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The free-agency period in the NFL is like a game of poker where everybody’s cards are on the table face-up. It’s wild to see who raises with what. It’s also educational because you learn once again that, despite what anybody …

A couple accused of killing an 18-year-old woman and wounding a man during a drug deal on the Near South Side are facing murder charges. Jeremiah Jordan and Shanna Walton-Smith, who are dating, were arrested early Saturday — more than …

Two men who spent 16 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit were awarded $60 million each by a federal jury Monday after a nearly five-year court battle. It’s one of the largest total awards for a wrongful …

The CEO of a Crestwood trucking company was found with his throat slashed inside a burning building last week, leading to the arrest of an employee, Crestwood police said. Crestwood police and firefighters responded to a call of a fire …

St. Patrick opened in 1861. The Northwest Side school has one of the best gyms in the state, and Mike Bailey is one of the most respected coaches in Illinois. Until Monday, however, the Shamrocks never had won the big …

Weeks after Chicago’s police oversight chief learned she was facing a vote that could’ve led to her firing, she sent a scathing letter accusing a civilian-led commission of serving as a kangaroo court. Andrea Kersten announced her resignation as chief …

She came to Chicago last week to attend a school choir conference and enjoy some pizza with her 11-year-old son, but as the Connecticut woman headed to the airport Monday she was bringing home some harrowing memories. The night before, …

Tracking the Bears’ roster moves before the start of the league year March 12: March 10 Swing tackle Larry Borom, who started 27 games over the past four years with the Bears, agreed to a deal with the Dolphins, per …

The Bears talked a big game last offseason when planning out Caleb Williams’ development. This year, money talks. General manager Ryan Poles made his latest big-money move to protect Williams on Monday, agreeing to sign former Falcons center Drew Dalman …

WASHINGTON — Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change last week in response to pressure from activists Republicans …

Grateful Dead fans (and everyone else, too) will soon be able to celebrate the music and legacy of the late Jerry Garcia when Garcia’s Chicago, an intimate concert venue and restaurant, opens March 21 in the West Loop. The establishment, at …

Inha Ruda and her family have found stability in north suburban Niles. Some 4,900 miles and two years removed from the relentless Russian bombing of their hometown of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, Ruda’s 7-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son have made …

Gov. JB Pritzker will speak before New Hampshire Democrats next month to highlight the dangers of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s hacks to the federal government. The Democratic governor has not yet announced whether he’ll seek a third term …

The Bears made two significant acquisitions as part of a necessary overhaul of their defensive line when free agency opened Monday. But don’t assume the deals with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo are the end of …

MESA, Ariz. — Coming into camp, Vidal Brujan knew that he wanted to showcase his ability to run. And the Cubs coaching staff was in lockstep with him. “Just letting him be free and show what he can do,” third …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down three prominent Bears’ free-agent signings. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get your …

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are creating uncertainty for marginalized communities. That uncertainty has led to a surge …

How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwaukee” lines don’t go to the Wisconsin city — and are instead named after the Milwaukee Road the lines once used. The Metra Electric line is named …

Two people were shot, one fatally, on the Near South Side late Friday, police said. Deshaunte C. Williams-Holly, 18, and a 38-year-old man were in a vehicle in the 100 block of East 21st Street just before midnight when someone …

A man was shot to death in Austin on Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The man, 24, was on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Madison Street at 5:10 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up, a passenger …