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The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an appeal from real estate interests on the Bring Chicago Home referendum, which means votes on the question will be counted during the Illinois primary March 19. The referendum aims to generate revenue to combat homelessness.

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease throws to a Cincinnati Reds batter during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP)

The CTA’s planned Red Line extension would go south of the terminal at 95th Street.

Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. In the 1980s, he talked state officials into using public funds for a new stadium largely by threatening to relocate the team to Florida.

Philipp Kurashev (second from left) and Connor Bedard (far right) have created strong chemistry this season.

A Sun-Times reader suggests the city raise revenue by offering companies the opportunity to light the light poles along North DuSable Lake Shore Drive with colored bulbs representing their brands.

Karl Wallinger from World Party (far right), is joined by Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet (from far left), Joe Strummer from The Clash and Keith Allen from Fat Les at Tower Records in Piccadilly, central London, Sept. 14, 2000, where they backed a national organization called Future Forests. Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died at age 66.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is still waiting for a decision on his future.

Traditional Irish stew can be made with lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots and herbs.

A residential street in Rogers Park.

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The Civic Federation is raising questions about the volatility, structure and fairness of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to raise the transfer tax on high-end real estate transactions to generate $100 million annual revenue to combat homelessness.

The 25-page “data and policy analysis” does not weigh in on the legality of the binding referendum known as “Bring Chicago Home” that Chicago voters will be asked to decide Tuesday ... Читать дальше...

Honey Dijon performs at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

Olympic all-around gold medalist Simone Biles competes in the vault in the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito will likely miss the 2024 season after having elbow surgery.

Chicago police work the scene in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue where two people, including a preteen boy, were critically hurt in a Wednesday morning shooting, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

A customer exits a Dollar Tree store in Jackson, Mississippi, holding a shopping bag.

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Bryce Heard (2) cradles the the Vikings’ IHSA Class 4A state championship trophy.

Federal prosecutors say this image depicts John Banuelos firing a gun in the air during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

“Apples Never Fall” begins with a fateful bike ride for Joy (Annette Bening).

Artist Jim Bachor at his newy opened studio and gallery Bachor at 1111 W. Lawrence in Uptown.

Irish colcannon — mashed potatoes with savoy cabbage — is a great gluten-free dish to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day (or any day!).

Adriana (right) and her husband stand for photo on the Northwest Side, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Adriana was robbed at gunpoint while en route to the Jefferson Park CTA Transit Center.

Bounnak Thammavong lands a blue catfish at LaSalle Lake on opening day last year.

Five people were fatally shot overnight on the city’s South Side and in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

DEAR ABBY: In the past, my husband of 22 years traveled often for work. He had an emotional affair with a co-worker he met on one of those trips. He never saw her again. After that, he became distant and sometimes rude toward me. We went to marriage therapy, which helped.

The Chicago Bears now want to build a new lakefront stadium on parking areas south of their current home, Soldier Field.