Not even a little rain could stop these K-Pop stars from delivering an elaborate, explosive and dazzling show that warmed the hearts of the outdoor stadium.
The global pop music phenomenon BTS revealed the name of their new single in a teaser video released Sunday. The song is titled “Boy With Luv” and features another pop artist,
@miriamdinunzio
reports.
Kyle Rittenhouse, in an unusual move, was allowed by the judge to draw the slips of paper that determined who would decide his fate and who would be dismissed as alternates.
That task is usually done by a courtroom clerk, not the defendant.
A man charged with strangling a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student in a campus parking garage allegedly became angry and put her into a chokehold when she refused to talk to him or acknowledge his catcalls as she walked back to her car.
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Jacob Blake's father said there are now “eight holes” in his son’s body, and he’s paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors don’t yet know if the injury is permanent.
“Colin Kaepernick is one of the top free agents in football and a starting-caliber quarterback,” EA Sports said in a statement Monday. “The team at EA SPORTS, along with millions of Madden NFL fans, want to see him back in our game.”
Today is the 57th birthday of former president Barack Obama.
Starting this year, Aug. 4 is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the 44th president's birthday. 🎂
#ObamaDay
Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt — or Sister Jean as she’s better known to legions of Loyola basketball fans — will celebrate her 103rd birthday Sunday. She recently sat down with the Sun-Times for a conversation ahead of the big day.
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“Authorities in Dubai have not received any request for a performance by singer R. Kelly nor are there any venues that have been booked,” government officials said in a rare statement.
Hundreds of Chicagoans gathered in the snow outside Goose Island Brewing Co. to see if they would have more success booting a 43-yard field goal than Bears kicker Cody Parkey,
@madkenney
reports.
The 44-year-old, who went to prison for 12 years as a teenager for murder, became the 20th person to be exonerated based on allegations he was framed by retired Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
Today, we endorse Joe Biden for president. We endorse him on his own merits. He is a person of honor and eminently qualified, by virtue of a long and capable career as a senator and vice president, to hold the highest office in the land.
Legal analysts who have been following the proceedings say the government’s case against R. Kelly is stronger this time around, compared to his 2008 trial when a jury acquitted him.
JUST IN: The Highland Park Fourth of July parade was suddenly halted when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, sending hundreds of people running for safety.
The Evanston City Council on Monday approved a reparations plan to distribute $400,000 to Black residents with ties to the city’s Black community between 1919 and 1969.
Lollapalooza fans made their way back to Grant Park Saturday afternoon for another full lineup of music, with artists like Willow, Tomorrow x Together and J. Cole being among the biggest draws.
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The elder Blake is now making the drive from North Carolina to be with his son in the hospital.
“I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” his father said.
JUST IN: Gov. Pritzker’s health team officially gave the green light Saturday for restaurants and most bars across Chicago and suburban Cook County to invite customers back inside for indoor service.
JUST IN: Illinois is set to become the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail after the state Supreme Court justices ruled that a landmark criminal justice reform law did not violate the state’s constitution.
JUST IN: CPD is investigating allegations that a group of officers had improper sexual relations with newly arrived immigrants, including at least one facing accusations of having sexual contact with a minor and impregnating her.
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@ColleenB123
wildly popular “Miranda Sings” franchise is heading to the
@RosemontTheatre
this week.
The "No Offense Tour" will star Ballinger as herself for a portion of the show.
Thanks to
@chancetherapper
, six mental wellness providers in Cook County will each receive $100,000 grants, and SocialWorks is starting a new initiative called “My State of Mind” aiming to connect people with treatment.
A report by
@mitchtrout
.
JUST IN: Chicago police say Jussie Smollett may have been spotted in the elevator of his building with the two brothers they recently released from custody,
@samjcharles
reports.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for cancer two other times. But despite her health problems, she has never missed arguments.
BREAKING: The Commission on Chicago Landmarks today granted the prestigious status to Emmett Till’s home where the Chicago teen lived before that fateful trip Down South that ended with his brutal lynching on Aug. 28, 1955.
@maudlynei
writes:
Twenty-five years after the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, O.J. Simpson says his life has entered a phase he calls the “no negative zone.”
"His goal is to polarize, to destabilize local government and inflame racist urges. And we can absolutely not let him prevail,” Lightfoot said. “I will code what I really want to say to Donald Trump. It’s two words: It begins with F and ends with YOU.”
Miracle Boyd, 18, who lost several teeth during the incident Friday in Grant Park, said Monday during a rally on the South Side that she is “disgusted” at being a “victim of one of the biggest gangs in America,” referring to the police.
Turns out, the clout-heavy Tadin family's "front yard" in Lakeview is actually public parkland, despite what the manicured hedges might lead you to believe. So our
@markbrownCST
decided to enjoy a little picnic in the park this afternoon. Story to come — stay tuned.
JUST IN: The board that controls public radio station WBEZ on Tuesday approved the acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times, taking a major step forward in a deal to create one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the country.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said “Smith’s tearful, self-serving (Oscar) acceptance speech” was “worse” than the slap: “The speech was about justifying his violence.”
Prosecutors say a Chicago-area man had been listening to conservative talk radio about the Israel-Hamas war before confronting and fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian boy and badly wounding his mother.
A retired friend and I were motivated to wear our MAGA hats to the Auto Show in Chicago. In fact, we felt it was our duty, a
@Suntimes
reader writes. The response was a surprise.
Colin Kaepernick is better than any quarterback the Bears have. He’s better than backup Chase Daniel, who, by the way, is better than starter Mitch Trubisky. They should sign him.
“Today a bald eagle flew in to check out the South Loop but our local seagulls escorted him out promptly,” said a man who was able to capture video of a bald eagle flying around his office building with 10 seagulls following it,
@AliceBazerghi
reports.
The FOP president ripped the mayor’s response to the teen looting in the South Loop, saying “Nobody is renaming anybody little mini-Al Capones. But they certainly, in many cases, had the same, terrorizing effect that Al Capone had 100 years ago.”
R. Kelly “refused transport” from federal lockup to Leighton Criminal Court building for the first hearing since he was indicted in federal courts in Chicago and New York,
@agrimm34
reports.
UPDATE: Five people were killed and 16 others wounded when a gunman started shooting 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off Monday morning, authorities said.
A federal judge in
#Chicago
said the continued separation of Brazilian mom, Lidia Souza, and 9-year-old son, Diogo, “irreparably harms them both” and ordered his release after a weeks-long separation that happened at the border.
#zerotolerance
Chicago saw a 75% increase in shooting incidents and 139% increase in murders for July 2020 compared to the same month a year ago, according to police data.
Lawyer Natalie Khawam said the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division told her that the other soldier bludgeoned 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillen with a hammer at Fort Hood and later dismembered her and buried the remains in the woods.
BREAKING NEWS: Special Prosecutor Dan Webb announced he concluded his investigation into the handling of last year’s Jussie Smollett hate-crime prosecution and found Kim Foxx and her office put out several false and misleading statements about the case.
Nearly three-fourths of the Chicago City Council is demanding the resignation of Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara after he defended the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' donation will create the Waymaker Fund for Immigrant Children and help support immigrant children who migrate to the United States by themselves or who have been forcibly taken from their parents.
If there’s no room in the Chicago FOP for cops who kneel with protestors, there should be even less tolerance for a cop busted in the Capitol Hill riot, writes the CST Editorial Board.
A former tech salesman from Lake View formed a political action committee to put a binding referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot asking Chicagoans if they want the power to recall the mayor.
The Lollapalooza lineup just added a splash of K-Pop with the announcement late Tuesday of headlining sets by j-hope of BTS and the boy band Tomorrow X Together.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going to battle with the national College Board over what he calls “political grandstanding” by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Although initially listed in critical condition and facing euthanasia following the 8-mile, shoeless ride which snarled traffic Monday, the injured horse is expected to be able to walk again in a quiet, stable environment, added Ald. Ray Lopez.
BREAKING: Ald. Ed Burke has been charged with one count of attempted extortion for alleged trying to use his powerful position on the City Council to solicit business for his private law firm,
@SeidelContent
&
@mitchdudek
report.
A crowd of protesters sparred with a group of
#Chicago
police officers Saturday evening near the street where an officer fatally shot a man during a confrontation in South Shore. (WARNING: Sensitive language)
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BREAKING: Federal agents showed up unannounced at the City Hall office of Finance Committee Chairman Ed Burke, kicked everyone out and papered over the windows this morning,
@fspielman
&
@SeidelContent
report.
Leaked chat logs appear to show a CPD officer communicating and organizing meetups last summer with members of the Proud Boys, which has been designated as a hate group.
Austin Jones, the YouTube star whose music has been heard millions of times, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography Friday,
@samjcharles
reports.
Caravans of cars adorned with flags filled the streets in honor of Mexican Independence Day in downtown Chicago and beyond.
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