Chicago Sun-Times

suntimes.com — Police were responding to reports Saturday night of groups of teenagers gathering and running through areas around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast.

seasonpass.suntimes.com — Try to put aside fears about how it's going to be funded and just enjoy the idea for a minute: a brand-new arena near McCormick Place that the Chicago Public Schools can call home. ''If it comes to fruition, it would be a splendid thing,'' Young boys basketball coach Tyrone Slaughter said.

suntimes.com — BY ANDY SHAW Better Government Association Updated: The CTA is big news these days as transit officials begin the massive, and massively disruptive, Red Line overhaul on the South Side. We're told the short-term construction pain will beget long-term commuter gain in the form of faster, cleaner L rides.

suntimes.com — ASSOCIATED PRESS Oxbow (6), ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race ahead of Itsmyluckyday (9), ridden by John Velazquez, and Mylute, ridden by Rosie Napravnik at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Updated: BALTIMORE - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

suntimes.com — BY JAMES SCALZITTI Staff Reporter/jscalzitti@suntimes.com A 49-year-old man videotaped women in a west suburban hospital rest room with a cell phone he left under the sink, according to DuPage County prosecutors. Salvador Perez allegedly positioned his mobile so the phone's video camera would capture the toilet area in the uni-sex bathroom at Elmhurst Hospital Friday.

suntimes.com — Like his classmates, Jaleel isn't expected to finish 8th grade at Yale. CPS plans on shuttering the school, one of a record 54 the district says are under enrolled. If the closing plan is approved, CPS would send Jaleel and his classmates more than five blocks south to the Harvard School of Excellence.

suntimes.com — The "big fix'' of the Red Line South kicks off Sunday, disrupting the weekday commutes of more than 80,000 South Side CTA L riders. Will the five-month, total shutdown - from Cermak to 95th Street - be painful? Probably, experts say. Will it be worth it? Definitely.

suntimes.com — At least a few of the 53 Chicago Public Schools targeted for closing could be dropped from the list before Wednesday's final school board vote, under pressure from black aldermen, City Hall sources said Friday. The chairman of the City Council's Black Caucus has demanded that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his handpicked school board follow retired judges' recommendations to keep 13 schools open.

blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON -- At the first congressional hearing on the IRS scandal, the soon-departing acting IRS chief Steve Miller balked each time lawmakers used the word "target" Friday to describe, well, the targeting of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.

suntimes.com — BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN rhussain@suntimes.com Bombing Suspect #2 In Custody Updated: On my birthday 18 years ago, a man I admired endorsed pounding missiles over a certain group of people solely based on his misguided rage and suspicion. "I would have no objection if we picked out a country that is a likely suspect .

suntimes.com — Illinois Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, argues medical marijuana legislation while on the Senate floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Friday, May 17, 2013, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) Updated: SPRINGFIELD-The idea of Illinoisans turning to pot to treat severe illnesses moved closer to reality Friday after the Illinois Senate approved the medicinal use of marijuana over GOP objections it would encourage more serious drug use.

suntimes.com — BY HERB GOULD hgould@suntimes.com Marco Andretti (228.754 mph) turned the second-fastest lap during Fast Friday practice at the Speedway. | AJ Mast~AP Updated: INDIANAPOLIS - Bolstered by the 40-50 mph boost in horsepower they were given for Fast Friday, Indianapolis 500 racers got down to the business of dialing in their cars for qualifying for Pole Day on Saturday.

suntimes.com — SUN-TIMES MEDIA Updated: Two men were killed in separate shootings on the South and West sides Friday night, with at least three others wounded in violence around the city. On the South Side, a man was shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood, police said.