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U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the …

More than 140 Chicago artists and cultural leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to address “dysfunction” within the city’s Cultural Affairs department, arguing that staffing turmoil is leading to delays in grant payments and other key functions. It all …

CLEVELAND — The stage was set for the White Sox. The bases were loaded and they needed two runs to tie the game in the ninth inning. A seemingly dormant offense had picked up momentum off one of MLB’s best …

A 34-year-old Chicago police officer known as a “very warm and welcoming person” who “loved her family” was found fatally shot early Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police and sources said. “She was a very warm and welcoming …

“Trump will fix it,” said the campaign signs. After his fusillade of tariffs, evidence abounds that Donald Trump in fact has put the country in a fix. His “Liberation Day” announcement last week slapped Wall Street upside the head, even …

NEW YORK — Paige Bueckers will receive roughly the same salary that Caitlin Clark got last year as the top pick in the WNBA draft as player salaries continue to be a topic of conversation. As the presumptive No. 1 …

President Donald Trump plans to pour billions of dollars into building an infrastructure for mass deportations, but he will hit a wall in Illinois where existing laws prohibit immigration detention. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking contractors for what …

Maryam Belopolskaya said it was “very hard” growing up in Ukraine under the shadow of World War II. Her family fled fighting and persecution. And after the war, when her family moved to Kyiv, Belopolskaya said her mom made sure …

Illinois is pushing back on the Trump administration’s demand that the State Board of Education and school districts certify that they reject diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education released Wednesday evening, State …

A fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant in downtown Chicago Wednesday evening. Firefighters were called to 17 N. Wabash Ave., for a fire that had broken out in the kitchen on the second floor, the Chicago Fire …

There are 47 different wands and vomit-flavored jelly beans. And that is just the tip of the wizard’s hat when it comes to the magical stuff (wands start at $39) you’ll encounter at the new Harry Potter Shop Chicago that …

The Bulls had an opportunity Wednesday to move past the Heat and boost their chances to host a game in the first round of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. They took advantage. Josh Giddey had his seventh triple-double with 28 …

LAS VEGAS — By winning their first eight games, the Dodgers were on the precipice of cashing an impressive Westgate SuperBook proposition before the first Monday in April. Would they reel off a 10-game winning streak this season? The number …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Virgo into Libra. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a curious day because there are two very …

Jewelry company Catbird will open a store in Lincoln Park on Thursday as part of a nationwide expansion from its Brooklyn, New York base. Catbird, founded in 2004, is known for minimalist jewelry such as knuckle rings, thin stacking rings …

Long before producing and co-directing a moving documentary about interfaith harmony in a faraway place, Chicago native John Block got the inspiration for it from the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Block was a student at …

Mariana and her coworkers from Volaris were hungry. It had been a long flight to Midway Airport on the Mexican airline, and they hadn’t had breakfast. So, on Nov. 13, 2023, after checking in at their hotel, the young flight …

Anat Kimchi was studying the criminal justice system because she thought she could help make it fairer. Kimchi, 31, a University of Maryland grad student, wanted to figure out which nonviolent offenders were the most likely to abide by the …

Corneal Westbrooks lowers the collar on his white T-shirt and exposes a tattoo. It reads: “Genesis 4:9.” That’s the Bible passage in which Cain asks God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Westbrooks says one of his missions in life was …

June 29, 2023, and Henry Graham, a lost soul in one of America’s wealthiest neighborhoods, was strolling Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Again. For years, Graham had ricocheted back and forth among Chicago, Evanston and South Bend, Indiana. He’d bounce from homeless …