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Even though Laurent Brossoit has been under contract with the Blackhawks for well over a year now, most fans probably don’t know who he is. Those who do probably know him as one thing: injured. But that’s changing. The 32-year-old …

Whether by plane, train or automobile, Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving holiday in record numbers. O’Hare International Airport is predicting its busiest Thanksgiving week ever, despite the FAA recently lifting flight restrictions across the country during the country’s longest government …

The Chicago Teachers Union is cooperating with a federal inquiry into allegations that it is keeping financial audits from its members, though a lawyer representing the union argues “it’s a waste of time.” The Republican-led U.S. House Committee on Education …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: After 14-year-old Armani Floyd’s death Friday, his peers at a South Shore after-school basketball group struggled with losing a friend they thought of as family, while the violence revived a City Council snap curfew measure …

This is not your average cat story. Four years ago, someone taped a flyer to a vacant storefront window in Logan Square next to Lula Cafe. It showed a charming line drawing of a cat and announced anyone who texted …

By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does. …

By CALEIGH WELLS, Associated Press The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn’t really causing any harm. But chances are good that you didn’t pick it from a tree in your backyard. It …

Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo went all in on “local control” during a recent meeting, pledging future City Council hearings — and even possible litigation — over the latest bill from Sacramento to build affordable housing near transit hubs. Gordo suggested …

By MATT BROWN, Associated Press In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now …

Ready for some holiday cheer? Believe it or not, there is something free to do in Beverly Hills. Climb aboard the Jolly Trolley at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way, and head out to view holiday decorations, then …

The ‘digital afterlife’ might now be within reach as a company works to make AI that imitates the personalities of departed loved ones (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A tech CEO has said the AI world means what is real and what …

The couple were parked in Tor Tre Teste, a park in the eastern part of Rome(Picture: Google) Three people have been arrested after a gang held down a man and forced him to watch as they raped his 18-year-old fiancée …

We all made mistakes at 13, we should focus on the mistakes Farage is continuing to make (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire) No matter who you are, no matter how progressive your politics, you have to concede – none of us …

People would have ‘no right’ to juries (Picture: Getty Images) Juries could be scrapped for all but the most serious crimes under new plans being considered by the Justice Secretary. David Lammy has reportedly written a memo to ministers and …