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Not even two weeks ago, the Cubs completed their second 10-game winning streak of the season. How wickedly good must a team be to roll 10s twice in such a short stretch of the season? Best-in-baseball good, the Cubs’ 27-12 …

It’s not a problem exclusive to Major League Baseball, Chicago, the Cubs or the White Sox. But is there a baseball fan on either side of town who is OK with a spectator making a vile and disparaging remark about …

Rickea Jackson’s season-ending injury leaves the Sky in a hole. A 6-2, 22-points-per-game-sized hole. Their first attempt to fill the spot came Wednesday against the Wings when they started 5-10 guard Natasha Cloud in Jackson’s place. Cloud had 21 points …

A contest to name the first two eaglets born in Chicago in over a century is underway, the Chicago Park District announced Wednesday. Voting is being conducted online at the park district’s website, and ends June 1. Ballots can be …

A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a shootout at Oakbrook Center mall two days before Christmas 2021 that left five people injured, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office. Steve Lane, …

Words failed Pete Crow-Armstrong this week, and for the last two nights, shockingly, so did his gold-embossed glove. “I mean, yesterday and today are like genuinely laughable,’’ Crow-Armstrong said. The Cubs center fielder charged and took an infielder’s swipe at …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping except food and gas) and important decisions after 4:30 p.m. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a playful day with lots of energy for sports. However, be careful …

A man was found shot in Austin Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The man, 34, was found in the 400 block of North Central Avenue at 6:26 p.m. by officers who responded to a call of shots fired, police …

Matthew Brewer, the Chicago Housing Authority’s operating chair who is embroiled in a power struggle with Mayor Brandon Johnson, is seriously considering entering the race for mayor. Three prominent business leaders who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Brewer …

Jean Yameogo used to meet friends after work to drink tea and talk politics. One day, he says, someone reported him for expressing a negative opinion about the government of Burkina Faso to members of a pro-government group. Soon after, …

The virtual reality Titanic experience that was supposed to open earlier this spring in the Old Town neighborhood has yet to steam out of the harbor. It doesn’t appear to be an iceberg-like obstacle, but “Titanic: A Voyage Through Time” …

Walking down 64th Street toward Honore Street, before anything, you notice the long rows of colorful houses with crisp green grass and trees. With the vibrant and lush green gardens and lawns, it’s a different picture of Englewood than some …

There was a time the Republican Party believed in policies and principles. Conservatives genuinely believed in democracy and America, and not the cynical new version that requires its citizens to hate each other. And they believed in a contest of …

The day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro shot Minneapolis resident Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in his leg, Kristi Noem, then the secretary of Homeland Security, described that use of force as a clearly justified response to “an attempted …

DEAR ABBY: Our dear mother passed away 2 1/2 years ago, which was very sad for me and my three siblings. Her passing happened on my adult son’s birthday. I try hard to focus only on the happy occasion of …

An 8-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, as well as two adults have died after an extra-alarm fire early Wednesday in West Englewood, leaving two others in critical condition, officials said. Police are investigating the blaze in the 6200 block …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Thousands of Zillow listings in Chicago have vanished as part of a behind the scenes real estate fight that has gone public. 🗞️ Plus: New rules make it harder for immigrants to find work, …

Ahmed Abdul Majeed wants justice. Born in India, for more than 40 years he lived in Saudi Arabia, employed at a travel agency, booking trips for the royal family, building the company. “I used to work a lot,” he said. …

A Cook County judge on Thursday refused to install a special prosecutor to probe alleged crimes stemming from the Operation Midway Blitz deportation campaign last year. During a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Erica …

Taste of Chicago will expand to five days and return to the heart of summer, with dozens of restaurants and headliners like Babyface, Beach Bunny and Common, the city’s cultural department announced Thursday. The free foodie festival will take place …