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DEAR ABBY: We live 500 miles from our nearest relatives, but a niece is attending a university about 50 miles away. We invite her to join us for holidays and weekends, and sometimes she asks to visit to escape from …

This was worth the grueling wait. Bears general manager Ryan Poles stepped into the job in 2022 and had no choice but to burn down the roster in the first phase of a massive rebuild. He tried to develop the …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Candace Dane Chambers. What makes this photo important? This month, the University of Chicago community has been rocked by two cases of reported sexual assault at fraternity houses. One incident occurred in …

We asked readers whether Chicago needs a permanent festival site. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “Northerly Island. The old U.S. Steel South Works site. The old Michael Reese site. Big swaths of empty land on the …

For years, Americans have been told a familiar story. Major cities led by Black elected officials are supposedly synonymous with crime, disorder and decline. From campaign rallies to cable television appearances, political leaders have repeatedly invoked Chicago, Baltimore, Atlanta, Newark …

A few weeks ago, Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters that negotiators are closer than they’d ever been to a deal with the Bears to stay in Illinois. The Bears are threatening to decamp to a wasteland in Northwest Indiana’s dirty …

A man was shot and killed during a fight Friday night inside an Albany Park home on the North Side. An argument between the 35-year-old man and someone he knew broke out at the home around 11:30 p.m. in the …

A 15-year-old boy was among two people critically wounded in a shooting early Saturday in Grand Boulevard on the South Side. The teen and a 19-year-old man were in the 500 block of East 50th Place around 12:25 a.m. when …

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame — in Rome for their season opener — that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, …

What happened Saturday at Halas Hall: Loveland doing fine Tight end Colston Loveland was back at practice after missing time Friday because of what he called a ‘‘little tweak’’ in his neck suffered while lifting weights. He will play Monday …

BOSTON — Sometimes, a takeover must be hostile. Such was the case when Jimmy Butler took control of the Bulls from Derrick Rose. Sometimes, however, it’s just the natural order of things, no matter the age. So when 20-year-old rookie …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help No. 5 Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy 35-13 Saturday. …

Chicagoans on the South Side had a bright start to Halloween Saturday at the Upside Down Parade — an event that turns attendees into paraders. Dressed in costume, families joined the procession down Russell Drive in Washington Park with entertainment …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play to lift Illinois to a 20-17 victory over Maryland on Saturday. Fresh off a win over Oregon, the Illini struggled for most of the game …

BOSTON — Connor Bedard believed the Blackhawks‘ performance Saturday against the Bruins was their best of the season, and with good reason. But they didn’t get a win out of it. The Hawks’ 5-4 overtime loss came as a excruciating gut …

Not only were the Bears looking for a pocket-crashing defensive tackle, but they also wanted someone who had the personality to ignite those around him. That’s what they think they found in Jeffery Simmons. Simmons sent a message to two …

When the Illinois High School Association released the state playoff brackets, one likely first-round matchup caught everyone’s eye: Providence at Kankakee. Possibly the two best teams in Class 5A would meet incredibly early in the playoffs. The Kays picked up …

Giants coach John Harbaugh tried to get in the game for former Titans star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons this week as the Bears pulled off a stunning trade to bring him to Halas Hall, The Athletic reported. Oddly, though, Harbaugh …

BOSTON — The Blackhawks finally got rookie forward Anton Frondell going Saturday, even without substantially changing his role. Or perhaps Frondell got himself going. Either way, the 19-year-old Swede was a major standout in the Hawks’ 5-4 overtime loss to …

EUGENE, Ore. — Dylan Raiola completed 22 of 31 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns to help Oregon rally to beat No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 on Saturday. Raiola made his second straight start for the Ducks (5-3, 3-2 Big …