Chicago Sun Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Chicago Sun Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Chicago Sun Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give Chicago Sun Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Chicago Sun Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Chicago Sun Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Chicago Sun Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Chicago Sun Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Chicago Sun Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Chicago Sun Times’s own report linked underneath.
An analysis by Reuters found Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden's name at least 890 times since the start of 2026. Trump most often referenced Biden when discussing the economy, migration, and foreign policy.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asAt least Joe Biden isn't being airbrushed away (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTrump is on the wrong side of AI issue (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asFederal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has endorsed Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, calling him a "very good candidate." The endorsement comes as Bailey faces incumbent J.B. Pritzker in the upcoming election.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asPresident Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor race — ‘Pritzker’s a disaster’ (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asChicago Fire Department commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTrump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The US Department of Transportation has shut down between 110 and 270 commercial truck driving schools. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited English proficiency violations as the reason for the closures, which are part of a broader effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTrump administration announces trucking school crackdown (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
A mass shooting at Washington Park in Chicago resulted in one fatality and 13 injuries. The incident occurred while police were present to disperse a large gathering. Authorities are seeking information to identify the perpetrator.
Chicago Sun Times reported it as1 dead, 14 wounded, in Washington Park mass shooting, marking worst attack in Chicago this year (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTrump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asIllinois AG Kwame Raoul joins suit against Postal Service mail ballot rule ahead of midterm elections (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asFDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States starting September 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced. The decision follows the collapse of trade talks, which British Columbia Premier David Eby described as revealing the "true nature" of American objectives.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asCanada hits U.S. with retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asEnes Kanter Freedom brought middle-school energy to the WNBA (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asSean Grayson, former cop convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
A new mother asked Dear Abby for guidance on how to support her best friend, who is experiencing anxiety and depression two months after childbirth. The friend is struggling with motherhood, while the asker is adjusting well.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asDear Abby: Friends' Mental States Differ Wildly After Childbirth (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
A report from the House Judiciary Committee states that President Donald Trump's pardons have cost crime victims $1.7 billion in compensation. The report examines the sale of access to the pardon power through intermediaries.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asThousands of Gary Residents Still Run Out of Electricity After Last Week's Deadly Storms (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
A Texas federal judge’s ruling striking down federal regulations on firearm suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and shotguns took effect after the U.S. Justice Department did not file an appeal by the court-imposed deadline. The decision removes restrictions for qualifying owners.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTexas gun ruling affirms limits of Congress' power (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 to separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots and reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws, though states retain authority over vaccination requirements.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTrump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Residents of Chicago, including a woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, filed police reports alleging crimes by ICE and Border Patrol agents. The filings follow federal inaction and a state commission’s recommendation for internal investigations. No right-rated outlet covered the story.
Chicago Sun Times reported it asTracking every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s deportation blitz (opens Chicago Sun Times in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Chicago Public MediaOtherdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- suntimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- chicago.suntimes.com, suntimes.com
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
20 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Chicago Sun Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Chicago Sun Times: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 25 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 25 September 2026. Ratings pulled 11 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Chicago Sun Times, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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