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A 19-year-old suspect in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint late Thursday night in Rogers Park is also a person of interest in a string of robberies and sexual assaults in West Ridge, police confirmed. Late Thursday, …

Eighteen people, 17 of them minors, were listed in good condition at hospitals after a school bus crash in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood Friday morning, fire officials said. One adult and 17 minors were taken to nearby hospitals after the …

American employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Hiring fell slightly from a revised 185,000 in March, but that is above economist projections of …

When a stretch of North Lincoln Avenue was closed to traffic for construction recently, it created a pedestrian-only zone for a block in Lincoln Square. So, we asked readers what road in Chicago they’d like to see closed to vehicles. …

When Tammy Rutledge took over as head of Chicago’s specialty public health clinics in 2022, she realized immediately they needed a vibe shift. In Lake View, hard plastic chairs hadn’t been replaced in at least 25 years. Old, haunting posters …

LOS ANGELES — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age …

An SUV burst into flames after its engine began smoking in traffic Friday morning near Soldier Field. Firefighters responded to the SUV blaze sometime before 11:30 a.m. in the 400 block of East Waldron Drive, Chicago Fire Department officials said. …

Dos automovilistas recordaron los momentos aterradores cuando un auto se estrelló contra un árbol y se partió en dos, matando a una mujer de 18 años de edad y enviando escombros volando por el aire e impactando sus vehículos durante …

Organizaciones sin fines de lucro, agencias gubernamentales y otras entidades en Illinois han visto cancelados $12 millones en subvenciones de AmeriCorps en medio del desmantelamiento de la venerada agencia federal de servicio voluntario por parte de la administración de Trump. …

Si ver una película de terror es una proeza para la actriz y presentadora Emeraude Toubia, protagonizar “Rosario” fue todo un reto, pero lo hizo con conciencia y con una misión. “Yo no puedo ver películas de terror, la verdad …

Miles de personas de Chicago y los suburbios salieron el jueves a un rally y marcha del Primero de Mayo para protestar contra las políticas del presidente Donald Trump. El 1 de mayo es el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, …

A Plainfield landlord was sentenced to 53 years in prison Friday for attacking his Palestinian American tenant and killing her son, 6-year-old Wadee Al Fayoumi — stabbing him 26 times — in one of the most violent hate crimes to immediately follow …

After an impressive season debut last week in Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 3, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director designate, Klaus Mäkelä, returned Thursday evening for another top-flight outing, leading the first in a set of four concerts. This time, …

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was heralded for halting death penalties in Illinois — but later served time on a corruption conviction — has died at the age of 91. Ryan, a Republican who served in the Illinois House, as …

The financial troubles that forced developer Sterling Bay to turn over a portion of its $6 billion Lincoln Yards project to one of its lenders is a “pivot” point for a megadevelopment in need of a “hard reset,” Chicago’s chief …

A judge Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the 2022 murder of an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot while crossing the street with her mother in Little Village. Xavier Guzman, 30, was sentenced Friday by …

Sarah Weingartz and Brendan Walter were visiting Navy Pier from Michigan on Thursday when they stumbled across a taste test. On offer: A sample of the new Malört Sucks candies, infused with the iconic Swedish-inspired, Chicago-made digestif. Walter had taken …

UTICA, Ill.–I loosed an exclamation with colorful expletives prefacing it to Mark Brown. “I found some,” I said loudly enough to penetrate the thicket we were navigating. “I’m not moving.” Then I waited for him to make his way over. …

A contractor hires a waste hauler with decades-old allegations of mob connections to work at the Bally’s Chicago casino construction site — and the Illinois Gaming Board apparently has no idea until asked about it by the Chicago Sun-Times. Why …

During a rip-roaring speech in New Hampshire this week, Gov. JB Pritzker called for mass national protests and “disruption,” assailed “do-nothing” Democrats for their “simpering timidity” and labeled President Donald Trump a “madman” who cannot be reasoned with. The Jewish …