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On a recent Friday afternoon, Devon Avenue in West Ridge is abuzz with people and families shopping, eating and conversing in and out of storefronts. Arya Daire and Anish Jethmalani are my tour guides for an exploration of the neighborhood, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions — although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get …

La Iglesia de San Adalberto está más cerca de convertirse en un monumento histórico oficial de Chicago, aunque la iglesia de Pilsen podría ser la única parte del complejo parroquial en obtener ese estatus. El Comité de Zonificación del Concejo …

Weiss Memorial Hospital evacuated its entire inpatient unit this week after failing to fix the hospital’s air conditioning system as temperatures inside the building rose to 90 degrees. Hospital leaders blamed the problem, which forced the hospital to transfer or …

A rain-soaked forecast washed out the White Sox‘ game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday evening at Rate Field. The teams will play a straight doubleheader starting at 1:10 p.m. Thursday. Pitcher Sean Burke will start the first game, followed …

The Chicago City Council signed off Wednesday on designating St. Adalbert Church an official city landmark, seemingly putting an end to a preservation battle that’s divided its Pilsen neighbors for years. The vote comes a day after the city’s Zoning …

OTTAWA — The 86-year-old man known as the Starved Rock killer won’t get a new trial. On Wednesday, Chester Weger lost his bid to have his conviction overturned in the bludgeoning death of one of three women killed in 1960 …

The Cubs‘ game against the Brewers on Wednesday at Wrigley Field was postponed because of rain. The team made the announcement more than two hours before game time, with inclement weather forecasted throughout the evening. The game was rescheduled as …

Old Irving Park restaurant Smoque BBQ filed a trademark infringement complaint against grill manufacturer Weber, whose new smokers have a name similar to that of the eatery. Smoque BBQ earlier this month filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. …

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will veto the controversial curfew ordinance passed Wednesday by the City Council that would empower Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling to issue curfews anytime, anywhere in the city, with 30 minutes’ notice. “It is counterproductive to …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President …

Chicago’s immigrant communities and advocates are on high alert after President Donald Trump and senior administration officials threatened to expand deportations in Democrat-led cities this week. The fears come after Trump in a social media post Sunday called on ICE …

Natalie Figueroa wonders why Chicago police officers did not stop her attacker from walking away in Pilsen. Figueroa says she was riding her bike Friday night when she saw a woman vandalizing a mural near 16th Street and Ashland Avenue. …

The game results don’t mean all that much these days for the rebuilding White Sox, but it’s crunch time for Luis Robert Jr. and Chris Getz. The Sox’ de facto star player was supposed to be the second-year general manager’s …

Columbia College Chicago has laid off 20 full-time faculty members as part of planned cuts to academic programs, the downtown art school announced this week. The layoffs are the latest in a series of cuts the school has made to …

It isn’t so much that Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner is changing anything when he steps into the batter’s box with runners in scoring position. “It’s more just a feeling of importance, significance, focus,” Hoerner said in a recent conversation …

A person was killed and a police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire Wednesday morning at a hotel in Northwest Indiana. Chesterton, Indiana, police officers responded about 8 a.m. to the Hilton Garden, 501 Gateway Boulevard, after a call …

Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found shot to death Wednesday inside an Austin home. Officers found the 31-year-old about 6:40 p.m. in the basement of an apartment building in the 4900 block of West Cortez …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today the moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional than usual. You feel …

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Press Club and two news organizations sued Los Angeles County in federal court Wednesday, alleging the Sheriff’s Department has targeted media members with non-lethal but dangerous munitions and engaged in excessive force against its …