A fire that killed a woman inside a Washington Heights home was likely caused by “careless use of smoking materials,” according to Chicago Fire Department officials. Gwendolynn Smith, 88, was found by firefighters in a home that had caught fire …
Fatal Washington Heights fire likely caused by ‘careless use of smoking materials’ Read MoreTariffs “will always be the best way to max out our economic power,” President Donald Trump declared during his first term, predicting his trade war would “Make America Rich Again.” Not rich enough, apparently, because Trump is still touting the …
Trump’s case for tariffs is full of contradictory claims Read MoreHere’s a nice trick for the misanthropic: Mention “import substitution industrialization” at the next dinner party you attend, and watch eyes glaze over and bodies slowly depart your general area. Talking economic theory isn’t usually exciting. And talking trade theory, …
Happy Liberation Day? More like tariff doomsday Read MoreFive Chicago restaurants are finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, it was announced Wednesday by the James Beard Foundation. Lincoln Park’s ode to Middle Eastern cuisine Galit is a finalist for outstanding restaurant. Finalists in the best chefs Great …
James Beard Award 2025 finalists include Chicago restaurants Galit, Maxwell’s Trading, Kumiko Read MoreEl clima está mejorando, lo que significa que ya casi es hora de disfrutar de la música y las micheladas en Oakwood Beach. El Michelada Fest, conocido simplemente como “Miche Fest”, regresará a la playa del lado sur de Chicago, …
Anuncian el programa del Michelada Fest 2025: Estarán Grupo Firme, Anitta, Danny Ocean y Luis R. Conriquez Read MoreEl alcalde Brandon Johnson convocó a una reunión extraordinaria del Concejo Municipal para el próximo lunes para confirmar su elección del comisionado del Condado de Cook, Anthony Quezada, como nuevo concejal del distrito 35. Quezada reemplazará al ex concejal Carlos …
Johnson convoca a junta extraordinaria del Concejo Municipal para confirmar al nuevo concejal del distrito 3 Read MoreWhite Sox TV voice John Schriffen apologized Wednesday personally and on the air to Rob Friedman of Pitching Ninja for a remark he made the night before about the popular X account that caught the attention of a team executive. …
John Schriffen apologizes to Pitching Ninja’s Rob Friedman for on-air remark Read MoreAmazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to …
Amazon’s last-minute bid for TikTok comes as platform’s ban set to take effect Saturday Read MoreTwo Jewish students at DePaul University, who police say were attacked last fall while showing support for Israel, filed a lawsuit against the college Wednesday, claiming it was negligent and failed to protect their safety while on campus. On Nov. …
2 Jewish students attacked while supporting Israel on campus sue DePaul Read MoreMore than 900 flight delays and about 200 cancellations have been reported at O’Hare and Midway airports Wednesday as thunderstorms persist through the Chicago area. A ground delay went into effect around 5 a.m. at O’Hare and was expected to …
Thunderstorms cause more than 900 delays, 200 cancellations at O’Hare and Midway Read MoreHacer cine en Chicago puede ser glamuroso, audaz y auténtico, y varios directores locales lo demuestran este año con sus obras en la 41ª edición del Festival de Cine Latino de Chicago. Cuentan historias que abordan temas como la inmigración …
Producciones locales que no debes perderte en el Festival de Cine Latino de Chicago Read MoreYou know what’s going to be absolutely great, a true pleasure and an uncommon delight? Watching the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament, which has nothing but No. 1 seeds remaining in the championship hunt for only the second …
NCAA Final Four might be can’t-miss, but college basketball’s overall appeal is fading fast Read MoreGov JB Pritzker on Wednesday wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City to bolster economic partnerships, even as Mexico prepared to be a target for Trump administration tariffs. In a trip that began Saturday and ended Wednesday, Pritzker, along …
Pritzker tries to bolster Illinois ties with Mexico, even as country prepares for Trump tariffs Read MoreIt’s there for the entire locker room to see. Bulls coach Billy Donovan has made sure of that. “We put the standings up on the board,” Donovan said, when discussing the jockeying for position that’s gone on in the Eastern …
Standings remain bulletin board material for the play-in bound Bulls Read MorePALM BEACH, Fla. — In a marked shift in public tone, Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday the team is considering both Arlington Heights and the lakefront as potential stadium sites. Even though the Bears have owned 326 acres in …
Bears’ stadium tone shifts: ‘The focus now is both downtown and Arlington Heights’ Read MoreCould the Blackhawks‘ 2025-26 season follow the path of the Canadiens’ 2024-25 season? It’s possible. In fact, that probably represents a realistic best-case scenario for the Hawks next season as they seek to transition from rebuilding team to ascending team. As …
Blackhawks’ best-case scenario next season is to be like Canadiens this season Read MoreThe series finale for White Sox-Twins is expected to start at 4:30 p.m. after a rain delay. First pitch was originally scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Right-hander Sean Burke vs. Twins starter Pablo Lopez was the pitching matchup originally scheduled. The …
Twins-White Sox expected first pitch set for 4:30 p.m. Read MorePresident Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, effective Saturday, and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States, threatening to upend much of the architecture …
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars Read MoreFederal prosecutors dropped charges against a trans youth activist from Chicago accused of violently shaking the hand of Republican South Carolina U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in Washington, D.C. James McIntyre pleaded not guilty in December to a charge of misdemeanor …
Charges dropped against Chicago activist accused of violently shaking Rep. Mace’s hand Read MoreAcross the nation, homelessness is being met with cruelty instead of compassion. From a deadly encampment sweep in Atlanta to laws in Fremont, California, that criminalize kindness itself, to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling allowing cities …
Chicago can’t succumb to cruelty to resolve homelessness Read More