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This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky, and Instagram. What makes this photo great? This spring marks the first time in two years that the cherry blossom trees outside the Griffin …

DEAR ABBY: I have a 16-month-old who has recently learned to walk. My mom was watching him one day a week while I worked part time, but she ultimately decided it was too much stress on her back and said …

According to the state of Illinois, during the Nov. 5 election I committed a very serious crime. I took a selfie with my ballot. I was proud of the ballot I cast, of fighting the impression that young voters don’t …

When, in the late 1960s, Kathy Garness wandered down a cobblestone block to the corner of Lunt and Glenwood avenues, she had no idea that the Rogers Park coffeehouse she found there would change her life. “I remember seeing this …

All eyes will be on the Bulls’ latest “Big Three” this offseason. Well, they’re as big a “Big Three” as a mediocre, 39-win lottery team can have. But Nikola Vucevic, Josh Giddey and Coby White did have career years, and …

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a car crashed into a building in Streeterville early Saturday, police said. The two men were in a Chevy SUV around 2:45 a.m. when they lost control of the …

Two women are in custody after police say they stabbed two people inside a South Deering restaurant early Saturday. The women allegedly attacked a 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman with a sharp object at a restaurant in the 2000 …

A man was shot to death during an argument Friday afternoon in Austin on the West Side. The man was arguing with a male in a blue vehicle who fired shots in the 5600 block of West North Avenue about …

Cesar Roman’s relatives have been weighing whether to leave the country on their own out of fear that being detained by immigration officials — despite having asylum claims or legal status — could end up much worse. One of his …

Carson Kelly is making a heck of a first impression with Cubs fans. Kelly’s two-homer day in the Cubs’ victory Friday against the Diamondbacks had the Wrigley Field crowd chanting his name, a first for the 10-year major-league veteran. But …

What do you call a network used by trees to talk to each other? The “Wood Wide Web.” No, that’s not a dad joke but a real term for the complex system that allows trees to communicate by sending chemical …

Hundreds of families gathered in East Garfield Park on Saturday afternoon to hunt for 50,000 candy-filled eggs ahead of Easter Sunday. Cornelius Parks, lead pastor at Harvest Worship Center Ministries, has helped organize the annual egg hunt that’s now in …

BOSTON — The White Sox put left-hander Martin Perez on the 15-day injured list Saturday after he left their 10-3 loss Friday to the Red Sox with a strained left forearm. Perez had imaging done around two hours before the …

A milestone in early childhood education was celebrated this week in Vernon Hills with the official launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Lake County. More than 30 people representing a dozen Lake County school districts were among those attending …

Distinguishing between wants and needs is crucial for an NFL general manager, and that requires a more big-picture view than a head coach who might be focused predominantly on the upcoming season. As Bears coach Ben Johnson steps into the …

Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored a goal in each half as FC Cincinnati upped its winning streak to four with a 3-2 victory over the Fire on Saturday night at Soldier Field. The Fire are winless in their last four. …

Art from around the globe, along with the who’s who of the art world, will descend on Chicago this week for the Midwest’s largest art fair, EXPO Chicago. The sprawling display of nearly 200 galleries from 36 countries arrives at …

Authorities in North Carolina this month identified the remains of a Crystal Lake woman who went missing there last summer. Caitlin Hodges, 29, was reported missing July 25, 2024, to the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina. The town is …

DEAR ABBY: My daughter was living in my garage apartment but then got married and moved away. Her sister is in law school in another state, and her brother is even farther away in graduate school. I moved close enough …

Moon alert Caution! Avoid shopping or important decisions from noon to 7 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Others are aware that you’re dealing with some surprising …