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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 …

SEATTLE — The Blackhawks have fallen into a deep offensive rut. A 3-1 loss Thursday against the Kraken marked their fourth consecutive game scoring just one regulation goal. They’re lucky to have gotten even one win out of that stretch. “[It’s …

We’re just a week past the ratings-smash premiere of “Yellowstone” Season 5 Part 2, with more than 16 million viewers across multiple platforms finally learning how the exit of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton would be handled. Now comes yet another …

Perched on a bluff along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Winnetka is a brick-and-stone mansion that has six bedrooms, six bathrooms and a swimming pool. It’s owned by Jill Fitzgerald, an 84-year-old widow whose family made a fortune distributing produce to …

In a brick house in Pullman, visitors can step back in time by more than 120 years. The kitchen has an icebox from circa 1900 that once stored ice from Lake Calumet. The parlor features gas lamps, intricate gilt wallpaper …

There’s been a lot of talk about the future of U.S. manufacturing, but one thing is certain: its success is irrevocably tied to the country’s success. In a world challenged by a changing climate and surging demand for energy, our …

Three people were badly injured in an apartment fire late Thursday night in Austin on the West Side. Around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the fire in the 4700 block of West Ohio Street as firefighters were extinguishing the blaze, …

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Virginia,” age 27, lives with her boyfriend, “Ray,” on the East Coast and teaches kindergarten. Last month, she confided that she had caught him cheating. She saw texts on his phone. When she confronted him, Ray …

Chicago’s stages are gifting the area with holiday treats for all ages this winter. Offerings include annual favorites (from Charles Dickens, Frank Capra and Beatrix Potter), a holiday treat with actress Jane Lynch, holiday-themed improv (The Second City) and plenty …

Amtrak has a cult following of passenger rail enthusiasts and its own set of rules and eccentricities. Riding Amtrak from Chicago to San Francisco is not like flying the same route. For one, it takes almost 10 times as long. …

A Chicago police officer was acquitted this week of writing a bogus report and providing false testimony about a gun arrest, but he still faces dismissal for allegedly stealing cash and drugs and lying about other firearm seizures. Cook County …

The COVID-19 virus may have the surprising ability to shrink some tumors, paving the way for new cancer treatments, a new study has found. The research, conducted at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute and set to be the cover …

One of the most visible murals from the CTA’s Red Line is an Uptown painting by Darius Dennis of a 1966 photo by Danny Lyon, a Civil Rights Movement photographer with strong Chicago ties. Dennis, who grew up in Uptown, …

Known for a wicked sense of humor as well as a penchant for violence, the late Chicago Outfit boss Joseph Lombardo was known as “Joey the Clown.” But newly released FBI files on the hoodlum, who died in 2019, showed …

I knew him in the mid-1950s, a “knowing” that wasn’t real, because Frank London Brown was a grown man with a wife and family — and I was a 3-year-old child. Yet of all the people from my childhood, he …

This is the third of six stories previewing some of the best conferences in the area. Mid-Suburban League East Favorite: Rolling Meadows Coach Kevin Katovich returns all five starters, including 6-7 all-stater Ian Miletic and seasoned veteran Jack Duffer, from …

Ravinia, the Highland Park destination known for its outdoor summer concerts, will be getting into the festive spirit this year with holiday activities and a trio of seasonal shows including “WASSAIL! An Irish American Christmas” (featuring Apollo’s Fire) on Dec. …