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Usher and Chris Brown are two generational titans from two overlapping eras of R&B and pop music. Seeing them share a stage for “The R&B Tour” (a play on their last names) at a sold-out Soldier Field on Friday felt …

It’s hard to imagine this now that Darnell Wright is one of the NFL’s best right tackles, making it all look so easy, but not that long ago, he ran into something he couldn’t handle. Early in his rookie season …

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is calling for an investigation into the utility provider for Northwest Indiana as thousands remain without power in the area. Braun directed the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor to file a complaint against NIPSCO with …

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who allegedly used his gun and badge to rape multiple women is asking a judge to toss his indictment because it was returned by the same grand jury allegedly “indoctrinated” through the feds’ …

Fresh off a 10-day congressional delegation trip to five European countries, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi thinks the U.S. should be taking notes from Ukraine when it comes to their battlefield tactics, including how the widespread usage of drones is changing warfare. …

A newspaper guy and a TV guy walk into a radio studio … That’s the state of Chicago sports radio, where the talent pipeline apparently has dried up, creating opportunities for radio neophytes to learn on the job. How else …

Nearly four years after Keshia Golden fatally stabbed her child’s father, she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 months of probation at a packed court hearing Monday. Golden’s attorneys say she was acting in self-defense when she stabbed Calvin …

Mount Carmel, Brother Rice and Nazareth — the Nos. 1, 2 and 5 teams in the preseason Super 25 — lost in Week 1. Does that mean the preseason rankings were lousy? The Caravan’s loss to East St. Louis wasn’t …

A second man has died after an early Sunday shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Darwin Cohone, 27, and Miguel Pinto Garcia, 29, were found on the ground around 5:45 a.m. in the 6100 block of …

Federal immigration officers hit a truck on Interstate 55 before chasing and detaining a man in McKinley Park Monday, drawing a crowd of protesters who remained on the scene for hours after, according to local Ald. Julia Ramirez. U.S. Immigration …

Chicago’s 35th “Dance for Life” showcase was marked by numerous lifts, leaps and leg extensions at The Auditorium on Saturday. But the dancers weren’t the only airborne stars of the night; an ethereal scarf and a billowing tarp also stood …

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Zillow and Redfin to resolve the regulator’s claim that the companies made an illegal deal to suppress competition in online rental advertising. The FTC said Monday that it filed a …

With a DJ playing celebratory hip-hop music, and blue balloons flying overhead, Leland Elementary Principal Alesia Franklin-Allen welcomed back her students. She worked to put first-timers, like five children who’d moved to the West Side school from the South Side, …

The editorial staff at suburban publication the Daily Herald has announced a unionization effort shortly after a wave of layoffs earlier this month, according to the Daily Herald News Guild. It comes after 12 of the paper’s staffers were laid …

Sound & Gravity, Chicago’s newest festival celebrating adventurous and creative music returns to the Avondale neighborhood this September 3-6. Taking place at beloved Chicago venues like Constellation, The Beat Kitchen, the Athenaeum Theatre and Rockwell on the River — experience …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision …

As President Donald Trump continues to challenge mail ballots and push for a nationwide eligible registry list, many voters are confused about their own rights in the November midterm elections. Trump in late July asked the U.S. Supreme Court to …

Allen Robinson, who had 3,561 receiving yards from 2018-21 with the Bears, officially retired Monday. In a nine-minute video he posted to social media, Robinson detailed the stops in his career, starting with youth football. He said it was “always …

Can men handle the mainstream success of the WNBA? The middle-school energy they’re bringing to Sky games lately has me wondering. I thought about that during the game Friday against the Valkyries when a barrage of sex toys landed on …