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Witches fuel the aesthetic at Invictus Theatre’s “Macbeth.” They’re on the stage at Albany Park’s Windy City Playhouse as the audience is milling about and getting seated, a trio of “secret and black midnight hags” writhing like a three-headed amoeba, …

The Blackhawks are already more than halfway to their road win total from last season. After posting a 7-32-2 mark on the road in 2023-24 — the NHL’s worst road record by any team since 1997-98 — the Hawks are …

Jessica Biggs is spending Election Day running from one polling place to another, trying to convince as many voters as possible to pick her to represent District 6 on the Chicago Board of Education. Biggs, a former Chicago Public Schools …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The race to represent the 1st District on Chicago’s new elected school board pits two educators with …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The crowded race for Chicago’s school board seat representing the North Side’s 2nd District has turned into …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. Like many districts in Chicago’s first-ever school board elections, progressive and conservative groups have coalesced behind two …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The race to represent the Northwest Side’s 3rd District on Chicago’s new school board turned into a …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The candidates in Chicago School Board District 6 in the Loop and the South Side agree on …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The District 8 school board race on Chicago’s South and Southwest sides features candidates backed by two …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The four candidates in Chicago School Board District 10 agree on many issues, but split on important …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. The three candidates vying to represent the Chicago School Board’s Southwest Side District 7 have been heavily …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Follow our live coverage for context, reactions, and analysis throughout the day. Candidates running for Chicago School Board District 9 have distinct disagreements about how severely under-utilized schools should …

A Chicago police officer and another person were shot and killed Monday night in a burst of “rapid fire” that erupted during a traffic stop in Chatham, police said. The 26-year-old officer, Enrique Martinez, was pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m. …

Police descended on Navy Pier Tuesday afternoon searching for a “disgruntled” ex-employee who shot and killed two men — leaving frantic visitors scrambling for safety in bathrooms and cars at one of Illinois’ premiere tourist attractions. Law enforcement officials at …

In 1925, a little-known female activist at the center of the Pan-African movement made a hopeful prediction: “We would not be surprised if, within the next 10 years, a woman graces the White House in Washington, D.C.,” Amy Jacques Garvey …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past Jamaica and barreled toward western Cuba. It was another stroke of bad news for Cuba, which has been struggling with …

SAN ANTONIO – You run the team that was the worst in the history of the game, as White Sox general manager Chris Getz did this season and sure, you’re going to be inclined to making changes. Getz has had …

Chicago is reeling once again after a hail of bullets tragically ended the life of a young police officer who would have celebrated three years on the job next month. Officer Enrique Martinez barely got a chance to demonstrate his …

Voter turnout in Chicago was once again high in a presidential election. As has been the trend since 2000, turnout this year was on track to hover around 70%, said Max Bever, director of public information for Chicago Board of …

Guide P.J. Smith dropped a trail of nuggets while quietly working through his presentation, which could have been titled ‘‘The Joy of Fly-Fishing,’’ at The Early Show on Sunday at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook. It was good to …