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After facing intense backlash for removing all Pride flags from its locations, Philz Coffee reversed course Friday and said the flags will go back up. “Our Pride flags are staying up.” CEO Mahesh Sadarangani said in a Friday press release. …

What was once a popular shopping destination on the Southwest Side appears to be nearing closure. Ford City Mall, which opened in 1965, could be forced to shut down after its owner, Namdar Realty Group, failed to make repairs to …

The Illinois House has resurrected a push to ban cellphones and other wireless devices in classrooms during school hours, advancing legislation to the Senate late Thursday. The change would allow Illinois to join numerous states that have enacted similar laws. …

Citando preocupaciones de seguridad y eficiencia, la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) anunció que reducirá el volumen diario de vuelos en el Aeropuerto Internacional O’Hare este verano en más de 300 vuelos. La reducción se produce mientras las aerolíneas habían …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Garret Anderson, the multitalented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels’ career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, has died. He was 53. The Angels announced Anderson’s death Friday morning without …

The Sky signed guard Jordan Hobbs and forward Sidney Cooks to training camp contracts. Hobbs was drafted No. 34 out of Michigan in the 2025 WNBA Draft, though she did not make the Storm’s final roster. She played with the …

The hits keep on coming for the Cubs’ pitching staff. In a surprising development before Friday’s 12-4 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field, the team put closer Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left oblique …

Coach Tyler Marsh enters his second season with a new staff. The Sky hired Kelly Faris and Jhared Simpson as assistant coaches, the team announced. Faris was an assistant last season with the Noblesville Boom, the Indiana Pacers’ G League …

About 81% of those arrested in Chicago’s “Operation Midway Blitz” had no criminal convictions, despite federal immigration officials repeatedly claiming that the aggressive operation was intended to target “the worst of the worst.” That’s according to answers given to Sen. …

One really bad week. That’s all it would take to put the Cubs into the same uncomfortable shoes the miserable Mets — the most disappointing team in the National League — have been staggering around in. It probably won’t happen. …

A body was found in the water Friday afternoon in Montrose Harbor, Chicago police said. Police responded to a call around 2 p.m. in the 300 block of W. Montrose Dr., at Montrose Harbor in Uptown. After officers responded and …

ATLANTA — Angel Reese was surrounded by the love — and the talent — during her first news conference with the Atlanta Dream she felt was missing in her two years with the Sky. The Dream acquired Reese from the …

Back of the Yards has a long industrial history — home to the former Union Stock Yard and an abundance of rail lines. Real estate firm Brookfield Properties is propelling the neighborhood’s next wave of industrial growth with its largest …

Friday was a good, bad and ugly kind of day for the health of the Cubs’ pitching staff. Left-hander Matthew Boyd said he’s on target to return to the rotation Wednesday, the Cubs put closer Daniel Palenica on the 15-day …

SAO PAULO — Oscar Schmidt, the Basketball Hall of Famer whom his Brazil compatriots know as the “Holy Hand,” died on Friday. He was 68. Schmidt’s family said in a statement that Schmidt fought a brain tumor for 15 years …

Bears chairman George McCaskey and president/CEO Kevin Warren met with Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., Friday on the site of the team’s proposed stadium. The team characterized the gathering as the latest step in due diligence while considering a move …

As 18-year-old Ricardo Navarrete worked diligently to make his soccer dreams come true, most days looked like this: Wake up, go to school, go to practice and repeat The teen and his mother, Liliana Navarrete, left Colombia and arrived in …

The Cubs showed second baseman Nico Hoerner the money, and he’s showing them it hasn’t affected him in the least. In fact, the 28-year-old Hoerner — who signed a $141 million contract extension on Opening Day — is demonstrating an …

Three people were killed and one was left in critical condition Friday evening after a shooting in West Garfield Park, police said. The four people were on a sidewalk about 4:45 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Maypole Avenue …

He used the words ‘‘put a plan together,’’ ‘‘we needed to improve dramatically’’ and ‘‘we wanted a new identity,’’ all damn near in the same sentence. Letting the world — or the very chosen few who cared to listen or …