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About a week before her death on June 9, 1995, while she was getting dressed for a church service, Pastor Wilma Jean Johnson stopped her son Brandon, the sixth of her 10 children, as he was about to leave the …

Northwestern University theater major Laura Fajardo-Riascos warms up her voice as her classmate, Kennedy Naseem, strums on a ukulele. The duo is sitting in a colorful playroom on the 17th floor of Lurie Children’s Hospital in Streeterville. They’re here to …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I know a guy from work I’ll call “Jon.” His girlfriend comes over whenever he does. She doesn’t seem at all interested in being my friend, but she talks to my husband for hours on …

Last week, Republican senators grilled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by President Donald Trump’s settlement of his lawsuit against the IRS. About 45 senators attended the meeting, and “at least half of them …

The first time I walked into a state capitol, I was 10 years old, holding my father’s hand. It was 1968, and he had just been elected as the first Black person to serve in that legislature since Reconstruction. I …

MAGA Republicans are celebrating today. President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate beat the establishment candidate in a runoff for the Senate in Texas. But the road ahead is rocky. And if I were Sen. John Cornyn today, I’d be pretty peeved. …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s delegation to Rome this week includes city officials, business leaders and others. Johnson meets Thursday in a private audience with Pope Leo XIV. Here’s the delegation: 1. Brandon Johnson – Mayor, City of Chicago2. Max Budovitch – …

A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting early Thursday in Bronzeville on the South Side. Around 3:20 a.m., the teen was found on the ground in the 4800 block of South Calumet Avenue with the gunshot wound to …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: The “Broadview Six” defendants are thinking about tapping President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” as details from the case are surfacing in other Trump administration prosecutions nationwide. 🗞️ Plus: What Mayor Brandon Johnson plans …

After weeks of Chicagoans collectively asking, “where’s the lineup?” Riot Fest announced full details for its 2026 edition Thursday morning, with Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Pixies, Rise …

Standing in front of a beer tap serving Chicago’s Goose Island pale ale at a restaurant north of Vatican City, server Elisa Serracini describes why she’s somewhat fond of a different Chicago export: deep dish pizza. “I really appreciated it,” …

This is the text of a letter that Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered Thursday to Pope Leo XIV: City of Chicago Office of the MayorMayor Brandon Johnson May 28, 2026 Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, October 5, 1979, is forever remembered …

This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the day. Refresh the page for the latest news. VATICAN CITY — Mayor Brandon Johnson said the most memorable thing about his private meeting Thursday with Pope Leo XIV was …

Nearly universal social etiquette dictates that a guest should never arrive at a person’s home empty-handed. But what do you bring when the “home” is the Vatican and the host is Pope Leo XIV? “What to get someone who has …

Here are the gifts that Mayor Brandon Johnson and his delegation presented Thursday to Pope Leo XIV. (Descriptions provided by the city.) Johnson personally presented Leo with a key to the city of Chicago and an invitation to return home …

If you asked me to list the three greatest cartoonists from a century ago, the first two would be easy: No. 1, George Herriman, whose “Krazy Kat” created a surreal world around the love triangle of the titular, gender-fluid feline, …

The Ontario feeder ramp is set to fully reopen Friday morning, weather permitting, after nearly a year and a half of construction that narrowed the three-lane ramp down to two. Before the ramp opens, crews will close it from 11 …

Cuando Asucena Velázquez abrazó a su hijo de 17 años antes de que se fuera a la escuela el martes por la mañana, nunca imaginó que no regresaría a casa. Pedro Ramírez se dirigía desde su hogar en el vecindario …

Last offseason, Ben Johnson had to stop practice to bark at quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the Bears offense before they even broke the huddle. The way the Bears operated before the snap disturbed the head coach as …

A$AP Rocky has gone Hollywood and isn’t looking back. If the rapper’s latest album collaborations with Tim Burton, appearances in A24 films “Highest 2 Lowest” and “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and an upcoming Tribeca award weren’t enough …