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LAS VEGAS — A new wrinkle has been thrown into the Cubs’ starting-pitching plans for next season. Right-hander Ben Brown underwent neck surgery Monday, general manager Carter Hawkins said Tuesday at the GM meetings, the latest turn in what’s become …

The Justice Department on Tuesday questioned the authority of a federal judge to hold a “mini-trial” over the wreckage of Chicago’s “Broadview Six” case, further signaling a likely challenge before the judge can put U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on the …

It’s been 30 years since the old State Street pedestrian mall was put out of its misery — a bold move that revived the “great street” and gave the Loop a bit more spark. The 1996 makeover did things like …

Chicago consumers of hemp-derived THC products will have at least another week to stock up on beverages, edibles and other offerings at select breweries and retailers. A statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products was set to take effect on Thursday, …

A Chicago police sergeant died Tuesday after being found unresponsive at a police station on the Northwest Side, officials said. The sergeant, identified as 49-year-old Timothy Martin, was on duty when he was found around 1:14 p.m. at the Albany …

The Illinois Department of Corrections might have to start answering to an independent watchdog. The state corrections department has long been dogged by accusations of substandard medical care, intolerable living conditions and a lack of transparency. In its defense, department …

LAS VEGAS — The White Sox are taking their best reliever in 24-year-old fireballer Grant Taylor, and moving him to the rotation. If general manager Chris Getz has his way, it will only mark the beginning of the club’s efforts …

As Chicago residents begin turning their heat back on for the winter months, those who warm their homes with natural gas from Peoples Gas will see relief on their November bills. Customers of the Chicago gas utility will see $56.18 …

Pat Murphy from first-time World Series champion Milwaukee is the NL Manager of the Year, making him the first skipper from either league to win the award three years in a row. Milwaukee has won the NL Central in all …

Three things I think I know about the 7-2 Bears, who — “a win is a win” baloney aside — backed into a bye week with a mistake-filled 27-24 near-disaster against the Buccaneers at Soldier Field: 1. At least they …

When the nine-year MLB playing career that he’s always underselling ended,White Sox manager Will Venable started out with the amorphous job title that’s often the stuff of envy across the industry: special assistant. What he found about himself eventually landed …

A man was fatally shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police. Ivan Vicente Guadarrama,19, was found with a single gunshot wound to his back in an alley near the 2500 block of North Monitor Avenue …

Stacy Keach, one of America’s finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 1984 for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain, …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a lovely day to schmooze with others and enjoy their company. It’s also a …

In Rogers Park, a block from the lake, weeds are growing in front of a shuttered Irish pub. A sign above the door reads Mulligan’s Cafe, but a marquee above that identifies this closed business by another name: Biddy Mulligan’s. …

In her 1991 TV special “Going Home to Gospel,” Patti LaBelle’s soprano voice fills the sanctuary of Quinn Chapel AME Church as she celebrates a long list of Chicago legends. She performs a rousing rendition of “Who’s on the Lord’s …

I often joke with friends about how significantly our world shifted in 2020. Our lives essentially split into a pre- and post-COVID-19 existence, and everything that happened in the before-times feels like it occurred in a completely different lifetime. That’s …

During a recent walkthrough of the newly renovated Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a docent told CEO Bernard Cherkasov that the place feels like it has “neshama,” the Hebrew word for “soul” or “spirit.” “I don’t think I could …

Representatives for prison workers and people incarcerated at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center described poor mental healthcare and unsafe conditions during a hearing held by state lawmakers Tuesday. Legislators called the hearing in response to an investigation by The Marshall Project, …

At 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, with most of Chicago still asleep, Quinton McNair already was in the kitchen. By 9 a.m., the 49-year-old had baked enough cookies, muffins and other treats to fill the display cases at his Hyde Park bakery. …