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Mayor Brandon Johnson has rescinded a pandemic-era requirement that city employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, fueling demands for back pay to those who defied the mandate. Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara led the charge against the vaccine mandate, …

Keke Palmer has grown up in the public eye, making an indelible mark on the silver screen, small screen and computer screen. Fans have followed her through many progressions: From the “Akeelah and the Bee” breakout film to the box …

After some initial hesitation, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has agreed to testify before Congress about Chicago’s “sanctuary city” policies and their effect on immigration enforcement. Johnson will participate in the March 5 hearing of the Republican-led House Oversight and Government …

NEW ORLEANS — The Eagles needed a stop. They were leading the Rams by six points with 1:14 left in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs last month. The Rams had trudged their way down a snowy Lincoln Financial …

Theater Helen Hunt from TV’s “Mad About You,” “House” actor Robert Sean Leonard and stage veteran Ian Barford star in Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter’s drama “Betrayal.” As her marriage to Robert comes to an end, Emma reconnects with Jerry, …

It’s been only two weeks, but with every passing day of President Donald Trump’s second term, Mike Judge’s 2006 masterpiece, “Idiocracy,” becomes a more and more prescient and embarrassingly accurate prediction of what the American government might one day look …

Restaurants are feeling the pain of soaring egg prices, due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. Wishbone, near Fulton Market, recently added a surcharge of 75 cents on egg dishes and 50 cents on chicken items to …

NEW ORLEANS — NFL players don’t want the league to add an 18th game to the regular-season schedule. “When I have talked to players over the last two seasons, no one wants to play an 18th game — no one,” …

NEW ORLEANS — Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson spent three seasons in New Orleans playing for new Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who had the same role with the Saints. “He’s a great coach — very willing to help other guys …

NEW ORLEANS — Thirteen seasons after Chiefs’ special teams coordinator Dave Toub unveiled his trick-play masterpiece — one that was canceled out by a penalty — the Bears pulled it off. In the season finale last month, the team put …

Alex Cohen will be the backup play-by-play voice for Cubs broadcasts on Marquee Sports Network starting this season, the Sun-Times has learned. Cohen, formerly the lead radio and TV voice of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, will fill in for Cubs …

Nurse practitioner Margaret Bavis isn’t used to her “rock-solid” patients not showing up at CommunityHealth, a free medical center in Chicago that mostly treats Spanish- and Polish-speaking patients. But about two weeks ago, when President Donald Trump was sworn into …

Chicago has given much to the creation and understanding of art, from its beloved Picasso sculpture and that great bean in Millenium Park, to what’s taught in the city’s schools and universities. And Tuesday’s special meeting of the City Council’s …

Icy conditions could linger on Chicago area untreated roads during the morning commute Thursday, following an ice storm that the National Weather Service predicted could cause hazardous travel conditions beginning Wednesday evening. Weather officials issued a winter weather advisory until …

MINNEAPOLIS — It easily could’ve been a middle-finger goodbye by former Bulls guard Zach LaVine, especially after all the mistrust that had built up between him and the front office at this time last season. But in meeting with Sacramento …

A common saying around Fourth Presbyterian Church was that the Rev. John Buchanan would preach with the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. “He really saw and insisted on the connection between the stories that are …

Two people, including a 14-year-old girl, are facing charges in a South Loop carjacking and kidnapping Tuesday afternoon. A 29-year-old woman was driving with a 1-year-old girl in the backseat when two people jumped inside their vehicle in an attempted …

MINNEAPOLIS — There were offers for Lonzo Ball — some that even led to serious discussions the last few days, according to a source — but Ball wanted to stay a Bull, ready and willing to endure the growing pains. …

Sometimes Plan B winds up being better than Plan A. So it was for Fenwick linebacker Jack Paris, who long had been committed to Air Force and was perfectly fine with heading west to continue his football career. Then last …

A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of two suspects in recent mail thefts in Chicago. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the multiple thefts occurred at residential buildings throughout the city, but the dates …