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(Billy Reid) Sun, suds (of the hopped variety, of course) and style are the name of the game this Memorial Day weekend. The unofficial summer kick-off brings with it a prime chance to load up for the season at hand, …

One recent morning, I visited a cauliflower field in the Salinas Valley to talk to farmworkers. Over a couple hours, we chatted about their diverse circumstances — their families, their various home countries, their homes in different California communities. The …

As Congress debates major tax reforms, a proven anti-poverty tool hangs in the balance: the child tax credit. This credit reduces a family’s tax bill by up to $2,000 per child, but its current structure leaves out millions of our …

With California still reeling after some of its worst wildfires on record ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year, Santa Clara County authorities this week approved artificial-intelligence-equipped, smoke-sniffing sensors to bolster the region’s early detection capabilities just as fire season gets …

In 2021, nonprofit developer Allied Housing received $1.5 million via a fund that Meta had set up as part of the technology company’s $1 billion commitment to affordable housing made two years earlier. The 59-unit affordable apartment building Allied planned …

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has mistakenly handed out more than $930,000 in property tax breaks to homeowners and businesses since he took office nearly seven years ago. Those “erroneous” property tax exemptions went to 287 property owners, according to …

To Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the legal war against President Donald Trump is personal. Raoul is a Chicago native, born to Haitian immigrants, making him a self-described “birthright baby.” He’s also a prostate cancer survivor, and lost his father …

DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily. Sheila’s now an alcoholic. Friends and …

The Bears want Caleb Williams to put his best foot — and his left foot — forward. Williams took shotgun snaps with his left foot pushed forward Wednesday, the first glimpse of the quarterback during OTA practices under new head …

Pope Leo XIV and I are both descendants of the Great Migration. Our grandparents journeyed to Chicago from the South as part of a wave of Black families seeking a better life in the North. His mother’s Creole people hailed …

Restaurant owner Dave Bonomi said he’s been forced to eliminate jobs at his three restaurants after Chicago’s ordinance to phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers took effect last year. “We eliminated almost 20 positions between our three restaurants. …

Three armed assailants shot a 72-year-old man when he resisted a robbery early Friday in Englewood, police said. The man was in the 5600 block of South Justine Street around 1:25 a.m. when he was approached by three people who …

Dear Eric: I have been friends with “Bill” for more than 25 years. When the fire started in the Pacific Palisades, we had to evacuate our home. My wife and I went to one friend’s condo for two nights, then …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A thick plume of smoke can be seen for miles around after an industrial building caught …

Donald Burgess was tasered and sprayed with synthetic pepper spray (Picture: Central News/IOPC) A police officer who sprayed a 92-year-old amputee with pepper spray didn’t see he was disabled, a court heard. PC Stephen Smith is accused of using excessive …

Shannon Quinn, 28, spat in Ethan Obom’s face after being told she was not getting into the Banff club in Southport on October 27 last year (Pictures: Cavendish Press) A beautician who called a bouncer the N-word 25 times has …

Dear Eric: My best friend of more than 35 years is waffling over attending my son’s wedding. Related Articles Asking Eric: My husband says this part of my job is disrespectful to him Asking Eric: I warned my daughter about …

One of Gavin Newsom’s first acts as governor was to start rebuilding California’s water system differently than his predecessor. Yet California’s regulatory system of analysis, permitting and litigation for big projects is leaving him nowhere close to an actual decision …

TODAY’S WORD — PALPITANT (PALPITANT: PAL-pih-tent: Marked by trembling or throbbing.) Average mark 24 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 35 or more words in PALPITANT? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — LIMELIGHT: light lilt …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Monaco, 49; Jewel, 51; Drew Carey, 67; Joan Collins, 92. Happy Birthday: Put yourself first; you’ll be better equipped to help those you love. Being in a happy frame of mind will set the …