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Bears running back D’Andre Swift will not practice Wednesday because of a strained groin muscle he suffered in the loss to the Packers. Coach Matt Eberflus described holding him out as giving the injury “another day to rest,” indicating there …

“The censorship cartel must be dismantled,” Brendan Carr declared two days before President-elect Donald Trump picked him to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Trump described Carr as “a warrior for Free Speech.” Carr’s plans for “reining in Big Tech” understandably …

This is the last of six stories previewing some of the best conferences in the area. Public League Shield Favorite: Simeon Take your pick among four or five teams in the new Public League Shield conference, but we’ll move Simeon …

A small area of retail shopping inside less than half a square mile of the North Side emerged last year as a hot spot for shoplifting in Chicago, according to a new study. A report by the Council on Criminal …

None of this had to happen. Not Tyrique Stevenson’s jaw-dropping foolishness, which cost the Bears a game against the Commanders. Not a fainthearted decision by coach Matt Eberflus, which was followed by a blocked field-goal attempt that cost the Bears …

The Cubs’ first trade of the offseason targeted an obvious positional need, acquiring right-handed reliever Eli Morgan from the Guardians in exchange for minor-league outfielder Alfonsin Rosario, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. To make room on the roster, the Cubs …

Even in his quiet and understated voice, Blackhawks forward Teuvo Teravainen did not understate whatsoever the bleakness of the Hawks’ current situation Wednesday. “[We’re] getting less confident for sure,” Teravainen told the Sun-Times. “Nobody is really scoring. It’s hard to …

Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” was the first great blockbuster of the 2000s, with Russell Crowe giving one of the most memorable movie star turns of his generation, and it remains one of the most beloved and influential and most frequently quoted …

A former top precinct captain for former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan testified Wednesday that he was paid thousands of dollars through another Madigan ally’s law firm so he’d continue campaigning for the Southwest Side Democrat — and for …

En respuesta a la demanda popular, Metra está agregando un tren con temática navideña adicional a su programación esta temporada.  Previamente programada para cuatro fechas en seis líneas, la experiencia adicional será el 30 de noviembre en la Línea Eléctrica …

Spirit Airlines dijo el lunes que se declaró en quiebra e intentará reiniciarse mientras lucha por recuperarse del descenso de los viajes causado por la pandemia y un intento fallido de vender la aerolínea a JetBlue. Spirit, la mayor aerolínea …

La oficina del fiscal general de Illinois ha llegado a un acuerdo de $1.8 millones en un caso de una agencia de personal temporal acusada de hacer un acuerdo de “no robar” con competidores. Metro Staff, agencia de personal con …

A onetime political operative was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in federal prison on Wednesday for bribery, earning a reduced sentence that prosecutors said was due to his extensive cooperation with the government in “ongoing matters.” William Helm has been …

A 6-month-old boy was grazed on his cheek by gunfire that also killed a man driving Wednesday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, officials said. Around 10:45 a.m., a 35-year-old man and the boy were northbound in the 2400 …

Theater writer Kris Vire was always a champion of Chicago’s scrappy storefront theater scene because he could relate to the little guy. Mr. Vire was bartending on the North Side and running a blog called Storefront Rebellion, which reviewed storefront …

I am an Adult Education teacher at City Colleges of Chicago. Like the majority of adult education teachers in the system, I teach a combination of English as a Second Language and General Education Development classes for adult students. My …

The bond rating that determines city borrowing costs stands a “one-in two-chance” of being lowered in the next 90 days because of Chicago’s “heavy reliance on one-time” revenues and a “politically charged stand-off” between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City …

A prominent advocacy group on Tuesday called for the reassignment of a Cook County judge who released a man accused of fatally stabbing his wife earlier this week while facing a protective order and charges related to a prior attack. …

Stock image pixdeluxe/Getty Images In Chicago and across Illinois, small businesses play an integral role in local communities by driving economic growth, creating jobs and fostering neighborhood development. However, fluctuating interest rates on borrowing, unpredictability in the market, and persistent …

News of Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing in September hit the basketball world like a sudden rainstorm. The Sky had anything but a sunny season — finishing 13-27 and failing to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018 — but …