Peggy Montes started Bronzeville Children’s Museum, worked to elect Mayor Harold Washington and sought to empower, inspire women: “I said, ‘Why is there no celebration of women and what women do?” trib.al/RuF4ZfV

Guild co-chair Nader Issa in Crain's Chicago Business today: "We've done our part. Now we need Chicago Public Media to do its part by securing more revenue and, if there needs to be cuts, cut non-labor areas in the budget."

We’re at Navy Pier today telling the CPM Board to keep their promise of finding non-labor cuts to save public media and the people who make it. Seven Guild members have taken buyouts, another 11 have applied, and at least 21 non-Guild staff have too.

Thirty employees of the Chicago Sun-Times — around one in five on its payroll — have agreed to resign after a buyout offer. The departures primarily affect writers and editors, many of whom have extensive experience at the newspaper. trib.al/25wSz67

Guild co-chair Nader Issa said employees have concerns about revenue strategies and were “disturbed” by the “dramatic downsizing.” Co-chair Mitch Armentrout said many “feel like the powers that be don’t have full familiarity with the Sun-Times.” chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/03/…

Skyway Lanes — Chicago’s last Black-owned bowling alley — will now stay open after the community rallied to book out the lanes, donate $16k and counting. “I never thought that it would be this. … It has exploded,” the owner told us. blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/02/sky…

An illegal junkyard has operated across from an Englewood park for a decade. Neighbors have tried to get it shut it down for years. One lot is owned by the city. “What exists here would never happen on the North Side." Must-read by Atavia Reed: blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/08/an-…

JUST IN: Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next year. trib.al/YVmS4cj

Sen. Dick Durbin says there are 'at least a dozen' serious contenders ready to jump into Senate race chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/… w/ Dave McKinney

A review by the Sun-Times newsroom of the 64-page special section, "Heat Index: Your Guide to Summer," found errors extended far beyond the mostly fake summer reading list, with more misinformation plaguing other articles in the edition. trib.al/ek7fV5D

Good morning. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms that Larry Hoover left its custody Thursday. Now, a 74-year-old "Larry Hoover," who is serving a life sentence, is listed as an inmate in the Colorado Department of Corrections: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

A 79-year-old Altgeld Gardens commercial building that has spent years in disrepair despite being designed by noted Chicago architects Keck & Keck could soon begin a new life. trib.al/OAcxZaE

Michael Madigan sentencing hearing starts at Chicago courthouse: Live updates chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/1… w/ Jon Seidel, David Struett & Dave McKinney

SPEAKER OF THE BIG HOUSE Today's Chicago Sun-Times front page story on the sentencing of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to 7.5 years in prison. "You lied, sir. You lied." W/ Dave McKinney of WBEZ and David Struett: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/…

our live coverage is live! I stopped in Evanston before getting downtown, read more about it below and follow for live coverage in this thread. chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/1…

Me on Mk.gee at Lollapalooza for the Chicago Sun-Times. 🔊 chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2…

Been thinking about the sets I was lucky enough to cover at Lollapalooza this year, my fourth one for the Chicago Sun-Times. One of the hands-down best of the weekend: Orion Sun. Here's my review: chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/08/0… Photo: Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times