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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 …

As her wounded 16-year-old son drifted in and out of consciousness after bullets ripped through her West Side home, a desperate S. Allen grabbed a T-shirt to use as a tourniquet. “I was frantic. I was scared,” Allen, who declined …

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 …

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 …

Best Bet  Chiefs at Bills Time: 3:25 p.m., CBS 2. Line: Bills by 2. Total: 46. Records (overall/ATS): Chiefs 9-0/5-4; Bills 8-2/6-4. Patrick Mahomes deserves all the credit he gets for his magnificent success in seven seasons with the Chiefs — …

White Sox All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year. Crochet, 25, was 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 32 starts and 146 innings in 2024, his first season as a …

Attorneys for the Highland Park massacre suspect on Thursday tried to persuade a Lake County judge to bar hours of police interrogation video from the upcoming trial, arguing that investigators withheld critical information that might have prompted their client to …

A barge with a towering crane already sits surrounded by small boats at the eastern end of the north side of Navy Pier. Workers moved around like hard-hat figurines Wednesday morning. Construction for the long-delayed Navy Pier Marina is underway …

The Chicago Board of Education approved a resolution Thursday to pressure Acero Schools to keep open seven campuses the private operator plans to close. But amid an ongoing leadership struggle with Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, the board did …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 5:45 to 11:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Today’s full moon in Taurus peaks at 3:28 p.m. Chicago time. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average …