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More than 100 former federal prosecutors who served in northern Illinois delivered an extraordinary rebuke of Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Monday, concluding there’s been a “failure of leadership” in an office with “a renowned history of excellence pursuing …

At least 22 City Council members say they plan to reject the sale of Chicago parking meters to a New York investment firm, after accusing Mayor Brandon Johnson of withholding critical information from the Council and secretly agreeing to a …

ComEd está ofreciendo pagos de hasta $500 a sus clientes propietarios de pequeños negocios que están navegando para pagar sus facturas de electricidad tras dos años de aumentos de precios relacionados con el crecimiento de los centros de datos. Las …

Michael Jordan said Monday he’s “deeply saddened” by the death of former Bulls teammate Stacey King, who died Sunday at 59. Jordan emphasized King’s role on his first three NBA championship teams with the Bulls (1991-93). King was the No. …

The iconic Chicago-area hot dog chain Portillo’s will open a restaurant on Michigan Avenue, south of the Chicago River. The Oak Brook-based company didn’t give an opening date for the location at 304 N. Michigan Ave. But the news marks …

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) is asking for “stricter rules on nightlife” in a corridor of Lincoln Park where a woman was shot Sunday following a bar fight nearby. The 39-year-old woman was shot while standing outside in Lincoln Park Sunday …

A Northwestern researcher and several other diabetes experts were escorted out of a medical conference Friday for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing President Donald Trump’s attacks on America’s long-established system of scientific research. The incident happened at the …

The Cubs caused a stir in Northern California, and it had nothing to do with the action on the field this weekend. After all, the Giants won the series and could’ve swept it. The angst came from the Giants’ Spanish-language …

Hundreds of people hopped on their bicycles Monday evening and rode through Bridgeport to honor Riley O’Neil, a city employee and champion of improving road safety who was fatally struck by a truck driver while biking over the weekend. “We …

It was late Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, hours before Alex Bregman would sit in front of his cubicle in the home clubhouse and proclaim how terrible he has been this season. Over in the visitors’ clubhouse, Matt Chapman of …

Moon Alert After 3:45 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a wonderful day to entertain at home because you feel affectionate toward …

The James Beard Awards are back, bringing acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs from across the country to Chicago for the ceremony and a spate of related events. The so-called “Oscars of the food world” will descend on Chicago’s Lyric Opera House …

The Obama Presidential Center has landed, and it’s hard to miss in all its granite-clad glory. For weeks, it has drawn people for a soft opening and now it’s ready for its formal debut on the western edge of Jackson …

It’s easy to think British playwright Tom Stoppard lived a charmed life. He was the toast of the West End, and his writing garnered some of theater’s most prestigious awards, from the Oliviers to the Tonys to an Oscar. Even …

If any Chicago thoroughfare deserves a come-up, it’s West Side’s downtrodden Madison Street. And now, a spate of new projects and initiatives promises to significantly improve the long-neglected street, the latest of which is the $48 million Sankofa Village Wellness …

The party of Andrew Jackson has spent a decade running from him. It should keep the two things he got right. I was 14 the first time I raised my hand to volunteer. I was short for my age. I …

DEAR ABBY: I recently hosted a family gathering that included my adult cousin and his wife, who live locally, and my son, daughter-in-law and their son, who traveled from Georgia to Pennsylvania to visit. Since my son and family rarely …

Police are seeking two people who clobbered a man in the head with a bat and shot him Monday night in South Shore. The victim, a 26-year-old man, was in a vehicle in the 6800 block of South Merrill Avenue …

The lone fatality in a burst of overnight weekend violence from Saturday night through early Sunday has been identified. Stephon Jacobs, 16, was gunned down in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. He was found lying in a hallway of a …

A man was killed and three other men were injured in a drive-by shooting Monday evening in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, according to Chicago police. They were on a sidewalk around 7:25 p.m. in the first block …