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Rihanna might have said it best with her recent viral comment about Billie Eilish: “She’s so good.” If it wasn’t already clear by Eilish’s dual Oscar wins, diamond album certifications, nine Grammys and a spot on Time’s 100 Most Influential …

The blueprint for Caleb Williams’ second half will be staring at him from the opposite sideline Sunday. At the midway point of his first full season as the starter last year, Packers quarterback Jordan Love ranked near the bottom of …

Amid big questions about how to sustain creative industries in a post-COVID, inflationary economy, Chicago’s proposed cultural budget for 2025 is under close scrutiny by some arts advocates. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget calls for about $73 million for the …

The Bears put safety Jaquan Brisker on injured reserve Thursday with a concussion he suffered against the Panthers in Week 5. The 2022 second-round draft pick, who has missed the last four games, will miss at least four more before …

NEW YORK — The bridge is once again sound. Heck, not a burnt mark to be found anywhere on it. Billy Donovan is coaching and Zach LaVine is allowing himself to be coached. The cold war? What cold war? According …

Mayor Brandon Johnson got the message on the first day of budget hearings that his $300 million property tax increase wouldn’t fly. But just in case it wasn’t abundantly clear, the City Council delivered that message again Thursday in the …

A look at some of the best quarterfinal games this weekend. Class 8A: No. 9 Naperville Central at No. 4 Lyons: 7 p.m. Friday Naperville Central (10-1) doesn’t light up a scoreboard as much as some teams, though the Redhawks …

Wednesday marked the return of two beloved Chicago icons to the Northwest Side. Following a 10-week absence, the 12-foot-tall hot dog statues dubbed “Maurie” and “Flaurie” were lifted back onto the roof of the Superdawg restaurant in Norwood Park. Customers …

Virtually everything is wrong with the Bears’ offense, as evidenced by the firing of coordinator Shane Waldron this week after nine games, so blame goes in every direction. It’s certainly not all rookie quarterback Caleb Williams’ fault, but there are …

It’s tough sledding for Democrats, as they try to wrap their heads around Donald Trump’s improbable-but-also-foreseeable sweep of all seven swing states and winning the popular vote. This wasn’t supposed to happen, after all. Democrats genuinely believed — as they …

The City of Chicago and the University of Chicago own 60% of the vacant land in Washington Park. For decades this community has been overlooked and undervalued. Though our population has decreased, the resilience of our residents has not. The …

Construction has started on Navy Pier’s marina eight years after plans for its creation were put forth. Navy Pier Marina is still on track to open in time for 2025’s boating season, according to ownership. Construction started in early November …

Once again it’s “bah humbug” time as the Goodman Theatre is about to debut its 47th annual production of “A Christmas Carol” with new actors taking over major roles including that of Ebenezer Scrooge. For the past 16 years, actor …

A federal judge promised to rule by mid-December on whether to acquit a former AT&T Illinois executive accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. As Paul La Schiazza returned to Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, the man …

The Chicago-based satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments …

LAS VEGAS — Tom McDonald got “porched” last Sunday morning, which left the salesman for one of the country’s top solar outfits alone on the porch of an empty home. Residents gone. Appointment moot. It allowed the diehard Bears fan …

A North Lawndale man is accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and setting her house on fire last year in West Englewood. Shortly after Racquel Adams, 32, broke off her relationship with Joshua Mims, 37, and told him to move …

AMC Theatres will open its latest Chicago movie theater in the South Loop, replacing the former ShowPlace Icon Theatre that closed this summer. The theater, AMC Roosevelt Collection 16, will open in the Roosevelt Collection retail complex in “early 2025,” …

SEATTLE — When Craig Smith scored an important goal for the Blackhawks on Nov. 2 in Los Angeles, Lukas Reichel received the vast majority of the praise for his rush to set Smith up — and rightfully so, as it was impressive. …

Chicago rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that he allegedly paid for the attempted revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo. Lil Durk, real name Durk Banks, entered the plea at his arraignment in U.S. District Court …