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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax hikes that would hit smokers, gamblers and big out-of-state companies to help seal an estimated $1 billion …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6 to 10:20 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a fabulous day for romance and spontaneous outings. …

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers ended their spring session early Sunday without passing legislation to reform mass transit governance in the Chicago area or direct upwards of $1 billion in new funding to the CTA, Metra and Pace to fend off …

SPRINGFIELD — After fierce pushback and a narrow vote of support in the Illinois House of Representatives, lawmakers ended their spring session without approving a bill that would let terminally ill people end their own lives. The House had approved …

DEAR ABBY: I am someone who calls friends, but they never call back. When I call, they are happy to hear from me, the conversations are lively and fun, and the friends say they love it when I call. I …

When Chicago native Cole McKinney and Wilmette native Asher Barnett take the ice as freshmen at the University of Michigan this coming fall, it’ll mark their 10th consecutive year playing hockey together. That’s more than half their lifetimes so far. …

Reavis’ bass-fishing coach’s Tony del Alcazar’s retirement party keeps flowing. “I keep telling people I feel like I am in a Hallmark movie my last year,” he said. Burbank is not a hotbed of tournament bass fishing. Yet sophomore Adrian …

A man was fatally shot in West Pullman early Sunday morning, Chicago police said. The man, who a witness told police looked to be about 18, was in an alley in the 11900 block of South Wallace Avenue at 3:08 …

The president is venting his fury — a sentence I could embroider on a pillow and use to begin every column from now until 2029, since off-gassing his bottomless magisterial displeasure is the spoon stirring our national existence, now and …

BALTIMORE – White Sox manager Will Venable felt the best chance to score runs Sunday in Baltimore was to move a scuffling Luis Robert Jr. down in the lineup. Robert Jr. was penciled in at the seventh spot, the lowest …

Two officers and a cyclist were hospitalized after a Chicago police officer lost control of a squad car and rolled it in Austin early Sunday morning, according to Chicago police. Two officers were in a marked squad car driving north …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Sky rookie Hailey Van Lith used to think about ending her own life. It’s no simple thing, opening up about feelings so personal and fathomless. But Van Lith, the Sky’s first-round point guard, did during this year’s …

SPRINGFIELD — Another legislative session came and went without the Chicago Bears breaking the line of scrimmage in Springfield for legislation to help them build a new stadium. With lawmakers scrambling to pass a state budget and agonizing over the …

Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker left Sunday’s game against the Reds after four innings, removed from the contest after jamming his right ring finger. Though the team did not specify in its in-game update when Tucker suffered the injury, there …

BALTIMORE — Sunday’s game could have gone awry quickly for White Sox starting pitcher Adrian Houser. The Baltimore Orioles offense pounced on his fastballs early, driving two line drive singles to right field, putting runners at the corners with one …

Dansby Swanson’s hair was everywhere Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. It even seemed like it was on fire as he busted down the first-base line to get the Cubs a big insurance run in their 2-0 victory over the Reds. …

BALTIMORE — Their 18-40 record might not reflect it, but the White Sox are playing more competitive baseball this season. The Sox have played 17 one-run games so far and have won only three. Still, they have shown more fight …

Headed to the Windy City Hot Dog Fest this weekend? You’ll find hot dogs in many varieties — bacon wrapped, alligator, deep fried or smothered in tikka masala — just don’t ask for ketchup. The festival, running through Sunday at …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Is the Kamilla Cardoso Bucket-Getting Experience officially upon us? Seeing last year’s No. 3 overall pick lead the way Thursday at the United Center with a career-high 23 points in the Sky’s first win of the season …

A Chicago man is facing charges in connection with a South Shore shooting that wounded an 18-year-old man in April, Chicago police said. Dwayne Jenkins, 45, of South Shore, faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder, police said. Jenkins is …