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A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security not to pressure Facebook and Apple from banning ICE-monitoring apps and social media groups. The preliminary injunction ruling, issued last week by U.S. District Judge Jorge …

Progressive activist and community organizer Amisha Patel was up for a fight. Whether battling for affordable housing or against state budget cuts that impacted poor and working-class people, she often helped lead the charge in Chicago and at the state …

EL PASO, Texas — Forward Cristo Fernandez, the actor who portrayed Dani Rojas on the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso” has signed with El Paso Locomotive FC of the USL to play soccer professionally. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday, …

WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump. News …

Lollapalooza on Tuesday posted its daily schedule for the music festival set to run in Grant Park from July 30 to Aug. 2. Headliners Charli XCX, Lorde, Olivia Dean, Tate McRae and the Smashing Pumpkins were announced in March. Other …

The hourly pay of Chicago’s tipped workers would be frozen at 76% of the minimum wage for the next two years for large restaurants and the next four years for smaller establishments, after a compromise advanced Tuesday without Mayor Brandon …

As someone who grew up in the church — and is no longer an active member of a congregation — the themes in York Walker’s play, “Covenant,” land close to home. Speaking of the Black church specifically, I know my …

Illinois health officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus that is unrelated to the cruise ship outbreak that made headlines in recent weeks. The Winnebago County resident was likely exposed to the virus through rodent droppings while cleaning a …

It looks like Chicago will have to get through another surge of summer violence without gunshot detection technology. That much was evident after a City Council hearing Tuesday that produced more questions than answers. Opposition alderpersons had hoped to learn …

With Congress yet to act on reining in artificial intelligence, that obligation has fallen into the laps of individual states. And as the 2026 spring session of the General Assembly in Springfield nears an end date of May 31, Illinois …

This hearty bulgur salad is inspired by tabbouleh. Tabbouleh is a refreshing Levantine salad primarily composed of nutty bulgur wheat, chopped garden vegetables and handfuls of leafy herbs. Bulgur is a nutritious cracked whole-wheat cereal grain. It’s a good source …

Chicago Public Schools told principals Tuesday that the district is planning to cut the number of regular teachers who work in schools next year, a change that could result in bigger class sizes. CPS is raising the student-to-teacher ratio it …

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced …

Illinois is celebrating nearly three years without a baby being illegally abandoned, almost 25 years after the passage of a state law allowing parents to surrender infants legally to “safe havens.” The Illinois Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act allows people …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was found dead Monday at a home in the Los Angeles area, a person familiar with the terms of the ongoing investigation said Tuesday. He was 29. Emergency personnel who responded to the scene found …

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the Sky’s season opener in Portland, coach Tyler Marsh reminded Jacy Sheldon about the skeptics. All the ones questioning why the team surrendered a first-round pick to get her. Not that Sheldon, the 25-year-old guard from …

Playing in the outfield can be lonely and downright boring. Even big-leaguers need an activity to pass the time. White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters calls balls and strikes — or at least tries to — even though he’s roughly …

Third-base coach Justin Jirschele had a lot running through his mind in the seconds he had to decide whether to send baserunner Drew Romo home as the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the White Sox’ victory Sunday against …

ATLANTA — So, what do you do if the ballclub you own has just lost 16 games in a row? If you’re Ted Turner, maverick owner of the Braves and shameless showman, you send your manager, Dave Bristol, on a …

The White Sox certainly hope that wasn’t Derek Hill’s only five minutes of fame, but they’ll take it for now. Hill hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning, then robbed Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. with a …