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DEAR ABBY: I’ve been in a relationship with a man for the last five years. “Julian” came into my life after my husband passed. He is 65; I’m 45. Julian has two grown daughters, 36 and 27. The older one …

When I saw the headline on the Sun-Times Opinion page (Dec. 28), “Avoiding discussions about politics with friends and family? Try this approach,” I could not wait to read about the approach. We know that political discussions can strain or …

As the Bears prepare for their season finale against the Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, they’ve got issues far bigger than trying to snap their 10-game losing streak and bust their slump of 11 consecutive losses to Green Bay. …

Just as 2023’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” was a great epic about a conspiracy of murders of the people of the Osage Nation, and 2024’s “Small Things Like These” was brilliant historical fiction about the exposure of the Magdalene …

A death investigation was underway after an Alabama woman was found dead inside a West Loop apartment Wednesday night. Just before 8 p.m., officers responded to a call of service at the home in the 1500 block of West Warren …

The Bears thought they’d be in much better position than this, but they’ll wrap up the season with just one Pro Bowl pick. Cornerback Jaylon Johnson was selected for the second consecutive season, the NFL announced Thursday. Johnson has only …

As the man widely viewed as Chicago’s shadow mayor, Jason Lee has his hands full these days. His boss, Mayor Brandon Johnson, barely got his 2025 budget through a frustrated and emboldened City Council after an excruciating process made worse …

A woman died early Thursday after being shot New Year’s Day during an argument with a man inside a North Lawndale home on the West Side. Around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, the unidentified woman, 43, and a 38-year-old man were arguing …

Metra trains were moving again after a train struck a person Thursday morning near North Chicago. The person — only identified as a male — was fatally struck by inbound Union Pacific North train #322 around 8:40 a.m., said a …

WASHINGTON — Arturas Karnisovas saw it firsthand. The Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations was in Charlotte on Monday for the hold-on-to-your-seats 115-108 overtime win over an undermanned flailing Hornets squad. Two nights later, Karnisovas tagged in Marc Eversley …

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported. She was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia …

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans pressed ahead with plans to reopen the city’s famed Bourbon Street on Thursday as investigators kept digging into the background of the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New …

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe look back at a super busy stretch of the season and discuss Pontiac, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, …

An excitement-filled holiday tournament week has wrapped up, and several winners emerged from tournaments across the state. Here are a half dozen of the biggest winners from holiday tournament play. Holiday tournament organizers There wasn’t a huge buzz heading into …

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ season finale Sunday at the rival Packers (noon, Fox 32): Rick Morrissey Packers, 31-13: Green Bay doesn’t do compassion, not when it comes to the Bears. But a horrible season will …

For too long, pharmacy benefit managers have profited at the expense of patients living with chronic conditions. Despite efforts in Washington, D.C., and over 20 states, including Illinois, to address these practices, these benefit managers continue to meddle in our …

NEW ORLEANS — Flags were at half-staff outside the Superdome and at nearby state buildings on Thursday as fans arrived a day later than scheduled for the Sugar Bowl — a game serving this season as a College Football Playoff …

El 1 de enero entró en vigor una nueva ley estatal que prohíbe a los empleadores discriminar a las personas que tienen bajo su responsabilidad el cuidado de un familiar. Según los defensores, la ley otorga a Illinois las protecciones …

Tres miembros de una familia de Chicago recibieron disparos, dos de ellos mortales, mientras visitaban a su familia en México durante las vacaciones, según los informes. Un adolescente de 14 años se encuentra en estado grave y su padre y …

Illinois aumentará su salario mínimo por $1 el miércoles a $15 por hora, uniéndose a más de 20 estados que aumentarán los salarios mínimos por hora en 2025. El salario mínimo para los trabajadores que reciben propinas, como los meseros …