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A gas leak at an Indiana BP refinery released odors into parts of the Chicago area Thursday morning. The City of Whiting was informed by BP of a leak from one of its underground small supply lines near the refinery, …

Chicago está organizando una brillante y luminosa celebración de víspera de Año Nuevo, y todos están invitados. El espectáculo anual de fuegos artificiales gratuitos de Año Nuevo en el Río Chicago está programado para el 31 de diciembre, a partir …

Kiev, Ukraine — North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday. The intelligence agency, known under its acronym GUR, …

Gael Bustos is a lucky boy. He opened birthday gifts on Tuesday when he turned 7, and he got to tear open his Christmas presents the very next day. He just had one problem: the Pokemon figure he got as …

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the …

Spoiler alert! This story discusses the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” (in theaters now). If you haven’t seen it, read no further. What’s fact and what’s fiction in “A Complete Unknown,” the story of Bob Dylan’s first four years …

NEW YORK — Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world? Or throughout history? Does Bad Bunny come to mind? Daddy Yankee? What about Wisin & Yandel, Rauw Alejandro, Farruko and J Balvin? For years, it seems, urbano music …

A Marine veteran was formally indicted on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a man in Lincoln Park last month. A Cook County grand jury indicted John Conway, a 35-year-old Lincoln Park resident, on six counts of first-degree murder. Conway, …

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President Joe Biden signed into law …

Leave the car keys at home. The Chicago Transit Agency and Metra are offering free rides on New Year’s Eve. The CTA won’t charge fares from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day, thanks to a sponsorship …

Protests in the streets, turmoil at City Hall, corruption trials galore, historically bad baseball and a massive influx of buzzing arthropods unlike any seen since the 1800s. No wonder so many Chicagoans sought peace at the sidewalk altar of a …

PONTIAC—Elijah Lovemore reached the point where there was no other option. He had to get a shot off somehow, some way. So that’s what he did, heaving up a game-tying, buzzer-beater three-pointer at the end of regulation. It went in. …

The Bears got their starting defensive tackle back Thursday night — Gervon Dexter Sr., who missed the last two games with a knee injury, is active and will play against the Seahawks at Soldier Field. The Bears will play without …

A 2-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in North Lawndale on the West Side. The boy was inside a home in the 3800 block of West 14th Street when someone opened fire around 4:05 p.m., Chicago …

PONTIAC—One of the storylines heading into the 93rd Pontiac Holiday Tournament was that the event lacked a major star. Peoria Manual senior Dietrich Richardson put an end to that speculation early Thursday morning in the tournament opener. Richardson, a Bradley …

Pete Carroll? The Bears could do worse. Carroll is 73 going on 50. The power of his personality makes a difference. He’s got a unique enthusiasm that would fit well in Halas Hall and shake it up at the same …

As the Chicago Teachers Union pushes hard to finalize a contract with Chicago Public Schools — and on Thursday accused CPS of suddenly dragging its feet — ethical questions about Mayor Brandon Johnson are being raised in a legal filing …

ATLANTA – There was progress for injured Bulls guard Josh Giddey on Thursday. A good on-the-court workout in Atlanta which involved sprinting and cutting. A major obstacle Giddey needed to clear with the right ankle injury, and one that could …

Cheers for years With New Year’s Eve coming we look at some traditions that stay with us year after year. Champagne was the drink of kings and queens in Europe, specially in the 18th century, where the first painting depicting …