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Skeptics say they wouldn’t be surprised to see a vote on the property tax increase resurrected after the Nov. 8 election.

PAWS Chicago staffers drove to Florida to rescue 53 animals after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Another team will make the trip next week.

Fifteen oak, bald cypress and catalpa trees will create a wall to protect from noise and air pollution, as well as offer green views that promote healing.

If you were writing a Chicago-set rom-com, where would your lovebirds meet? From O’Hare to food trucks, museums, parks and more — Sun-Times readers have a few suggestions.

Film works as an invaluable reminder of that pivotal time for those who were there — and a history lesson for those who weren’t.

“It hurts me so much not waking up to my baby,” says Veronica Zastro, whose 3-year-old was shot dead in an apparent road-range incident in West Lawn.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Delivering the 2023 budget address that will serve as her reelection platform, Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion spending plan has a laundry list of new and continued investments intended to ease violence, homelessness and poverty.

There are just two Republicans on the 17-member Cook County Board: Sean Morrison and Peter Silvestri, who is not running for re-election. Morrison knows the board is vulnerable to losing a conservative voice, which he argues serves as a check on power. “I’m very worried,” he said.