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Property tax bills usually sent out in July will once again be delayed, according to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle, who announced the two-month delay Tuesday, said she intends to reopen a no-interest loan program for government bodies …

A City Council committee moved Tuesday to shut down open-air drug markets peddling marijuana in broad daylight near Chicago public schools and parks. One week after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive allies used a parliamentary maneuver to recess the Committee on …

Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he’s not feeling pressure in the pocket as Indiana rushes to sack the Bears’ future in Illinois, but he’s ready to call an audible if the General Assembly can reach a stadium deal before lawmakers …

It’s probably a bad analogy, Shane Smith said by phone from Charlotte, North Carolina, which is only 100 or so minutes by air from Chicago but might as well be on the other side of the moon in his current …

A former Chicago Housing Authority director and the president of a local construction company face charges for allegedly paying and receiving bribes in exchange for construction work with the city. Ryan Ross, a former senior director of asset management for …

Alyssa Gonzalez waited over two hours to fill up her tank, drawn by gas prices so low they haven’t been seen in the Chicago area in years. Gonzalez was one of hundreds who formed a mile-long line at a Shell …

To understand the Sky’s offensive struggles, one must start by appreciating what it takes to be a top-tier offense in the WNBA. You have to have an elite scorer — A’ja Wilson, Paige Bueckers, Kelsey Plum — who can take …

DENVER — The way frustrated fans have let third baseman Alex Bregman have it recently, you’d think he was the sole reason the Cubs are in their current funk. Bregman was the one taking the blame after Sunday’s loss, talking …

DENVER — Jameson Taillon’s hamstring injury is bad enough to paint another potentially worrisome picture for the Cubs in terms of their starting pitching. Already without right-hander Cade Horton for the rest of the season and still waiting on an …

Braden Montgomery made sure his new White Sox teammates couldn’t give him the silent treatment after his first major-league home run. Montgomery became the fifth player in major-league history to hit a walk-off homer in his debut, capping the team’s …

While one Montgomery on the White Sox made his major-league debut Tuesday, the other had the day off even though the team was off Monday. Shortstop Colson Montgomery wasn’t in the lineup against the Braves at Rate Field because of …

Chicago police are investigating after a cross was burned in Grant Park. Police said officers and firefighters responded to the 600 block of South Columbus Drive around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of an “object” on fire. Firefighters extinguished the …

There was some poetic justice in Angel Reese returning to Wintrust Arena, months after being traded to the Dream, to face a Sky team that so struggles to do the thing she did for them. Rebound. They haven’t been able …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today is a mixed bag. In one way, things are positive because the moon is in …

For many in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, Pride Month and beach season go hand in hand. This includes an important ritual: digging the rainbow gear out of storage bins, putting on flip-flops and heading to Kathy Osterman Beach. Colloquially known as …

Republican lawmakers are grilling Chicago Public Schools Superintendent/CEO Macquline King Wednesday as she testifies under subpoena at a U.S. House education committee hearing. The subject of the hearing, titled “Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses …

Something unique is joining the floats during this weekend’s Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade: eight massive sculptures, made up of nearly seven-foot-tall letters, will spell out the Spanish word for “dignity” on the back of a flatbed trailer. The name …

“Just wait; it’s going to happen fast,” Jake Potashnick, the executive chef and owner of Feld, warned with a smile. For several minutes, a quiet, if anticipatory, calm pervaded the dining room at this Michelin-starred temple to extreme seasonality in …

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years. We met online and have known each other for about five years. We originally lived an hour apart, and after some persuasion, we bought a condo together. Everything …

It seems everywhere you look, from conventional outlets to social media, someone is criticizing Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming “The Odyssey” movie adaptation (based on a two-minute trailer and rumor … but that’s for another essay). The complaints run from the look …