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Moon alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions all day. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a highly creative day for you. It’s great for the arts and …

“The Chi” is full of little tributes to creator Lena Waithe’s real-life experience as a Chicago native. Coogie, a pivotal figure who dies tragically in Season 1, is named after a person from her childhood. Emmett, a protagonist juggling fatherhood …

American robins are so seemingly ubiquitous in the Chicago area, and across the United States, that they’re often not given a second thought. Estimates put their North American population somewhere between 350 million and 400 million. Hundreds if not thousands …

The frenzied attempt to rush wounded Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera to a hospital was apparently delayed almost three critical minutes after she was shot by her partner, Officer Carlos Baker, according to an Illinois Answers Project and Chicago Sun-Times …

For months now, two Chicago School Board members, a former one and an attorney have been out raising money and gathering signatures in an attempt to become the first-ever elected president. But it wasn’t clear until now who the powerful …

After State Farm home insurance rates spiked an average of 27% last summer, Gov. JB Pritzker kicked off a campaign for tighter insurance regulation in Illinois. Now, the whirlwind of negotiations, proposals, and failed legislation that ensued could be nearing …

My mother and I settled into the reclining seats at the theater to enjoy “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” She and I watched the first movie together 20 years ago, and the next day promptly headed to the now-closed Barneys …

My grandmother was born in 1916 on the same red Virginia ground where her grandfather was born enslaved. She lived to 105. She carried the weight of what her family had been to my family and what her family had …

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Evan,” and I have been together five years and were married 2½ years ago. We’re both in our early 40s and have children from previous relationships. What I’ve noticed is that anytime there is something going …

When Chicago launched the Blue Bag program in the mid-1990s, the city was already battling a reputation for falling behind the recycling efforts of other major cities. Now, despite the efforts of the city’s current Blue Cart Recycling Program and …

This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Donald Trump’s wanton, shameless …

Two men were critically wounded in a shooting early Friday in Chatham on the South Side. Around 1:30 a.m., the two men, 40 and 37, were standing on the sidewalk in the 7900 block of South Maryland Avenue when an …

Police are looking for four thieves who plowed into a gas station and heaved an ATM into their SUV before fleeing a Bronzeville gas station early Friday on the South Side. A white Jeep with four individuals inside drove into …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: The rush to get Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera to a hospital was apparently delayed three critical minutes after she was shot by her partner, Carlos Baker, our new analysis shows. 🗞️ Plus: “Broadview Six” …

The bar had been open for two hours, and all the beer orders were identical. In the basement of Schubas Tavern in Lake View on Wednesday, only a quarter barrel remained. Tonight might be the night, the bartenders said, looking …

Pilsen artist Jenny Vyas has painted murals all over the world. But her West Ridge mural titled “Glow,” of a classical Kathak dancer bursting with color, is one of her favorites. Located on the southeast corner of North Rockwell Street …

A teen was shot and badly wounded in South Shore Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The boy, 13, was found in a gangway in the 8200 block of South Coles Avenue at 2:50 p.m. and had been shot in …

A man is accused of shooting at Chicago police officers and a woman earlier this week in South Chicago on the South Side. Maurice Reddick, of Chicago, faces several felony charges, including attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery to a …

The plays were spectacular. Each was an instant viral video as Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made world-class athletes look clumsy trying to tackle him. Then he’d launch a seemingly impossible pass right on target to his receiver. It was thrilling. …

CLEVELAND — Cubs fans grousing about everything that has gone wrong in the last 10 years since that one shining moment, behold the Cleveland American League baseball franchise. Last weekend, with the Reds and beloved former Cleveland manager Terry Francona …