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Chicago-based accounting firm Baker Tilly and Seattle-based Moss Adams are merging in a $7 billion deal, the companies announced Monday. The combined accounting and advisory company will form the sixth-largest advisory CPA firm in the U.S., according to Baker Tilly. …

I woke up Monday morning to the news that Pope Francis had just died. He was an extraordinary man and a great pope. He pushed for social justice and embraced leftist leaders all his adult life in Argentina, including his …

Who will the Bears take with the 10th overall pick Thursday? Jason Lieser and Patrick Finley break it down. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen …

Quarterback Caleb Williams’ frustration over the Bears’ season-defining loss to the Commanders on a Hail Mary in October and how former coach Matt Eberflus mishandled it lingered long enough that he mentioned it in a recent interview with Esquire magazine. …

Mayor Brandon Johnson tried Tuesday to undermine a potential political comeback by Rahm Emanuel — accusing the former two-term mayor of having devised and “executed” the anti-Black, neoliberal “playbook” that Johnson says is now being followed by President Donald Trump. …

A self-described “numbers guy,” Bears coach Ben Johnson decided to give poetry a try. He stood at a podium in front of about 100 guests Tuesday at the Brian Piccolo Awards and began reading from a piece of paper. The …

This olive oil cake heralds the spring season and warrants a place at your Passover or Easter table. It’s drenched with lemon, and it’s gluten-free, to boot. Elegantly simple and refreshingly versatile, this cake is, in fact, welcome at any …

Presidents of several colleges in the Chicago area were among more than 220 higher education leaders from across the country who signed a joint statement condemning the Trump administration’s efforts to exert influence over universities. The statement was released Tuesday …

As the Bears consider drafting an offensive tackle as part of their overhaul of the offensive line, they have some flexibility. They’ve discussed the idea of moving right tackle Darnell Wright to left tackle, if necessary. While Wright dodged a …

Earth Day was marked not with celebration but with a sense of urgency and despair for Environmental Protection Agency union members in Chicago as the Trump administration continues to roll back environmental regulations and lay off hundreds of employees. On …

Embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is set to take charge of K-12 schools in Massachusetts, pending final approval by the state’s education secretary. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday to recommend Martinez to be …

Spring fishing on southern Lake Michigan is like a fisher taking down a porcupine. That’s how I imagine the forest mammal attacks its quill-protected prey, at least. Air temperatures vary widely, water temperatures are cold and winds whip around from …

Angeline and Gregory Poulos were just arriving home from dinner when they were held up by an armed robbery crew Monday night in Glenview. The couple were walking up to the front door of their home in the 1700 block …

MINNEAPOLIS — White Sox right-hander Bryse Wilson said there’s no real difference between being a bulk pitcher and a long reliever except that he sits in the dugout instead of the bullpen. Wednesday was supposed to be veteran lefty Martin …

The University of Illinois Chicago is partnering with Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to try to help lower the barriers city high school students face on their path to and through college. Officials say the launch of …

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has acknowledged how hard it is to get every reliever on the roster clicking at the same time. To some extent, it’s out of his hands. What he can do is make sure …

Chicago police are searching for an armed crew of robbers who assaulted a person on the CTA Green Line this month in East Garfield Park. The armed robbery occurred about 4:30 p.m. April 11 at the California station at 2800 …

Scheduling changes at Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret have local performers concerned about its future as a live music venue. A longtime cabaret institution, the Wicker Park establishment has canceled all of its upcoming cabaret performances. In addition to artists …

Dave Roberts was toast. Out the window. Kicked to the curb. Yesterday’s news. Well, almost. Had Robert’s 98-win Dodgers lost one more game to the 93-win Padres in the National League Division Series last season, one of the most successful …

Newly released video shows a Chicago police officer fatally shooting an armed man who appears to be holding a gun during a domestic call last month in Pullman. On the morning of March 20 officers responded to a domestic-related call …