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Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Libra. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today is a mixed bag. For the most part, it’s romantic, friendly, congenial, and a great …

It’s just another morning at Halas Hall, nothing remarkable. It’s a couple hours until practice and about a month until the Bears’ season starts, and it’s quiet. The sun shines softly on the dewy field near the building, and coach …

DEAR ABBY: I am writing for advice on how to be supportive of my adult children in light of an alleged crime committed by their mother. She was arrested for first-degree murder. The victim was my children’s younger half-sibling. I …

The Blackhawks‘ pool of talented young players has not shrunk, but their prospect pool nevertheless has. That’s because so many of those young players graduated from prospects into NHL players during the past year. The Hawks’ roster will be extremely …

It’s a fair question to ask of Bulls coach Tiago Splitter, one that might not have a clear answer for a while. Maybe never. Was breakout forward Deni Avdija already on a trajectory to go from draft disappointment with the …

Northwestern University is changing the status of its African Studies program — described as the oldest of its kind in the country — raising questions about how changes will impact everything from its funding to staff. University spokesperson Amy E. …

A 31-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chatham, Chicago police said. The man was on the sidewalk along the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue about 1:47 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown …

Burying a loved one is much harder than buying a corned beef sandwich. More expensive, too. Trust me, I’ve done both. When my mother died last year, my brother and I were immediately faced with a series of difficult decisions. …

Five people were shot and killed overnight in Chicago, according to Chicago police. Ronald Hill, 35, was outside in the 4200 block of West Cermak Road in North Lawndale around midnight when an unknown person shot him in the chest …

A lawsuit alleging a Champaign doctor botched an abortion was settled last month. Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle was accused of leaving part of a fetus inside a woman and puncturing her uterus while performing an abortion at Champaign-based Equity Clinic in …

Sixteen teenagers were arrested at the Congress Theater Friday night nearly a week after police shut down an unsanctioned rave at the shuttered Logan Square venue. Officers responded to a call for trespassing around 8:15 p.m. Friday in the 2100 …

The preseason talk at Loyola is all about returning to ‘‘the standard.’’ The Ramblers finished 4-5 last season, a shocking record taken at face value. But it is important to remember that Loyola’s young team gave Mount Carmel a stern …

If you saw him before the game Sunday and didn’t know better, you would think David Ross was just another journalist working at Wrigley Field. Wearing a collared short-sleeved shirt and a credential around his neck and carrying a notebook, …

DETROIT — The White Sox’ trade for center fielder Brenton Doyle on Aug. 3 had the potential to create tension in the team’s utopian clubhouse. Incumbent center fielder Tristan Peters had a first half that put him in the All-Star …

One of the Cubs’ most durable players will be out for at least 10 days. Shortstop Dansby Swanson (left oblique) left Sunday’s game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning after swinging through a 0-0 Hunter Dobbins …

Ozzy Trapilo is back. The left tackle whom the Bears feared would miss most, if not all of the 2026 season with a torn patellar tendon, was activated off the physically unable-to-perform list shortly before Sunday’s practice. When it became …

Breaking down the Bears’ training-camp practice Sunday: What happened About half the team practiced for an hour at Halas Hall. Those who played significant snaps in the preseason opener Saturday against the Browns were given the day off. While running …

LOS ANGELES — Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died …

Bears running back Kyle Monangai left practice Sunday after appearing to hurt his right knee. Monangai got tangled with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett during a drill. Bears players were not wearing full pads. Initial indications were promising that he avoided …

Wrigley Field is way better than Rate Field. Way better at attracting frat bros, you mean? The Cubs are the best team in the city. The White Sox are more fun. Our record is better. So? We’re in first place. …