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The company behind the now-shuttered Pitchfork Music Festival is suing its co-founder, alleging he misappropriated more than $500,000 in festival funds. Pitchfork Festivals LLC filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Chicago accusing co-founder Mike Reed of keeping $564,680 …

The Board of Education is barring school board candidates from accepting campaign contributions from current or prospective Chicago Public Schools vendors to ward off conflicts or undue influence as election season forges ahead. But questions remain about whether restrictions are …

NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox, grounded for nearly 24 hours due to a pair of mechanical issues on their team plane, finally arrived at Citi Field on Friday afternoon, a little more than two hours before the scheduled …

White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami sure had an eventful Friday. So did No. 9 hitter Tristan Peters, third baseman Miguel Vargas and starter Sean Burke. The Sox’ offense woke up and pounded the Athletics 14-1 at Rate Field, ending a …

LOS ANGELES — Dear Members of the Republican Study Committee, I cover the WNBA for the Chicago Sun-Times. This morning, during my daily women’s basketball news sweep, I came across your letter to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about Caitlin Clark. You …

Rep. Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, was arrested by the FBI on Oct. 28, 2019, for attempting to bribe a state senator. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who was under investigation himself, called on Arroyo to resign that same day. The next day, …

Funeral services will be July 17 for George E. Johnson Sr., founder of the Johnson Products Company. Johnson’s visitation will take place July 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove …

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it will limit flights out of O’Hare International Airport for another year. The FAA had already imposed flight limits earlier this year that were set to remain in place through Oct. 24. Under the …

The White Sox will hold an MLB Draft party for fans before their 1:10 p.m. game Saturday against the Athletics, but the South Siders still don’t know whom the virtual guest of honor will be. The Sox will select first …

CINCINNATI – Shota Imanaga gave up another home run Friday night. It’s nothing new. The Cubs’ lefty starter has allowed 22 homers, more than all but one pitcher in baseball this season. He’s been unable to shake that bad habit, …

LAS VEGAS — Darryn Peterson went down quickly. In only the second game of North Carolina’s regular season last November, the Tar Heels and Caleb Wilson sent Peterson — the eventual No. 2 overall pick — back to Lawrence, Kansas, …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 5 p.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is your kind of day! Be daring and bold with your …

LOS ANGELES — The Sky needed this one. The Sparks entered the game below .500 and were still without leading scorer Kelsey Plum, making this the more manageable stop before the Sky close their road trip against the 15-8 Wings. …

I’ll always remember when I got the news. It was early afternoon on the last Sunday in May. I had just donated blood with the American Red Cross on the West Side. As I walked back to my car, I …

We asked readers to share their most memorable summer job growing up in the Chicago area. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “I worked as a demonstrator, now called a guide-lecturer, at the Museum of Science and …

Former bartenders and servers of a South Loop restaurant said they’re owed thousands in unpaid wages, after the business was served an eviction notice last month. The eatery Reserv owes an estimated total of $45,800 for unpaid rent since March, …

This week’s top photo comes from visual journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky and Instagram. What makes this photo important? Weather photography has always been a passion for me, and for the last year, I’ve been doing …

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to ban transgender students from participating in girls’ and women’s school sports is about much more than athletics. It sends a painful message to transgender young people across the country: You don’t belong. …

DEAR ABBY: I married when I was 20 and my husband was 32. I grew up with a conservative view of marriage, so in a sense, I believed marrying early would grant me the most freedom as a woman. We …

Shantis Johnson gently grabs her round belly, bulging with twins due in August, and wishes she could deliver them at West Suburban Medical Center, where her other children were born. “Once you know home, it’s home,” says Johnson, 38. “West …