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Non-standard auto insurers have higher rates of complaints than bigger name insurers
Non-standard auto insurers – they’re known for covering drivers with bad records or those struggling financially. But a Sun-Times analysis finds t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Leaks confirmed at first in the nation carbon sequestration facility
In the fight against climate change, one technology aims to inject carbon emissions deep underground. And Illinois is on the forefront of what’s b…
1 year, 5 months ago
A day with Chicago area Democrats getting out the vote in swing state Wisconsin
With Vice President Kamala Harris expected to win Illinois, hundreds of Democratic volunteers from the Chicago area are spending their weekends carpo…
1 year, 5 months ago
A look at the first freshman class since the race-conscious admissions ban
This fall, the racial demographics of first year students at selective colleges are under the microscope. Last year, the Supreme Court all but ban…
1 year, 6 months ago
A hidden Chicago concert hall is becoming classical music’s most desirable venue
One of Chicago’s most buzzed about new cultural venues isn’t a fancy theater or mega arena. It’s a tiny hidden performance room in the Loop. …
1 year, 6 months ago
Trump comes to Chicago to insist tariff is ‘world’s most beautiful word’ — and Jan. 6 was ‘love and peace’
Former President Donald Trump has historically had a rocky relationship with Chicago. But he got a warmer reception today - when Trump spoke down…
1 year, 6 months ago
Chicago’s plan to clear away its biggest tent city troubles a homeless former gang leader
Chicago’s largest tent encampment is in Humboldt Park. Until recently, that Northwest Side greenspace had about a hundred inhabitants. The num…
1 year, 6 months ago
The case for talking frankly about pregnancy loss, miscarriage and stillbirth
Between 10 and 20% of pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage. In the two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, women across the country hav…
1 year, 6 months ago
The first state championship in girls flag football is underway.
Girls flag football is on the rise in Illinois. This fall, over a hundred and fifty teams are competing for the sport’s first ever state champion…
1 year, 6 months ago
University of Chicago professor, two M.I.T. economists win the Nobel Prize in Economics
The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to James Robinson of the University of Chicago and two economists from MIT – Daron Acemoglu and Simon J…
1 year, 6 months ago