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Downtown and Near South Side businesses and community organizations were disappointed by news that the Bears plan to leave Soldier Field for Hammond, Indiana. The move — announced by Bears Chairman George McCaskey on Friday — is “a big blow …

As their children roamed Grant Park in search of Pokémon on Friday, many parents found themselves taking a trip down memory lane, recalling their own experiences with the popular franchise years ago. Among the thousands gathered in the park were …

Six days before the last day of the spring state legislative session, Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, gave me two big reasons why it was so difficult to push a Bears stadium bill across the finish line. Cunningham, as you know, …

Chicago Public Schools is replacing its current high school admissions test for eighth graders with a different exam that is more than twice as long and will be available only in English. Starting in October, students will take the PreACT …

PHILADELPHIA — The upstart White Sox raised some eyebrows when they finally cracked .500 last month while playing their best baseball in four years — an admittedly low bar. They turned more heads with an extra-innings, walkoff Crosstown Classic win …

For one painful afternoon Friday at Wrigley Field, Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera earned a new nickname: ‘‘El Aguafiesta.’’ Loosely translated, that’s Spanish for buzzkill. Cabrera hadn’t pitched since May 20 because of a blister on the middle finger of his …

Once again, baseball reminds us we are so easily fooled. One night after witnessing a dramatic ninth-inning comeback victory by the Cubs that lures us into thinking this surely signals a change in the team’s fortunes, reality slaps us in …

A woman was sexually assaulted in the Loop on Friday, and during the incident two men, including the assaulter, were stabbed, police said. A 24-year-old woman, who was walking on the sidewalk, was sexually assault around 4 p.m., Chicago police …

The three-day Pokémon GO Fest kicked off Friday in Grant Park to celebrate the game’s 10-year anniversary. Here are photos from the event. People play Pokémon Go at Grant Park on Friday. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ The Pokémon GO Fest in Grant Park …

A bicyclist died after being hit by a car Friday afternoon in Bridgeport, police said. A man riding a bicycle was hit by a vehicle in traffic around 4:40 p.m. while in the 3200 block of South Halsted Street, Chicago …

PHILADELPHIA — Three homers from the White Sox’ veteran platoon outfielders weren’t enough Friday night as they fell 8-6 in a series-opening slug fest against the Phillies, with Randal Grichuk swatting two solo blasts and Derek Hill adding another on …

Throughout the Sky’s five-game losing streak, they knew exactly what they needed to fix. They knew that, injuries and all, they had enough talent and experience to beat the teams they kept losing to. They knew they had to shoot …

From the outset, it was a deal described as a ‘‘sweetheart’’ of one. Too good to be legit, too compromising to ever be official. Plus, it was Indiana. No one goes to Indiana; they just go back to it. Five …

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions all day until 8:15 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Because there is a moon alert all …

ComEd’s proposed one-acre substation in Lincoln Park is drawing the ire of neighbors, some of whom have formed a group in an attempt to block the project. The utility wants to build the substation at 1111 W. Diversey Parkway, which …

In this over-connected world, where anyone can turn someone else’s life into online content, it’s fair to question who actually owns our personal stories. Our social media feeds are often inundated with the personal, even embarrassing stories that people tell …

This week’s top photo comes from Assistant Photo Editor Pat Nabong. Follow her on Instagram. Why is this photo important? The photo features the Nelson Mandela Skyroom at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. It’s arguably one of the most distinct …

During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website. The website, warning of the replacement of whites by people …

Last April, Southwest Side residents celebrated the grand reopening of a Save A Lot, the last from a deal backed by $13.5 million in city money to renovate six of the discount grocery stores in food deserts. The man behind …

DEAR ABBY: My boss doesn’t set boundaries between work and our personal lives. I adore her, but the job is very stressful and comes first. She recently became engaged, and I don’t know how to accept her husband-to-be. When we’re …