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This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Candace Dane Chambers. What makes this photo important? The 55th Annual Chicago Pride Parade brought a huge celebration to Lake View last Sunday. This year’s theme, “Free to Be Proud,” encouraged the …

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 10 years. Ever since I have known him, he has had issues with depression and anxiety. I have tried to support him through these diagnoses. He has attempted to go …

Danny Villalobos lives and breathes Garfield Ridge, where he was raised. Villalobos knew he wanted to get more involved in his community after graduating from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2024. He joined the neighborhood group Vittum Park Civic …

Reporter Frank Main’s recent Sun-Times investigation details Steve Fanady, a disabled options trader who has spent four years in solitary confinement at the Cook County Jail without a criminal conviction. His incarceration did not result from murder, robbery, fraud or …

Seven people were injured after a fire broke out in the trash chute of an apartment building in Greater Grand Crossing on Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the high-rise building in the first block of West 71st Street around 6 …

Two people were killed and seven others, including two Chicago police officers, have been wounded in shootings across Chicago during the Independence Day weekend. Among those injured were two police officers who were shot by a man during a traffic …

Saturday’s Cubs-Cardinals game is not starting on time due to weather. By around 4:30, the skies over Wrigley Field turned dark and ominous. The tarp was on the field, and for a time fans were not allowed to sit in …

Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named an All-Star for the second time Saturday and will represent the Cubs on July 14 in Philadelphia. Despite a payroll approaching $230 million, he’ll be the only Cubs player at the event. After a …

Forecasted rain held off just long enough on Saturday for visitors to enjoy a few hours of sunshine at “The People’s Fourth” hosted by the Obama Presidential Center. Attendees from all over the country congregated on the grounds for the …

CLEVELAND — White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay thought something nefarious was going on when the Guardians’ grounds crew headed to the tarp while Miguel Vargas still was rounding the bases on his three-run home run in the fifth inning Friday …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent Pope Leo XIV an autographed jersey, and it might have revealed something about the upcoming season. The jersey, which has multiple inscriptions on it that are difficult to read from the photo his foundation posted …

The Cardinals-Cubs game is delayed again. This time by fog. At 10:03 p.m., the game was temporarily halted to let the fog clear. By the end of the sixth inning, the fog was blanketing Wrigley Field. During the delay, both …

CLEVELAND — Sean Burke gave the White Sox just what they needed after they used seven pitchers in a rain-delayed, 10-inning game the night before. The right-hander threw six innings of one-run ball, striking out a career-high 11, and Brandon …

Equipped with shovels, gloves and boots, Auburn Gresham residents were working to manually unblock a sewer drain Saturday night as heavy rain and severe flooding put a damper on 4th of July festivities throughout the city and suburbs. Parts of …

Other than Shota Imanaga, the Cubs’ rotation has had a foggy outlook. Well, maybe not as foggy as it became Saturday night at Wrigley Field. Between the bottom of the sixth and top of the seventh innings of the Cubs’ …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until after 9 p.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day You won’t hesitate to speak up when talking to others …

DEAR ABBY: After a tumultuous breakup, I reconnected with two men through friends. I’ve known and liked them both for years. One lives in Europe; the other lives here in New York. Both are wonderful, respectful and caring, and I …

Glass doors lead into the light-filled lobby of a red brick and limestone chapel at one end of a grassy quad, where lectures and receptions were held and students testified about their faith. Original artwork hangs on the walls on …

Vaclav Nestrasil is quickly becoming one of the best prospects in the Blackhawks‘ system, based on the praise he’s earning at every turn. That trend started during exit interviews in April, when general manager Kyle Davidson brought up Nestrasil unprompted. …

Seven people were shot early Sunday in West Garfield Park, Chicago police said. Most of the victims were teenagers. A 17-year-old girl was shot in the chest around 1:25 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Maypole Avenue, police said. …