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ANKARA, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts …

Armani Floyd would’ve been bundled up and handing out turkeys alongside his father in Roseland on Wednesday to families in need ahead of Thanksgiving. Though Armani, 14, was killed in one of two shootings in the Loop last week that …

Hundreds of excited parade-goers — from young children to the elderly — cheered with rosy cheeks and runny noses as a giant inflatable turkey slowly made its way down State Street Thursday morning, marking the beginning of the 91st Thanksgiving …

It would seem like dark days for organizations like Indiana and Dallas. After all, both entered Thursday sitting firmly in the projected draft lottery with a combined seven wins between them. Dark days couldn’t be further from the truth, however. …

No defense wants to be a roller coaster, but the Bears have been a nonstop thrill ride on that side of the ball. They’ve had as many twists, curves, plunges and rises as anything at Six Flags a few minutes …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) A so-so day Conversations with others might be a bit testy today, which is why disputes could break out. …

All “Hat,” no battle? Heading into the season, Northwestern (+7) at Illinois (6:30 p.m. Saturday, Fox 32, 720-AM, 890-AM) didn’t project as a difficult matchup to size up. The Wildcats were scrapping toward being competitive again, while the Illini were …

A 48-year-old man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA train Thursday morning in Fuller Park, Chicago police said. He was on a Red Line train about 11:40 a.m. near the 200 block of West 47th Street when three unknown …

A 41-year-old man was killed early Thursday during a “domestic altercation” in a Morgan Park home, Chicago police said. He was fighting with a female at the home in the 1200 block of West 111th Place about 2 a.m. when …

Willow Dey settled in at one of the many full tables at Center on Halsted’s Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, recognizing some of the faces around them and meeting some people for the first time. Dey, 67, is a former photographer …

Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott has donated a $10 million unrestricted gift to the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation, which seeks to provide Cook County students with access to higher education. The donation was made in late October and supports …

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from …

LAS VEGAS — The fortunes and futures of two NFL franchises might have been determined in February at a Montana ski resort. Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford either ran into each other, by chance, on the slopes or Brady hosted …

Snow or no snow, Chicago’s overnight parking ban is set to begin Monday. The parking ban is enforced on 107 miles of main streets and is enforced between 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. every night from Dec. 1 to April …

A person was fatally shot in Garfield Ridge Thursday night on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago police. The person was found on the ground with gunshot wounds to his body around 11:55 p.m. in the 5100 block of South …

As veterans of the armed forces, we recently joined with a nonpartisan group of more than 40 veterans to visit with members of Congress, including fellow veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., to speak with a unified voice for current service …

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 38 years. We have three adult children and four grandchildren. I have always wondered whether I have stayed in the marriage out of obligation and/or because I got a young woman pregnant. I …

When architect Louis Sullivan’s famed Chicago Stock Exchange Building was wrecked in 1972 to make room for a 44-story office tower, it caused an outrage that made national headlines and birthed the city’s modern preservation movement. In an ironic twist …

Two Shakespeare comedies opened on consecutive days this past week in Chicago: “The Taming of the Shrew” at Court Theatre and “Much Ado About Nothing” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Each is challenging to stage for its own reasons, and in …

As hundreds of young people congregated in the Loop last week, a 14-year-old was killed and eight other teens were wounded by gunfire, reigniting debate about how to handle such gatherings of teenagers in Chicago. The meetups, known as “teen …