Usa news

Wyatt Kaiser’s game-winning goal Tuesday for the Blackhawks was actually a deja vu moment. Kaiser slipped down the left side, received a pass from Frank Nazar in the slot and ripped a shot through Kings goalie Anton Forsberg’s five-hole to …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Your daily routine might change today. In fact, pay extra attention to everything you say and …

We asked for your Halloween displays, and you delivered with your formidable, terrifying and inspiring cemeteries, graveyards and even a “frightalian” beef shop. More than 50 bone-chilling photos and videos were submitted, demonstrating the limitless creativity of our neighbors. It …

A rare black-colored red fox that’s been spotted in Northbrook for at least a year or two was recently found dead, according to wildlife officials who are awaiting test results to get a better picture of why it died. Before …

Jessica Biggs found a dream school for her artistic daughter where she gets drama and visual arts classes and is in an after-school dance troupe. It’s a fine and performing arts magnet school far from her home on the South …

In the history of voter suppression in the United States, including attempts to stop Black and Latino people from voting, Republican tactics in the 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial race stand out. That November, voters in several cities saw posters at …

After 40 years of practicing obstetrics in Chicago, I never imagined that one of the greatest threats to maternal and newborn safety would not be a medical complication, but the closure of hospital maternity units that have served generations of …

Time served in prison should be just that: time served. Once men and women have completed their sentences, they’ve paid their debt to society, as the saying goes. But for too many people, their sentence stretches far beyond the amount …

DEAR ABBY: I am 39 and have been with my husband for 20 years. We got together when we were young, and our two kids are almost grown. Early in our relationship, he cheated on me several times. I was …

Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill has clearly worried less about letting expletives slip into his interviews lately. His latest curse came Tuesday morning — before the Hawks’ 2-1 win over the Kings — when quoting actor Robert Downey Jr., who once described …

In the second Loop shooting this week, two men were shot, one fatally, early Wednesday. The two were found in the first block of East Lake Street around 2:40 a.m., Chicago police said. One man, whose age was unknown, was …

Pete Crow-Armstrong didn’t need to wait till now to start clearing space on his mantle. But as baseball’s award season gets underway in the wake of Crow-Armstrong’s spectacular campaign, the hardware is starting to roll in. The Cubs’ center fielder …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot a 27-year-old in Pilsen on Monday evening. We look into the agency’s account and what records show. 🗞️ Plus: Gov. JB Pritzker backs Dems in battleground states, what …

Nearly a decade has gone by since the former Ebony/Jet Building was sold to a residential developer, and the most original, intact and supremely funky 1970s corporate interiors in the U.S. were lost. Designed by Black Chicago architect John Moutoussamy …

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Ms. Huerta’s …

Ella Kelly usually votes early, but she’s especially happy she got it done Tuesday. The grandmother from Gary, Indiana, visited the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point to cast her ballot a week before the Nov. 3 midterm election. …

A Far South Side man is accused of posing as a basketball coach in order to sexually abuse a 15-year-old earlier this year, Chicago police said Wednesday. Andre D. Jackson, 56, was charged with indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and …

An aspiring rapper was killed Wednesday morning in a shooting involving an FBI agent in south suburban Dixmoor, just two days after an off-duty FBI agent fatally shot another man who was allegedly firing into a crowd in Chicago’s Pilsen …

Every time Chicagoans flush a toilet, run a sink or prepare for a heavy downpour, they rely on the work of an agency many may know little about: the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This November, voters will …

Coby Bryant UpdateBen Johnson is keeping it vague on Coby Bryant. He said the safety is progressing through rehab but didn’t have an exact timeline for returning. “From what I understand, he’s right on track,” Johnson said. “He’s working his …