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The six-legged alien Stitch from “Lilo & Stitch” doesn’t choose to be bad. He’s just genetically programed that way. Kind of like the way Disney is apparently programmed these days to strip mine its old animated stories to make poor …

The powerful, one-two punch of Beyoncé and the National Restaurant Association Show set a daily record for hotel occupancy last weekend, but Chicago needs to spend far more on marketing to maintain that tourism momentum in uncertain economic times. That …

Political leaders in Illinois and across Chicago, along with advocacy groups supporting Jewish and Muslim people, condemned Thursday the killings of two Israeli Embassy staff members who were shot Wednesday night. Gov. JB Pritzker said said a member of his …

John Wayne Fry didn’t interact with his neighbor much. In hindsight, he wishes he would have talked to him about the war in Gaza. His neighbor, Elias Rodriguez, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy …

The Trump Tower operator agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle allegations that its cooling-water intake system illegally sucked in and killed thousands of fish from the Chicago River over a years-long period. The proposed settlement, announced Thursday, has to …

Two years ago when she was a senior at Butler, Xamiya Walton got what looked like the opportunity of a lifetime. The current Northwestern freshman was invited to a Nike basketball event at the Brooklyn Nets facility. She was part …

Una parte del Rate Field ha sido dedicada permanentemente al apasionado aficionado de los White Sox, el Papa León XIV. El lunes, los White Sox revelaron un mural en honor a Robert Prevost, oriundo de Chicago quien se convirtió en …

Sueños regresa a Chicago para el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos y el programa de este año incluye a Shakira, Peso Pluma, Don Omar y Grupo Frontera. Más de 40 artistas locales y de renombre mundial se …

Una de las estrellas de más rápido ascenso en la música regional mexicana tiene el mundo a sus pies. Óscar Maydon, de 25 años de edad, es un cantautor de un pueblo fronterizo de México. Se presentará en el Sueños …

Federal agents arrested at least four people who showed up for their regularly scheduled hearing inside Chicago’s immigration court on Thursday. Agents dressed in civilian clothes waited on the 15th floor at 55 E. Monroe in downtown Chicago. One woman, …

Summer can be the perfect time to pick up a new book, a work of creativity that introduces the reader to exotic locations, compelling characters and intricate plots. But only if they’re real. The news that the Sun-Times ran an …

Jewish institutions in the Chicago area are focused on safety following the fatal shootings Wednesday evening of two Israeli Embassy aides outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. and the arrest hours later of a Chicago man who was …

CINCINNATI – The Cubs have taken a major step in strengthening their bid to host an All-Star at Wrigley Field game as soon as 2027. Addressing safety concerns, which have long been a barrier in the team’s pursuit of an …

On Thursday morning, a gleeful GOP celebrated the passing of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by the House. It didn’t come easy — there were a few dissenters — but eventually, fear of Trump’s retribution likely pushed it through. …

The Chicago man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., continued firing on one of the victims even as she tried to crawl away from him, federal authorities said Thursday. And when police arrived, he allegedly told …

White Sox general manager Chris Getz has said he’s “very open-minded” when it comes to ideas for improving the organization. You have to be when you’re the leader of a rebuilding team that broke the modern-era record (since 1901) for …

LAS VEGAS — As East Texas handicapper Paul Stone mined for early college football wagering value, his attention was drawn to the prospects of TCU at North Carolina on Labor Day evening. In fact, Bill Belichick’s first game as the …

A longtime member of the Executives’ Club of Chicago and former nonprofit leader is “coming home” by stepping into the organization’s top role. Dorri McWhorter on Thursday was named president and CEO of the Executives’ Club, effective June 2. She …

With more than a dozen charter schools waiting for the Board of Education to renew their contracts, the Chicago Teachers Union is calling on the school district to rein in spending on charter management overhead and the stockpiling of public …

When a WNBA team is valued at $450 million, the whole league takes note. Before facing the Sky on Thursday, the Liberty reportedly received that valuation as owner Joe Tsai sold a portion of the team. That number would make …