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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, …

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 …

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Cubs right-hander Ben Brown has thought through it. What if he could go back to last year, when a “benign area of concern” on his neck — essentially a non-cancerous growth — wiped out more than half …

The city always reveals a bit of itself as the days grow longer and warmer, from potholes that have gone without repair to vacant lots in need of a good clean-up. And downtown, the change of seasons is already showing …

An Arlington Heights man has been charged with attempted murder of a Chicago police officer after he allegedly hit the officer with his car while driving under the influence in Austin early Sunday morning, Chicago police said. Jose Ruiz-Crespin, 22, …

Chicago-area TSA union workers are left with nothing but questions after the Department of Homeland Security abruptly canceled the union’s seven-year contract that was signed last year. The American Federation of Government Employees — which represents 800,000 federal employees nationwide, …

A man was critically injured in a shooting near the United Center on Monday evening, Chicago police said. The man, 20, was in an alley in the first block of South Hoyne Avenue at 5:58 p.m. when he was shot …

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 …

Winning streaks haven’t been easy to come by for the Bulls this season. Before Monday, they had just one that extended past two games — in December. That changed Monday night at the United Center when, led by the backcourt …

Bulls guard Josh Giddey was riding high after the All-Star break — and the proof was in the near-triple-double he averaged in his first eight games back. “He’s been really good at playing to his strengths,” coach Billy Donovan said …