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Three things I think I know about the 6-2 Bears, who, after a 34-17 win in Seattle, just might be the most buzzed-about team in the NFL: 1. They’ve crossed the Rubicon: The fun of last year’s ascent to a …

Election officials blamed a coding error for causing ballot shortages at several Chicago precincts on Tuesday, forcing people to wait in long lines for touchscreen voting machines. The Chicago Sun-Times and other outlets reported the issue affected precincts across the …

Democrats’ nationwide blue tsunami swept through Springfield Tuesday night, too, running up the state party’s supermajorities toward historic highs in the Illinois General Assembly. While facing criticism from within his own caucus for his handling of sexual harassment allegations by …

Here’s what happened Wednesday at Halas Hall: Theo down, Braxton out Starting left tackle Theo Benedet was listed as out on Wednesday’s estimated injury report with a shoulder problem. If he’s unable to play, the Bears will turn to Ozzy …

To Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, the fight to defeat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was personal. It started in 2021, when Abbott signed into law an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy. That led to Pritzker sending letters to corporate …

District 5a neighborhoods: Austin, Humboldt Park, West Town, Montclare Realtor LaPamela Williams unseated longtime education activist Aaron “Jitu” Brown to win a spot on the school board representing the West Side’s District 5a. Williams, who had the backing of groups …

Theater Porchlight Music Theatre presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” running from Nov. 5-Dec. 13 at Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. Kyle Flubacker Porchlight Music Theatre presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s Tony Award-winning musical about …

District 5b neighborhoods: North Lawndale, Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, West Town  Michilla “Kyla” Blaise was leading in District 5b Wednesday, but the school board race was too close to declare a winner. Blaise led with …

Declaring Democrats’ sweeping national electoral wins as “a clear mandate” to reverse President Donald Trump’s agenda, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out 200 policy proposals for his party’s new majorities to pass in Congress and address “the real …

District 6a neighborhoods: Near North Side, West Town The candidate supported by a billionaire-backed political group and charter proponents had a narrow lead over two progressives as of Wednesday, but the race was too close to call. With all precincts …

District 7a neighborhoods: South Lawndale, Near West Side, Lower West Side, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights Longtime Pilsen activist Emma Lozano was leading in this majority-Latino district as of Wednesday, but the race was too close to call. Lozano had received …

District 7b neighborhoods: Brighton Park, Lower West Side, Archer Heights, Bridgeport, Gage Park, West Elsdon, Armour Square, McKinley Park Despite losing the backing of the Chicago Teachers Union, Yesenia Lopez was elected Tuesday to serve four more years on the …

When U.S. Sen.-elect Juliana Stratton is officially sworn in next January, Illinois will become the first state with two women of color serving in the Senate simultaneously. Stratton, Illinois’ first Black lieutenant governor, will also become the sixth Black woman …

District 10b neighborhoods: South Deering, Hegewisch, Riverdale, East Side, Chatham, South Chicago, Pullman, Calumet Heights, Avalon Park, Burnside, South Shore  A mom who ran for school board to fight for more funding for special needs students like her daughter has …

With the recent commitment of Benet’s Ed Stasys to Yale, it’s another reminder of just how pivotally important recruiting the state of Illinois has become for Ivy League basketball programs. While defections of high-level talent has led to Stasys becoming …

A teen was shot after a fight in South Chicago escalated Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The boy, 15, was in a physical altercation with an armed male, whose age wasn’t known, in the 8900 block of South Muskegon …

ABC 7 didn’t renew news anchor Ravi Baichwal’s contract, ending his 20-year run at the station. “After 20 years with ABC 7, Ravi Baichwal has moved on following the conclusion of his contract,” an ABC 7/WLS-TV spokesperson said. “We wish …

NEW YORK — Dailyn Swain would jump into a pickup game at DePaul’s Ray Meyer Rec Center right about now if it meant him getting some run. That’s where the Bulls rookie is these days, sitting, waiting and chomping at …

The blue wave that struck Tuesday night nationwide also hit in parts of normally red Indiana. Democrats picked up an additional Congressional seat and won the party’s first statewide race in 14 years, when Beau Bayh took the race for …

If all things were equal, the Bears’ first team meeting of each week would feel the same after a win as it did after a loss. Corrections would be made with impersonal precision. That’s not the case, though, inside Halas …