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WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans …

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A large evangelical congregation in the far western suburbs called Chapelstreet Church is being sued by a man who says he was molested as a boy by a former youth leader there, another sign that child sex abuse by clergy …

In 2019, Toniel Taylor was awakened at 4 a.m. by an intruder in her West Side apartment. The assailant, who broke into her home through her window, was a familiar face: an acquaintance who had begun stalking her in an …

The skylight and atrium at Chicago’s historic Auditorium Theatre will undergo a significant restoration project that aims to return key design elements to how architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler intended. Leaders at the 135-year-old landmark theater located at 50 …

The press has a sacred obligation cemented in the First Amendment: to report what is happening — not to succumb to censorship or indoctrination. What we are witnessing is not “immigration enforcement” or an “immigration crackdown.” While these phrases might …

On a November morning last year, my phone rang right before I was headed to class during my first semester of graduate school at Northwestern University. It was my mother. “Your father, he’s being deported,” she said. My father, who …

You’ve probably seen them around Chicago, especially in less affluent neighborhoods, in formerly vacant storefronts, convenience shops and gas stations. They’re known to law enforcement and regulators as “sweepstakes” machines. But their looks, like their name, are deceiving. These machines …

DEAR ABBY: My mother is 80 and living alone after my dad passed. Her memory is failing. She recently fell and required shoulder surgery. This wasn’t her first fall; she has also broken her hip within the past four years. …

DETROIT — Even when the Blackhawks‘ power play wasn’t getting results earlier on in this long road trip, they kept the faith. “What’s not been working?” forward Andre Burakovsky said Monday in Seattle. “I think the power play is working.” That …

A woman was taken to hospital in fair condition after inhaling smoke during an apartment fire Sunday night in Douglas on the South Side. Around 10:15 p.m., police and fire officials responded to the fire in the 600 block of …

An Aurora middle school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student who is underage, DuPage County authorities said Saturday. Jessica Bergmann, 34, of the 600 block of South Pierce Avenue in Wheaton, faces charges of criminal sexual …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Grocery prices keep increasing. We look into how Chicagoans are coping. 🗞️ Plus: City Hall mulls cuts to domestic violence programs, federal agents pepper spray an infant and more news you need to know. …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue …

The Bears used to be on the other side of these. Now they’re the ones pushing opposing coaches out the door. The Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday after his team blew a late lead Sunday in a 24-20 …

For decades, the instrumental band Tortoise was the face of the genre known as “post rock.” The catch-all term emerged in the late 1990s to describe music that existed in the gaps between rock and jazz and between compositional music …

Sen. Dick Durbin is once again under fire for voting to advance a Republican-led House measure that would help end the government shutdown — angering Democrats who say the extension of health care subsidies must be part of any deal …

A Chicago man has been arrested on suspicion of firing several shots at another car while driving on the Stevenson Expressway on Wednesday, the Illinois State Police said. Bowen Zhang, 29, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of …

O’Hare International Airport was leading the nation in delays and cancellations Monday morning after Chicago’s first major winter storm of the season brought a fraction of the anticipated snowfall. Passengers were dealing with a double-whammy: weather-related delays and the stress …

President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to propose mortgages with 50-year terms, an idea that drew criticism from leaders in Washington, D.C., researchers and others. “Thanks to President Trump, we are indeed working on The 50 year Mortgage — a …