on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok with his progressive…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (356+ words) “It’s about celebrating youth across Chicagoland that are doing phenomenal things in the community,” Walker-West said. “We have categories celebrating kids for dancing, singing, being scholars, athletes, humanitarians. There’s award events for adults, but we don’t have anything for kids....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (562+ words) Naperville will need to start from scratch on design plans for a new parking deck at Nichols Library, a process that could cost $1.8 million, according to a city manager’s memo. The revelation comes as the city gears up for budget…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (658+ words) Aurora police, fire and city officials on Friday called for unity in Aurora as they marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. The anniversary, said Aurora Police Officer Andrew Soderlund, is a reminder that…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (595+ words) Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flood the City of Chicago to celebrate Mexican Independence Day this weekend at the city’s signature parades and festivals. A crowd of around 400,000 people is expected at the annual Mexican Independence Parade…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (186+ words) Officials with the Gary/Chicago International Airport will review its $5.4 million 2027 tax levy budget during Tuesday’s Gary City Council meeting. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Gary Public Safety facility’s community room, 555 Polk St. Consultant Eric Cender said the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (222+ words) District U-46 held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to mark the start of construction on a new elementary school on Elgin’s northeast side. The yet-to-be-named building will be the first elementary school U-46 has built in Elgin in more than 20 years, according…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (437+ words) City officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at Union Station after someone with the highly contagious illness passed through the West Loop hub late last month. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Thursday that a domestic traveler…...