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White Sox rookie right-hander Shane Smith is gaining respect around the majors with every start. Cubs manager Craig Counsell, a straight shooter, directed some platitudes at Smith, whom he didn’t know much about, even though both were in the Brewers’ …

PAWS Chicago has more than 100 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens ready to be adopted, and families visited the Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center on Friday afternoon hoping to meet the pet they just might bring home. Julie Sendre came into …

Who knows if the Cubs can find the keys to right-hander Kenta Maeda’s personal DeLorean? But they’re taking a crack at a reclamation project. Manager Craig Counsell confirmed during his pregame media session Friday that the Cubs are adding Maeda, …

The Wrigley Field video board showed a couple of young fans holding up a sign: “PCA, we skipped school to see you do a home run.” Their grammar suggests the truants maybe should have gone to class. But can you …

Musicians from the Chicago Sinfonnietta serenaded guests and beluga whales alike during a special performance Thursday at the Shedd Aquarium. The aquarium hosted a string quartet to perform Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9” and “Symphony No. 6” in the Shedd’s Abbott …

Most of the Chicago area was blanketed in a cloud of dust Friday evening, reducing visibility to nearly zero. Weather officials issued a dust storm warning for the Chicago area, central Illinois and Northwest Indiana, warning residents to seek shelter …

Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, were wounded in a shooting Friday evening in South Chicago. The three was standing on the sidewalk in the 9000 block of South Exchange Avenue when someone opened fire about 7:25 p.m., Chicago police …

A 16-year-old boy and three others were wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday night in Lawndale on the West Side. They were standing outside in the 600 block of South Homan Avenue about 9:05 p.m. when a dark SUV drove …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions after 7 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Keep an eye on your money and possessions today because things are …

You can love your country and still want a revolution. You can love where you come from even when people tell you that you don’t belong. These are the central tenets of Beyoncé’s groundbreaking Cowboy Carter Tour. It’s more than …

Predictably and officially, the Bears have turned their stadium attention back to Arlington Heights. Less than two months after the team switched its public messaging to reflect that their sole focus was no longer on building a downtown stadium, it …

Las tormentas azotaron el área de Chicago el jueves por la noche, trayendo fuertes vientos y lluvia, después de que la ciudad rompiera un récord de altas temperaturas que había estado vigente durante 64 años. La ciudad alcanzó una temperatura …

Boomer Esiason is tired of Caleb Williams. Speaking on his “Boomer and Gio” radio show Friday, the former Bengals star ripped the Bears quarterback, one day after it was revealed Williams’ father called Chicago the place where quarterbacks go to …

ROME — Earlier this week, a poster of Pope Leo XIV appeared in the window of Bible SPA, a small shop along the ancient Borgo Santo Spiritu that sells natural beauty products inspired by Bible verses a few yards from …

The Bears on Friday alienated their biggest cheerleader in Springfield — and left their Chicago partner almost resigned to their departure — by signaling that the team may be giving up on Chicago in favor of building a domed stadium …

La orden ejecutiva, “Protegiendo el Significado y el Valor de la Ciudadanía Estadounidense”, ordena a cualquier agencia federal que deje de emitir documentos que validen la ciudadanía estadounidense de los niños nacidos en suelo estadounidense de inmigrantes no autorizados o …

La noche del miércoles, Johnny García entró a la sala de emergencias del hospital abrazando a su hijo de 4 años de edad y gritando por ayuda. Momentos antes, en el vecindario de McKinley Park, el niño fue herido por …

The number of visitors to Chicago last year rose 6.5% to 55.3 million, compared to 2023, the city’s tourism agency Choose Chicago announced Thursday. In 2024, international visitors to Chicago topped 2 million for the first time since 2019. Kristen …

Chicago Public Schools became the first district in the country to earn a new certification aimed at improving health and sustainability in schools, a move staff say will improve the education and well-being of its students. The Healthy Schools Campaign …