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Your baby is cooing, babbling, taking her first tottery steps — all of it making you deliriously happy. She is absolutely perfect. But wait, what is that splinter-like black thing sticking out of her plump, soft skin? You frantically thumb …

First it was flowers, now it’s film. Less than two years after launching his pop-up floral business, former Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose is building a career in the movie industry. He is an executive producer of “Three Colors: Pan-African,” …

The Bears were flagged for an illegal forward handoff on a trick play in the second quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Patriots at Soldier Field. The Bears put tight end Colston Loveland at left tackle and had left …

Say this for Bears coach Ben Johnson after a 30-24 win against the Patriots at Soldier Field: Giving Cairo Santos — far from the strongest-legged kicker in the sport — a shot at a 58-yarder to all but put the …

Is Chicago having a sports moment? Because with the AFC champion Patriots on the lakefront Thursday for a prime-time game against the Bears — and the Bears coming through 30-24 as the favorites — it sure felt so. The White …

DEAR ABBY: I helped plan a 12-guy bachelor party in Boston. The best man’s initial email outlined the itinerary — two nights away and a Bruins game — and included a link to the Airbnb. Everyone RSVP’d with an enthusiastic …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: To help prevent more pregnant women from dying, the Pritzker administration promised that private insurers would cover the cost of doulas to support families. But in many cases, they’re turned away or forced to …

ComEd expects to spend more than $3 billion to connect data centers to its electric grid in the coming years, but it has only collected about one-fourth of the costs from data center developers — a troubling gap that could …

Chicago taxi drivers can now charge riders a fuel surcharge, as gas prices remain high in the city. The fuel surcharge went into effect Wednesday and was authorized by the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. The surcharge …

This story was originally published in Capital B Gary. After some Gary residents endured two to three weeks without electricity in August, many are still living with uncertainty. Residents contacted by Capital B report experiencing intermittent power disruptions even after …

CTA Brown, Green, Orange and Pink line trains won’t be able to access Loop elevated tracks this weekend. Trains will terminate at stations outside the Loop from 4 a.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday for track repairs to the Wells …

Styles do make a fight. For that statement to have any truth, however, there first has to be a fight. That might be the most disappointing takeaway from the Bulls’ season opener Wednesday against the Raptors in Toronto: They showed …

After three years as executive director at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Kimberly Motes will step down in November. Motes will become president and CEO of Hennepin Arts in her hometown of Minneapolis, the company’s board announced this week. In Motes’ three …

Election Day is less than two weeks away. But it’s not too late to register to vote. Here’s everything you need to know about registering to vote in Illinois for the upcoming midterm elections. Who can register to vote? To …

There are some in White Sox player development who think 21-year-old prospect Caleb Bonemer looks like Mike Trout. Not because he’s on a Hall of Fame trajectory, not yet. Not even after 39 home runs and counting this year through …

Road rage apparently sparked a shooting attack that left a 32-year-old woman in critical condition Thursday morning in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police and an alderperson say. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2400 block …

Blackhawks defenseman Ian Cole spent some of this week coordinating logistics with an entourage of family members coming to the United Center for his 1,000th career NHL game Friday. The 37-year-old Michigan native has arguably improved with age, and he’s …

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to increase food access by creating a community-based “market city” framework, with priority attention given to the historically underserved South and West sides. Johnson’s new plan, called the Market City Action Plan, was announced Thursday and …

ComEd appears to have hit a setback with its proposal to build a substation in Lincoln Park — a plan that has drawn fierce pushback from neighborhood groups. Administrative law judges for the Illinois Commerce Commission said in a filing …

A Huntley school bus driver remains hospitalized Thursday after his arrest earlier this week for possession of child sexual abuse materials, authorities announced. Jon M. Roth, 43, was arrested Tuesday and charged with 10 counts of possession of child sexual …