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The premier play-calling matchup in the NFL — Ben Johnson vs. Brian Flores — is entering its fourth season. There are enough data points, then, for Johnson to think about — and overthink — all this week. The Bears coach …

Una joven embarazada de 16 años de edad perdió a su bebé y podría no volver a caminar después de que un compañero de clase supuestamente le disparara en la espalda tras haberla acosado a principios de este mes en …

What happened Wednesday at Halas Hall: Wright sits Right tackle Darnell Wright, who played every snap Sunday, did not practice while he deals with a knee injury. Neville Gallimore sat out with an illness and fellow defensive tackle Grady Jarrett …

A key concession helped Mayor Brandon Johnson narrowly win an early skirmish Wednesday in the battle for the hearts, minds and votes of Chicago’s 600,000 renters, but the political victory may not last. The City Council’s Housing Committee — chaired …

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point increase lifts the …

The transformation of Evanston’s Harley Clarke Mansion — a nearly 100-year-old landmark along the lakefront — took a major step forward last week. The Evanston Historic Preservation Commission approved Celadon Partners’ plans to turn the Harley Clarke Mansion into an …

Have O’Hare or Midway Airport seemed relatively shabby recently? If you think so, you’re not alone. Both of Chicago’s airports have again been ranked below average in JD Power’s annual airport customer satisfaction survey. O’Hare tied for last place with …

Chicago radio personality Judy Markey was never embarrassed to be real on air, whether sharing a personal story or pointing at something silly she’d done. Like the time she drove away from a gas station with the pump still in …

CLEVELAND — Will Venable said Monday that he would “be shocked” if Tommy Pham returned from his calf strain to play in this week’s series in Cleveland. As recently as postgame Tuesday, the 38-year-old veteran still needed to run the …

CLEVELAND — Pictures of happier moments from the season hung up along the tunnel to the visitors’ dugout, a loud thud of someone taking out their frustration on a wall after Tuesday night’s walk-off loss, Tommy Pham accelerating his return …

For the past couple weeks, Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill and his staff have only been able to watch their players skate and scrimmage from afar. On Thursday morning, they’ll finally get hands-on for the first on-ice day of the NHL’s …

Minutes into his final argument to jurors Wednesday, a defense attorney for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe brought up “the statement … that I know you all heard, and I know you all thought about.” He meant Uribe’s …

With four games left in the regular season, the Sky’s focus will be on developing young players and building for the future rather than a postseason run. It’s not where this team wanted to be. Everyone expected this roster, built …

Theater Glenn Davis (left) and Namir Smallwood portray brothers Lincoln and Booth in “Topdog/Underdog.” Joel Moorman “Topdog/Underdog” is Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about brothers Lincoln and Booth, two Black men living in America and just trying to get by …

Welcome to crunch time for the Cubs. With only a handful of games remaining on the regular-season schedule and a tight NL wild-card race keeping their playoff fate a mystery, where does this team stand in terms of being able …

An appeals court panel has upheld a decision to fire the Chicago police supervisor in charge of the botched raid in 2019 that led to social worker Anjanette Young being handcuffed naked in her home. The decision came down last …

Para la ocupada temporada del arte en otoño, Daniel Silva quería que su nuevo espacio de exhibición y centro cultural Te-Qu estuviera abierto y listo para funcionar en La Villita. Su equipo, que incluye al muralista local Mr. Pintamuro y …

Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson racked up the air miles for a rehab assignment that never happened. For the last step in his recovery from a strained left oblique, Swanson flew to Omaha on Monday to play in Triple-A Iowa’s game …

This might rub some Cubs fans the wrong way, but Cubs players are rooting for the White Sox — reliever Colin Rea, in particular. “I’m rooting for them because I think it would be cool to be Cubs-White Sox in …

The Cubs believe they’re still capable of winning the World Series, even during a late-season downturn that’s seen them win only four of their last 10 series. But even the doubters panicking over the team’s shaky bullpen had to be …