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The line for a Veronica Roth book signing can snake down a hallway. It did on a recent weeknight at Navy Pier as Chicago fans clutched their books, some with worn edges, and waited to meet the famous local author. …

It’s a weather day — good or bad — that will be cemented into thousands of memories perhaps even more than one’s wedding day. It will determine heaps for the record 55,000 plus runners headed to the starting line in …

DEAR ABBY: As an 80-year-old man, I’m up against a problem I cannot deal with. I’ve been married to an amazing lady for 57 years whom I love to death. She has put up with a lot from me, and …

Serhant, the real estate brokerage firm founded by reality TV star Ryan Serhant, is expanding to Chicago. The brokerage said Tuesday it will serve Chicago and the North Shore. It has plans for an office in the North Shore area, …

With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, attention is quickly turning to the state playoffs. The Illinois High School Association has entered a new era, expanding the state playoffs to 384 teams. Each of the eight classes now …

This is not where Matas Buzelis wanted to be in Year 3 of his NBA career. It’s not where he wanted to be as a rookie, and it was obviously not where he wanted to be last season, evident by …

An off-duty Chicago police officer shot a person while firing two guns during an argument this weekend in Little Village, the Civilian Office for Police Accountability announced Tuesday. The officer was driving in the 2600 block of West 24th Street …

White Sox manager Will Venable has immense respect for his Guardians counterpart, Stephen Vogt. Venable thinks Vogt is among the best managers in baseball because of his strategizing and the way players play for him. “He is as good as …

Amazon purchased Chicago’s first vertical logistics building last week to use as a same-day delivery center. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant purchased the two-story building at 1237 W. Division St. for $195 million, Crain’s Chicago Business first reported. “Doing this allows …

A major political force in Washington who fell from grace amid child sex abuse allegations, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert died of natural causes in his Kendall County home Saturday at the age of 84. The Aurora native rose …

Grammy Award-winning rapper/singer/pop star Doja Cat has broken the mold on what it means to be a rap superstar since her 2018 debut album “Amala.” Latto, the first platinum-selling female rap artist from Atlanta and an alum of the reality …

A roundup of the latest news Monday from Halas Hall: Thumbs up Bears running back Kyle Monangai’s thumb injury isn’t considered serious as the Bears prepare to face the Packers on Sunday. “We think he’s going to be OK,” coach …

CLEVELAND — In a pre-series scrum with White Sox beat writers last weekend, manager Will Venable warned that if the Sox yielded extra bases against the pesky American League Central-champion Guardians — be it through walks, errors or stolen bases …

Paola Judith Zamora Rojas’ family gathered at her Pilsen apartment, as they have done many nights since her death. Chairs faced an altar decorated with photographs of the 32-year-old mother. It was last Friday, the fourth evening of a nine-day …

Chicago police are asking for help finding a man accused of punching a woman in the face on a South Loop CTA platform over the weekend. The incident occurred at the Roosevelt CTA station about 11:55 a.m. on Sunday. The …

CLEVELAND — Add the White Sox’ performance in Game 2 of the American League Division Series to their four games in the regular season against Guardians starter Gavin Williams, and it doesn’t look too bad at first for the AL …

CLEVELAND — Braden Montgomery didn’t have a great rookie season at the plate. It started magically in June with a walk-off home run in his major-league debut to beat the Braves, the best team in baseball at the time. He …

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 5 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a fantastic day to …

Spooky season has arrived, and the apparent theme this year in Chicago theater is old-school horror. Otherworld Theatre’s world premiere “Midsummer Night Scream” is a new take on Shakespeare’s most produced play. Written and directed by the company’s founding artistic …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: A Chicago woman shot during Operation Midway Blitz is suing the federal government — and her legal team says they have enough evidence for criminal charges. 🗞️ Plus: Illinois’ prediction market rules are blocked, …