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Navy Pier is offering free rides on its Centennial Wheel every Wednesday through Labor Day after storms that rolled through the Chicago area made for a foggy Fourth of July fireworks show. The free rides are available after 6 p.m. …

Como miles de inmigrantes capturados en el Operativo Midway Blitz del gobierno federal el otoño pasado, José Enrique Ojeda Duarte pasó siete meses en centros de detención antes de que funcionarios de Estados Unidos lo deportaran a Caracas, Venezuela, en …

The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday. Fox said 30 million people watched the …

SEATTLE — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men’s national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim …

Acknowledging the city’s persistent flooding problem, Mayor Brandon Johnson, flanked by other elected officials Tuesday, touted a West Side pilot project aimed at temporarily capturing rain underground before it can overwhelm Chicago’s outdated sewers. The city is splitting the $12 …

Pepe Vargas nunca imaginó retirarse. Después de décadas liderando el International Latino Cultural Center, el director ejecutivo y fundador, Vargas renunció el pasado martes por razones de salud. La organización, que ha sido guardiana del arte y de artistas panlatinos …

Unlike you, I’ve actually been to a WNBA game. Ten years ago, at the invite of a Chicago Sky publicist. I thought it would be a fun outing for myself and my wife, and it was, in a low-key way. …

BALTIMORE — The series-opening game between the Cubs and Orioles started in a rain delay Tuesday night. Originally scheduled for a 5:35 p.m. Central first pitch, fans were informed via a scoreboard message that a conversation between Major League Baseball …

Bob and Joan Biebel met on the job, as Chicago police officers, and things progressed slowly, as love stories go. “I chased him for eight years before I finally made him surrender at City Hall,” Joan Biebel said with a …

A man appeared in court Tuesday on charges alleging he encouraged his girlfriend’s suicide before handing her the loaded gun with which she fatally shot herself. Mario Laboy, 49, is charged with three felony counts of inducement to commit suicide …

Alex Stanley, 31, never went fishing before Tuesday. Now he has, thanks to Adventure Club, a Chicago Park District program that brings dozens of children and adults to Northerly Island every summer to try new outdoor activities. “I like being …

Last January, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was already preparing City Hall for a potentially painful round of midyear layoffs if revenue fell short, infuriating the rebel bloc that muscled an alternative budget through the City Council after rejecting Johnson’s corporate head …

State health officials are warning the public about a heightened number of cases of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis, also known for its symptom of “explosive diarrhea,” following an even larger outbreak in Michigan. The Illinois Department of Public Health has …

BALTIMORE — Coming in for a landing, my plane slammed down on the runway. By the time the person sitting next to me lifted the window shade, we were back in the air. Ten minutes later? Back on the ground. …

Experts say homeowners should consider proven tips to reduce their flood risk as Chicago’s retention reservoirs approach capacity and more rain is forecast for later this week. “We need to be prepared for [flooding] all the time, maybe a little …

A man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding people of $1.2 million with a banking tech help scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois. Kartik Saini, 33, was handed …

Chicago police have released video of a man they believe shot and killed a CTA employee last week. Kevin Barlow, 57, was fatally shot during a carjacking around 4 a.m. June 29 in the 9800 block of South State Street, …

When the White Sox signed Seranthony Dominguez in January, they anticipated him closing a lot of games for them. They didn’t give him a two-year, $20 million contract for mop-up duty. Dominguez expected to be the closer, too. But more …

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with officials from 20 states and Washington D.C., are suing the Trump administration following its second attempt to restrict funding for homelessness housing support. On June 1, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …

PHOENIX — On Day Two of the “Abruptly Benching a Future Hall of Famer” chapter of the Sky’s season, Tyler Marsh and Skylar Diggins still are not on the same page. Marsh reiterated Tuesday that his conversations with Diggins would …