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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” a family drama that received its world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre in 2024, has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it was announced Monday. The play, which was commissioned by Steppenwolf, bowed in Chicago in …

After two consecutive years of winning lottery draws, the Blackhawks finally experienced the more likely outcome — falling in the order — during the 2025 NHL Draft lottery Monday. The Hawks entered the day with a 72.4% chance of falling, …

“Hymn,” about two Black men in their early 50s discovering newfound brotherly love, is a modest two-person work that, in this outstanding, highly localized Chicago Shakespeare production, punches way above its weight. British playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (the stage adaptation of …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The White Sox remain near the bottom of the MLB standings and are likely to lose 100 games for the third consecutive season. But there has been a different vibe around the team since catcher Edgar …

NEW YORK — At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky revealed. “It feels …

Every May, celebrities in the most fabulous couture ascend the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and this year, some of Chicago’s brightest stars dazzled on The Big Apple’s iconic blue carpet. Based on the Metropolitan Museum of …

PITTSBURGH — The 20-year-old man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game last week took his first steps Monday but still has “a long way to …

The Cubs’ consistent offensive pressure Monday seemed to be unravelling the Giants. In the Cubs’ 9-2 win at Wrigley Field on Monday, they pulled ahead on Ian Happ’s two-run home run in the third inning. And they kept adding on, …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You might make a powerful connection with someone today. In fact, you might feel that this …

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday became the second major Democrat to jump into the high-profile race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin. Kelly announced her candidacy in a video, less than two weeks after Durbin announced he wouldn’t be seeking …

Just an hour northwest of Chicago, 20,000 tulips are languishing, waiting to be picked. At the Little Ducky Flower Farm, a small “u-pick” flower farm tucked away in suburban Barrington Hills, residents could, once upon a time, enjoy picking tulips, …

DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up. …

A man was found dead at a South Shore assisted living facility less than four hours after Chicago police fatally shot a man armed with a knife early Monday. Keith Harding, 58, was found Monday about 6:35 a.m. with cuts …

An arrest warrant was ordered for a man who sprinted from a Cook County courthouse after he was ordered to be detained during his hearing Monday afternoon. Richard Donta J. Cotton, 32, was at his hearing around 12:35 p.m. Monday …

On June 18, 2006, Tigers lefty Kenny Rogers beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field for win No. 200 in a sparkling career that wouldn’t end until he’d pocketed 219 of them. After that game, veteran reliever Todd Jones posed a …

A new report out Tuesday tackles the yawning wealth gap between Black and white Chicagoans, laying out a set of potential solutions for bridging it, including increased homeownership, enhanced workforce and business development and universal financial literacy training. “The State …

Which lightweight luggage sets are best? What’s the worst thing about traveling? For most, it’s probably loading your car with luggage or racing through an airport with heavy bags. Thankfully, you can now find lightweight bags that make travel far …

By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bipartisan group of President Donald Trump’s critics is launching a new organization, dubbed the Cost Coalition, to highlight Trump’s struggle to control rising costs in the early …

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press Techology Writer The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google by asking it to give up the underlying technology powering the company’s digital ad network. The proposed remedy joins …

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel are bringing in some prominent performers for the latest Broadway production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Queen collaborator and American Idol alum Adam Lambert has been cast as Judas and will star opposite “Wicked” …