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MILWAUKEE — The final scores of games are inconsequential at this point. For the record, however, the Bulls lost in embarrassing fashion Tuesday, falling to the Bucks 131-115. It wasn’t a big change from their throttling Sunday at the hands …

NEW YORK — A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs’ most coveted prize. Penny bested six other finalists at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Each …

A man suspected of stabbing a man in Little Village in November has been charged with attempted murder, according to Chicago police. Octavio Garcia, 48, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 11:30 p.m. PST. The moon is in Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Something unexpected might affect your health today. Similarly, pet owners should know …

Typos and misprints may be common mistakes in texts and emails (and on rare occasions, news articles). But what about city street signs? Yes, even street signs: The most observant Chicagoans have pointed out these anomalies many times. “There was …

Legal experts are perplexed over how a substitute teacher convicted of abusing children passed a background check and worked as a substitute teacher for the Archdiocese of Chicago for over a year. And no one has an answer why. Brett …

When asked to describe St. Patrick’s Steakhouse in Dolton, Nick Todd rattled off three words without a hint of exaggeration: “Beautiful, stunning, breathtaking.” Earnest and proud, the assistant general manager showed off the six-floor facility during a recent tour. He …

A short walk from the soon-to-open Obama Presidential Center, Mahari sits nestled in the tree-lined courtyard of Hyde Park Shopping Center. The Afro-diaspora fusion restaurant celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 17. Just days later, the newcomer was named Best …

Dear fellow white people: I write with a very heavy, yet hopeful heart. We are presently in very dangerous and threatening times. The killings of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti have caused enormous outrage in this country, as they …

Science doesn’t happen quickly and it’s not cheap. Take Capoten, for example, a widely used drug for treating high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. It is modeled after the venom of the Brazilian pit viper; some say it was …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Legal experts are baffled over how a teacher — despite his 20-year history of child molestation allegations, charges and convictions — was hired to work for the Archdiocese of Chicago. 🗞️ Plus: Chicago’s struggling indie music …

A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting the Chicago man acquitted last month of offering $10,000 for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. U.S. District Judge James Hanlon said it’s likely …

A family’s drive to visit a relative who recently returned to Chicago turned sideways when a 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Tuesday night in Austin, according to a police report. The boy, his father and a 3-month-old girl …

On a visit to Northwestern University’s campus in January, S. Yarberry saw something that stopped him in his tracks. For decades, students have painted and repainted the large boulder known as “The Rock” near the Evanston campus entrance with slogans, …

With photos at our fingertips thanks to smartphones and social media, do photography museums still have a place? A new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago underscores the importance of preserving images now more than …

The 52nd Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations were announced Wednesday, with Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre once again topping the list with 20 nominations — the most for any individual theater company, an accomplishment it also achieved last year. The awards spotlight …

As the Illinois primary election draws near, mail-in voters may need to submit their ballots earlier to ensure they are counted under a new U.S. Postal Service rule. Under the new policy, mail will be postmarked, the date stamped, on …

A man was shot and killed late Wednesday morning in West Garfield Park. The 31-year-old was outside about 11:20 a.m. in the 100 block of South Springfield Avenue when a group of people approached him and at least one of …

Teachers tried to keep excited Chalmers Elementary students in line as they brought them into the school’s courtyard earlier this week. They were about to have a little meet and greet with seven chickens checking out their new digs — …

DETROIT — Mickey Lolich, who had three complete-game victories for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to post the incredible feat, died Wednesday. He was 85. The Tigers said Lolich’s wife told …