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If Chauncey Billups had been more like “Dr. Jack” Ramsay and less like Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, we wouldn’t even be talking about Tiago Splitter. That much is certain. But Billups blew up his life, Splitter grabbed the controls as …

Justin Steele was supposed to be back pitching for the Cubs by now. Those plans obviously changed when a flexor-strain setback threw a monkey wrench in the left-hander’s comeback from last season’s elbow surgery, one of the increasing number of …

Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member and saxophonist for pop- and jazz-infused rock band Chicago, has died. He was 81. The band confirmed Mr. Parazaider’s death in a social media post on Wednesday. “Chicago is heartbroken to share the sad news …

State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid said his office is investigating whether state laws were broken after a person was detained by ICE agents Wednesday at the Bridgeview Courthouse, according to a statement from his office. Last year, then-Cook County Circuit Chief …

A Bridgeview woman is facing charges after she allegedly fired a weapon at Chicago police officers in Brighton Park in April, according to Chicago police. Alexia Castellanos, 19, faces four counts of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a …

A Near West Side man is facing hate crime and arson charges after burning a cross in Grant Park last week, according to Chicago police. Merlin Lu, 21, faces two counts of felony hate crime, as well as felony charges …

A man has been charged in a Lansing shooting in a warehouse that began a manhunt and shelter in place order earlier this month, according to Lansing police. Devon Johnson — a 31-year-old former employee of Nippon Paint Automotive Americas …

Sky guard Sydney Taylor was flowing against the Fever last week. When defenders crowded her, she crossed over and accelerated past them. When they sat flat-footed, she sidestepped and rose for a three-pointer. By the time she was done, the …

With a projected $550 million budget shortfall next year, Cook County officials said Wednesday that the county must start considering restructuring its finances as expenses continue to outpace revenues. It would be the largest budget deficit in Cook County Board …

NEW YORK — The White Sox have been a revelation playing at home this season. They’ve had fantastic finishes and drawn big, loud crowds. And they’ve repaid the fans’ efforts, going 24-12 at Rate Field with a plus-32 run differential. …

Police are conducting a death investigation of a man who died after being found shot and stabbed in a South Loop fire, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to a call of a fire at 5:11 p.m in the 1300 …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a productive day! (Especially if you work with children, the arts or the entertainment …

Coby Bryant’s biggest piece of advice to the Bears’ first-round pick, fellow safety Dillon Thieneman, was to slow down. The Super Bowl champ wasn’t being metaphorical, metaphysical or deep. He wanted the rookie not to run so fast during the …

All eyes are on Chicago on Thursday, as top Democrats, operatives and musical legends arrive to celebrate Barack Obama’s namesake presidential center in the city where the nation’s first Black president launched his political career. The former president and first …

Spoiler alert: Actors Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are in love. Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising, as the celebrity duo have been in a very public marriage for 26 years. In the new world premiere musical “IceBoy!” opening June 20 …

If you’ve attended a funeral in Chicago, you’ve probably witnessed the reach of Tim Kowalski’s work. Over the span of 30-plus years teaching at the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, he schooled more than 3,000 students on how …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says it will spend more than $520 million to fix homes and the sewer infrastructure needed to help prevent future floods, as Chicagoans still deal with the effects of 2023’s historic …

Ya con tres miembros de su rotación inicial fuera por lesiones, los Cubs ahora también deben encontrar la forma de vivir sin su cerrador. El diestro Daniel Palencia fue colocado en la lista de lesionados por inflamación en el codo …

Beatrice Lumpkin wasn’t just liberal, or left-leaning, or a secret communist sympathizer. She was an open, enthusiastic, dues-paying member of the Communist Party for nearly 90 years, whose passion for workers’ rights put her on the front lines of post-World …

Presidential scandals just hit different in 2014 — we called this one “The Audacity of Taupe.” Then-President Barack Obama was feted as a cool guy with surprisingly good style for a world leader; first lady Michelle Obama had been a …