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Two busy weeks lie ahead for the Blackhawks during the zenith of the NHL offseason. With considerable improvement — if not an outright playoff berth — set as the expectation for next season, general manager Kyle Davidson must do everything …

Serious credit card delinquencies — balances 90 days or more past due — are the highest they’ve been in 15 years, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For certified credit counselors, who spend their …

The trouble with trying to keep tabs on what’s happening, politically, is we’ve reached such a thunderous crescendo of jaw-dropping ineptitude that the only way to even touch upon it is with cursory glances. Over the long weekend, no fewer …

An 18-year-old and 21-year-old were fatally shot and at least 10 others were injured in overnight shootings across Chicago, according to authorities. Five teenagers were also injured in separate shootings. The violence, which started Saturday night and went into Sunday …

A 54-year-old passenger on a CTA bus was robbed by three men Saturday night in the Englewood neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The man was on the bus around 11:20 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Ashland Avenue when …

Sorry, dads. No baseball for you. The Cubs announced they had called off Sunday’s Father’s Day matinee with the Toronto Blue Jays around 11:10 a.m. Sunday, before opening the Wrigley Field gates to the public, due to the forecast of …

The Cubs have postponed their afternoon game as a steady downpour heads for Chicago Sunday afternoon and through the evening. National Weather Service forecasters expect a “steady soaking rainfall” that could cause flooding in some parts of the metro area …

There’s never been any question that Rosalía is blessed, but what the groundbreaking Spanish artist has been able to do with her latest “Lux” album and tour over the past eight months is nothing short of a miracle. Released last …

DETROIT — That was no way to go into a series with first place on the line. The White Sox let leads of two runs in the eighth, one run in the ninth and one in the 10th disappear, falling …

DETROIT — Braden Montgomery had just hit a historic walk-off home run in his major-league debut against the Braves, the best team in baseball. White Sox manager Will Venable stepped to the podium to meet the media with his usual …

A week after hatching, Chicago’s newest piping plovers are thriving, according to lead plover monitor Tamima Itani. Monday will mark one week since Imani and Sea Rocket’s four hatchlings entered the world, and their parents — in addition to a …

Left-hander Shota Imanaga emerged from the Cubs’ bullpen and spread a towel on the outfield grass Sunday morning. Sunbathing? Not quite. The Cubs’ game against the Blue Jays had just been postponed, which meant Imanaga had been scratched from his …

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark couldn’t remember being in a darker place. He was publicly reviled for a moment of petulance when he smashed a locker at Oakmont after missing the cut in the U.S. Open last year. His game, …

Carson Kelly’s T-shirt was a gift from Cubs broadcaster Boog Sciambi, who went to his pals at Obvious Shirts with a request for a custom design. Kelly chose the message: Everything Hurts. When you’re a big-league catcher, that comes with …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Libra. Aries (March 21-April 19) A so-so day Today the moon is opposite your sign, which means you have to go more than halfway …

DEAR ABBY: I have experienced something that other women I know have said they have also experienced. I dated a man for a year. We became very close and fell in love. He was sweet, loving and kind in every …

Americans are less safe and healthy today because of the Trump administration. This time will be defined in part by a legacy of curtailing bedrock environmental protections, including rescinding the U.S. EPA’s greenhouse gas endangerment finding, weakening vehicle emissions standards, …

For Chicago teens on the South and West sides, summer brings time with friends and a break from schoolwork. Sadly, it also brings the annual message from the Chicago City Council that we are not welcome in public spaces. We …

The White Sox are getting back a big bat just in time for a big series. The team activated catcher Kyle Teel from the injured list Monday ahead of its series against the American League Central-leading Guardians, who are one …

A shootout among three vehicles traveling on the Dan Ryan Expressway left a CTA Red Line passenger to be hit by flying shards of glass when a bullet shattered the train’s window Sunday morning in Roseland. The passenger, a 46-year-old …