Artist trades advertising for sports, finds niche with Cubs
John Hanley has made a living by balancing his two childhood loves — baseball and art. The 54-year-old veteran sports artist has sold hundreds of Cubs-related paintings and prints to...
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Winners chosen in 1st round of Cubs playoff ticket lottery
Some lucky Cubs fans hit the lottery Monday night when they were selected in a random drawing for the chance to buy tickets to early postseason games at Wrigley Field....
89-year-old vendor has no plans for GoFundMe windfall, just glad to retire
While some people fantasize about what they'd do if they ever won the lottery, Fidencio Sanchez hasn't given it much thought. The 89-year-old paleta vendor from Little Village accepted a...
Number of unauthorized immigrants in Illinois drops 10 percent, study shows
The number of unauthorized immigrants residing in Illinois dropped by 10 percent, or 50,000 people, between 2009 and 2014 — something experts say has been key to Chicago's recent population...
Video of man watering lawn being shot leads to relative turning in suspect
Surveillance footage of a robber knocking down a 71-year-old man before shooting him and taking his wallet as he watered plants outside his Marquette Park home spurred a family member...
Cubs fans will have to dig deep to get playoff tickets
Now that the Cubs have clinched a spot in the National League Division Series, a new contest has begun — for playoff tickets. Tickets brokers say fans who aren't lucky...
Latino population growth in Chicago, U.S. slowing, study says
The Latino population growth and dispersion around the country has slowed since the onset of the Great Recession, according to a Pew Research Center study released Thursday. The trend has...
Pastor charged in slaying of retired minister: ‘They always had little arguments going on’
Allen Smith was a retired Baptist minister who spent a lot of his time at a South Shore senior home discussing — and sometimes arguing — the fine points of...
Resurrected parade on Southeast Side salutes organized labor
Crowds cheered as "The Star-Spangled Banner" blasted from a car Saturday on Chicago's Southeast Side, signaling the beginning of the 10th Ward Labor Day Parade. Spectators crowded under patches of...
10th Ward alderman resurrects Labor Day celebration on Southeast Side
The way Susan Sadlowski Garza remembers it, Labor Day used to be a grand celebration. Businesses shut down. Streets were lined with people watching floats go by. Parks hosted neighborhood...