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Moon Alert After 3:45 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You might be interested in unusual, powerful ideas today. They might be mystical …

Chicago Public Schools students will head back to class next week with backpacks full of new supplies, mostly requested by their school. School supply lists can have families spending more than previous years, but with rising inflation some parents could …

Contemporary ballet dancer Nia Davis is in demand. Beyond performing with Visceral Dance Chicago, she also teaches at the company and at another studio in the suburbs. But juggling multiple jobs, often for financial reasons, sometimes takes a toll on …

The NFC North has long been known as the NFL’s most bruising, old-school division, and it does trend that way when winter hits, but battles between the Bears and their rivals have increasingly gone to the air. The Bears don’t …

Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security showed up at David Streever’s house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note. That note, presented as an official warning from U.S. …

DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our children, grandchildren and friends. Our children can be less …

The driver of a car that hit and killed a woman riding a motorcycle was arrested after the crash late Wednesday on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Charges are pending against the 25-year-old driver, but had not been announced as of …

CINCINNATI — Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent did not travel with the team to their joint practice in Cincinnati and is “week-to-week,” coach Ben Johnson said. A source said earlier this week that the second-stringer hurt his hamstring during the Bears’ …

Chicago’s fall theater season is just around the corner, so it’s time to grab tickets — and make a few new friends. WBEZ’s Theater Club is returning for a second season, and we have a slate of three shows that …

The Jesse White Tumbling Team’s journey on Season 21 of “America’s Got Talent” ended on Wednesday night as the Chicago troupe did not advance to the semifinal rounds of the hit reality/competition series. The outcome was revealed during the show’s …

Un hombre de los suburbios arrestado después de que una búsqueda policial encontrara bombas molotov en su mochila fue liberado con monitoreo electrónico, pero dos días después fue detenido por agentes del Servicio Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). Hamed …

Two former ComEd officials could face trial all over again this February, four years after the feds first told a jury the pair had plotted to illegally influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. The case against former ComEd …

Detectives are searching for an assailant responsible for a beating and slashing attack that killed a 59-year-old man Thursday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The man was found unresponsive in the 300 block of West 76th Street around …

Chicago and Atlanta didn’t make the cut as finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention — and while Chicago’s host committee says it’s hopeful the city still has a chance at its 2032 bid, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is …

Breaking down the Bears’ Thursday training camp practice with the Bengals: Feisty tone The teams practiced for more than two hours on a hot, muggy morning in Cincinnati, and it was bound to get contentious. There was an early scrap …

As President Donald Trump continues to challenge mail ballots and push for a nationwide eligible registry list, many voters are confused about their own rights in the November midterm elections. Trump in late July asked the U.S. Supreme Court to …

The arrival of BTS in Chicago will be marked with a new statewide commemoration, thanks to the K-pop group’s passionate fans. Gov. JB Pritzker has officially declared Aug. 27 and 28 “BTS Day” in Illinois, according to a proclamation he …

Un hombre está acusado de clavar un cuchillo de cocina en una mujer, matándola, antes de atacarse a sí mismo el martes en un apartamento de La Villita, según la policía. No se han presentado cargos contra el hombre de …

Empate. A los aficionados del béisbol de Chicago puede que no les guste, pero no lo olvidarán. Con los White Sox venciendo a los Cubs 3-0 el miércoles en Wrigley Field, la mejor serie Crosstown de todas terminó en un …

A Back of the Yards neighborhood fire that erupted Thursday morning in a vacant home left four firefighters injured — three of them seriously. The residential building started burning about 11:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Justine Street, …