Chicago Sun-Times

suntimes.com — There's no question that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is personally popular statewide. However, while more than half of voters have a good opinion of her, her powerful father, Speaker Michael Madigan, could definitely be a campaign issue.

suntimes.com — BY GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com Updated: ST. LOUIS - Think Dale Sveum's not a very good manager? Think he's losing games by mishandling the bullpen? Think he should be fired? Here's what Sveum thinks: "I don't really care what people think about me," he said in the aftermath of getting blasted in the Twitterverse for using Carlos Marmol in that whiplash-blown, ninth-inning loss Sunday in New York.

voices.suntimes.com — By By Craig Newman | Get In Touch: Craig Newman News - June 18, 2013 11:53 pm craignewman@twitter | cnewman@suntimes.com Today marks the beginning of a change in the way we deliver news and information both in the newspaper and online.

voices.suntimes.com — By By Lynn Sweet | Get In Touch: Lynn Sweet Sweet - June 17, 2013 6:21 pm lynnsweet@twitter | lsweet@suntimes.com WASHINGTON-Bill Daley, who launched his race for Illinois governor last week, donated $100,000 to his warchest, while tapping long-time friends here, New York and Florida to help bankroll his Democratic primary bid, according to a report filed on Monday.

homicides.suntimes.com — A mother and father remember their son Ricardo Rivera, 31, was murdered February 24, 2013. His parents still miss him every day. Juan, his father, is particularly emotional watching the Blackhawks fight for the Stanley Cup. Ricky, a big Hawks fan, and was teaching his father the game of hockey.

suntimes.com — BY DONNA VICKROY dvickroy@southtownstar.com Twitter: @dvickroy Sydney Sodergren, of Tinley Park, recently graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island. | Donna Vickroy~Sun-Times Media Student debt is the talk of the nation, especially with interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford Loans set to double on July 1, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.