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With Scott Daly recovering from a knee injury he suffered Sunday against the Jaguars in London, the Bears signed veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide to the practice squad. McQuaide has 13 years of long-snapping experience, including 11 in a full-time …

Benchmark Construction, a longtime city contractor, allegedly lied to get water and sewer deals from City Hall by saying it’s based in Chicago — and, as a punishment, City Hall’s inspector general proposed banning the company from ever again getting …

A man died weeks after he was shot in an armed robbery last month in Greater Grand Crossing. Terhan Morris, 25, was inside an apartment Sept. 30 in the 6500 block of South King Drive when three armed men approached …

The proprietors of Chicago’s first casino saw their luck change for the better as they closed out the first year of legal gambling within city limits. Bally’s finally put to bed questions about financing their permanent $1.34 billion entertainment complex, …

Two disaster assistance centers will open Wednesday to help residents still recovering from the historic July storms that hit the Chicago area. The disaster recovery centers will be at the Chicago Public Library’s Chicago Lawn Branch and the Village of …

Seafood gumbo Makes 6 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: about 20 minutes INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/2 cup sliced cremini mushrooms 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons butter 1 (28-ounce) can …

It’s not Halloween yet, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service has just released its recommendations for when to ship holiday gifts and cards to guarantee arrival before Dec. 25. This …

Running a marathon isn’t an easy feat, as the Chicago Marathon participants and the crowd cheering them on over the weekend can attest. Months of training culminate in a one-day, 26.2-mile trek, with runners laser-focused on crossing the finish line …

The sauce for this meatloaf does double duty as a glaze and a flavoring agent for the meat. It’s purposely savory and tangy, erring on the side of a less-sweet meatloaf while driving flavor and spice into the meat. A …

Chicago’s fine old buildings were falling like dominoes in the 1960s and 1970s, as the works of Louis Sullivan, the Victorian manses on old Prairie Avenue and other treasures were senselessly wrecked and removed for the sake of progress. But …

Greyhound Bus won’t be leaving its West Loop station just yet, its parent company FlixBus announced Tuesday. The bus operator said it is finalizing a lease extension with the new property owner that will allow it to continue operating buses …

When Illinois formally launched the process of selecting a new state flag, soliciting design submissions from the public, it gave Illinoisans a rare opportunity to shape the visual and symbolic identity of their whole state. We can use that power …

When Jan Hoffman-Rau came home from her morning walk Tuesday, the last thing she expected to see was an exotic cat in her backyard. Hoffman-Rau, 72, said she was almost home from her walk when she saw several police officers …

CALGARY, Alberta — One week into the Blackhawks‘ season, the team’s new TV network has yet to reach a carriage agreement with Comcast. That appears unlikely to change before the home opener Thursday. That scenario would’ve been tough to imagine a …

Zayden Garrett will get to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle after all. The 7-year-old and his family had been resigned to Zayden spending Halloween in a hospital bed after he was wounded in a shooting at his West Pullman …

Chicago police are warning hardware stores of a recent trio of burglaries on the North Side. In each incident, two to four thieves broke a front glass door to a business and stole power tools from inside, police said. The …

An Austin man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting and attempted robbery over the weekend in the West Loop. Desmond White, 32, is accused of trying to rob a 23-year-old man about 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the …

There weren’t monumental shakeups with conference realignments across the area, though the Public League is still sorting out where it’s headed. But there have been several subtle shifts that will affect the landscape of conferences and a few programs. The …

CALGARY, Alberta — It’s almost weird to see the Blackhawks playing consistently competent hockey after two years of numbing fans with hideousness nightly. That’s what the Hawks did throughout their season-opening road trip, however. Their 3-1 loss Tuesday to the …

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