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Los residentes de Humboldt Park pronto verán un desarrollo de vivienda asequible que también ayudará a fomentar la propiedad de viviendas con un nuevo centro operado por la organización sin fines de lucro Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago. El alcalde …

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Cuando a la hermana Barbara Reid le preguntan sobre su amigo Bob Prevost —el hombre que el mundo ha conocido esta semana con un nuevo nombre, el Papa León XIV— muchas palabras se le vienen fácilmente …

ComEd customers are about to see a big spike in their electric bills. As the Chicago Sun-Times reported in November, the demand for power from big data centers and a delay in connecting new power sources, such as solar and …

The 75-year, $1.16 billion deal that privatized Chicago parking meters was so lopsided in favor of private investors that a $15.5 million settlement to resolve their most recent claims is a comparative victory. That was the story line on Monday …

There is no question the recruiting of high school basketball prospects has been turned upside down, starting with the 2023-24 academic year. That’s when the NCAA officially started to allow athletes to transfer multiple times with immediate eligibility. As a …

Capping weeks of speculation, Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday said she won’t seek Sen. Dick Durbin’s Senate seat. “When I reflected on the way that I could best serve families in Illinois and around the country, I really decided to …

MIAMI – The Cubs had always seen top prospect Matt Shaw’s stint back in Triple-A as a temporary reset. On Monday, they recalled the infielder from Iowa, determining he was ready to resume his development in the majors. “The adjustments …

Hundreds gathered at Malcolm X College on Monday to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of its namesake and to honor the legacy of the Black leader and civil rights activist. “Everyone should know about him; everyone should …

After intense scrutiny, the independent Chicago film venue Facets has agreed to reschedule a screening of the documentary Bring the Family Home, a new film that tackles campus antisemitism since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel. The fracas …

“Hamilton” is returning to Chicago next spring for the first time since 2023, with large-group tickets already available. The run starts March 4 and goes through April 26, 2026, at the CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. — roughly the …

Richard Alcala, co-owner of Alcala’s Western Wear, spent the weekend learning what the BeyHive can do. Beyoncé was in town performing at Soldier Field as part of her Cowboy Carter tour, with her last show on Sunday, and it meant …

Mayor Brandon Johnson has acknowledged that the failure to communicate his own story has allowed opponents to define him. But it looks like the mayor’s most recent attempt to define himself may have opened up yet another new front in …

A woman accused of stabbing her 7-year-old son, allegedly because he made a mess in their home, was ordered detained during a hearing Monday, prosecutors said. Llovana Torres, 26, was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated battery of a child …

High winds blew dust from central Illinois farms to Chicago on Friday, in what was the first dust storm the city had seen since the Dust Bowl in 1934. Some cars throughout the city were caked with dust, and owners …

A Chicago man was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for kidnapping three drivers, including two who were sexually assaulted, the U.S. attorney’s office sad. A jury convicted Andrew Anania, 29, on kidnapping, carjacking, and firearms charges this year, …

As the WNBA investigates whether fans at Gainbridge Arena in Indianapolis harassed Sky star Angel Reese with racial slurs and other egregious taunts in the season opener Saturday, the Fever expressed support after practice Monday. “We want every person who …

Country Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter-guitarist Vince Gill has sold more than 30 million albums, and his accolades include 18 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year (twice), 22 Grammy Awards (the most of any male country artist) and has …

One man was killed and two others wounded in a shooting in Roseland on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. Three men were involved in a verbal altercation inside a business in the first block of East 111th Street at 4:10 …

A piece of Rate Field has been permanently dedicated to longtime White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV. The White Sox unveiled a mural Monday honoring Chicago native Robert Prevost, who became the first Catholic pope from the U.S. when he …

MIAMI – Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya set up in front of the plate, ready to make a last-ditch effort to save the game. The Marlins’s tying run crossed. Then the winning run, a couple steps before Amaya received the throw, …