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It often takes Stephen Sise years to get housing projects off the ground in Chicago, and too much time, he says, can quietly sink new developments. “Time is money and time kills all deals,” said Sise, a developer for Golub …

One woman’s initiative sparked collective efforts to compost food waste and reduce methane — a powerful greenhouse gas. Earth Month in April may have come to an end, but sustainability initiatives, of course, continue year-round. Chicago-area residents are taking action …

As city comptroller and head of the Department of Finance, I want to reassure Chicagoans that we manage debt collection from city employees through an organized, equitable and effective process. The actual collectible debt owed by these employees is about …

DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman with no kids, a loving partner and puppy. I run a business my dad originally built. I’m at a high point in my life despite the tragedy of losing my mom. I realize …

After decades of selling insurance, John Jaggi, a central Illinois broker, had never seen anything like it. More than 80 of his customers who were enrolled in the same Medicare supplemental plan from the insurer Chubb were hit last August …

LAS VEGAS — The Cubs’ recent 10-game winning streak made me consider Brent Musburger and his ages-old baseball-betting system. When a team wins three in a row, wager on it until it loses. Following that guideline, a $100 punter would …

One of the best-kept, openly-discussed-while-still-underdiscussed secrets in Chicago-area sports is the Northwestern University women’s lacrosse squad’s quasi-dominance in the last generation. It has been quiet but not noiseless. Hidden but not totally unnoticed. Now, after winning seven out of eight …

A man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle early Saturday in the Gage Park neighborhood. The man, 65, was standing on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of South Western Avenue when the driver of a blue …

At least there was good news Friday when Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner trudged off the field and into the dugout in the second inning, unable to continue playing due to the tightness in his neck: He didn’t clip the …

As a means to explore, biking is slow enough to expose riders to things they’d miss by car but covers enough ground to keep the adventure from stalling. The birthplace of the rails-to-trails movement, the Midwest offers numerous diverting trails. …

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday in Bronzeville on the South Side. The men were traveling in a vehicle around 1:20 a.m. in the first block of West 43rd Street when someone opened …

Before the Sky’s preseason game Wednesday against the Dream, most fans had no clue whom Sydney Taylor was. They do now. Her second-half scoring burst brought a sleepy Wintrust Arena back to life. The young guard entered the game in …

Reigning champions of nerd rock They Might Be Giants returned to their reliable haunt The Vic Theatre on Friday for the first of three consecutive nights. The group promised changing set lists and a deep dive into a different classic …

Courtney B. has only ever called Chicago’s Austin neighborhood home. But as housing costs rose and her options began to shrink, she feared being priced out. For the past eight years, Courtney rented a third-floor apartment, where long trips up …

Demi Lovato is madly in love, and she wants the whole world to know. On the “It’s Not That Deep” album and tour — which stopped by United Center on Friday — it’s clear the pop star is in her …

The Cubs’ bullpen has survived a rash of injuries because of outings such as the one right-hander Ben Brown turned in Saturday. Brown closed the Cubs’ 2-0 victory against the Diamondbacks with two scoreless innings. He continued to show he’s …

What the college football world now sees in Jake Nawrot, Hersey coach Tom Nelson first saw a few years ago. “He looked like a baby Labrador,” Nelson told the Sun-Times. “He was long; he had big feet and big hands.” …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cherie DeVaux spent the week talking a lot about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner as she got ready to be just the 18th to enter a horse in the …

Shota Imanaga is back to his 2024 form. The Cubs need him to stay that way. Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, striking out five and walking one, in the Cubs’ 2-0 victory Saturday against the Diamondbacks. Benefitting …

SAN DIEGO — Munetaka Murakami hit his major-league-leading 13th homer Friday night, a prodigious three-run, second-inning shot into the far reaches of right-center at Petco Park to break open early a ballgame the White Sox went on to win 8-2. …