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Cynthia Castañeda has been Catholic as long as she’s been a White Sox fan — for her entire life. Despite clear weather after severe storms that could only be described as an act of God, she and her husband Michael …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams figures now is the time to fail. Time, though, is running short. The Bears already have more training camp practices in their rearview mirror than they have in front of them. The first preseason game looms …

New charges have been filed over the June 9 attempted robbery of undercover federal officers in Country Club Hills, nearly two months after the case originally brought by prosecutors fell apart over video of a police shooting that seemed to …

WASHINGTON — Matt Shaw’s sprained hand is still bugging him. The Cubs’ utility man updated Tuesday that he’s “finally over that hump” and feeling better, but the team still has some markers for him to hit, some pain that still …

On a busy stretch of North Milwaukee Avenue, the four-story windows of a sleek white limestone building are devoid of activity just weeks before the start of school. The state spent $27 million to build the former charter school just …

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren’t about basketball. On Tuesday, she finally lashed out. The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original …

White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth wasn’t in the lineup for the second consecutive game Tuesday because of a sore left wrist. He said he hurt it on a swing in the game Friday and the pain got progressively worse, …

Three tornadoes hit the Chicago area on Tuesday in a fast-moving storm with 99 mph winds that left a path of destruction in the south suburbs and cut power to hundreds of thousands. The National Weather Service said surveyors confirmed …

A man was seriously injured in a shooting in Englewood Tuesday night, according to Chicago police. The man, 36, was sitting near the sidewalk in the 7300 block of South Union Avenue around 6:15 p.m. when multiple people approached him …

All the pope hats in the world couldn’t save the White Sox in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Reds on Tuesday. There was no divine intervention for an offense that had one hit in its last 19 at-bats. And …

Moon alert Caution! Avoid shopping or major decisions for the rest of the day after noon Chicago time today. The solar eclipse (new moon) in Leo peaks at 12:37 p.m. Chicago time. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This …

On a cloudy, 80-degree summer day, I squeezed myself into a full-length rubber wetsuit, pulled a tight hood over my head and shimmied my hands into some thick gloves. Several miles away in Lake Michigan from our starting point in …

Many Chicago renters have been priced out of apartments in their neighborhoods over the past few decades. In eight neighborhoods over the last year, however, a city ordinance gives tenants a shot at buying their building if it goes up …

Mitch Einhorn, co-owner of Lush Wine & Spirits, was floored this spring when a city inspector showed up at his Roscoe Village cafe and told him to take down the strings of decorative white lights around his outdoor seating area. …

A couple years after Joel and Julie Nickson opened the Southern-inflected Wishbone restaurant at 1800 W. Grand Ave. in 1990, Bill Grant came in for the first time on a friend’s suggestion and ordered the Cajun-style shrimp with cheesy grits. …

A series of music concerts scheduled at Bohemian National Cemetery in August and September will go on as planned, in spite of a new investigation into the North Park property over the alleged mishandling of human remains. As reported by …

DEAR ABBY: My 33-year-old daughter is getting married, and the mothers have taken over her wedding plans. They want more than 200 guests, a full Catholic ceremony, fine wines, a full bar, plated dinner and a live band. My daughter …

When I met Julie in 1996, I knew I had found the love of my life. We were young, with more dreams than plans. But we believed that if we faced life together, everything else would fall into place. Before …

Last month, two of the six people who were wounded in a mass shooting in Humboldt Park were treated at Mount Sinai Hospital. Mount Sinai was also one of eight Chicago Hospitals flagged in a recent report by Public Citizen …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: How much money are insurance companies making by delaying paying out claims? A recent analysis shows it’s in the millions.  🗞️ Plus: Another round of tornadoes hit the Chicago area, the White Sox’ Pope Leo …