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WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times want to hear your questions about all things money. Then, every Monday, we’ll set out to answer your personal finance-related question. This week, Levi from Edgewater asked: What qualities should I look for when I’m …

DEAR ABBY: My father died by suicide three years ago. My sister, who was initially supportive, later drunk-dialed our mother and said a bunch of nasty things about her and me. Mom didn’t cut the conversation short and later told …

Late last month, the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass legislation to fill the $770 million 2026 Regional Transportation Authority budget deficit. While a proposal did pass the Senate, its failure in the House was reportedly due to opposition from …

The man behind the success of The Purple Pig, Jimmy Bannos Jr. will open his first solo venture in Niles this summer with Kouklas Greek Eatery. A James Beard award-winning chef who started working at age 5 in his father’s …

BUFFALO, N.Y. — To NHL draft prospect Anton Frondell, all 18 of his meetings with different teams at the combine this week felt similar. “All the teams play the same game,” Frondell said Saturday. “They don’t show too much emotion. …

The Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomed a bottlenose dolphin calf early Saturday morning, the zoo’s first dolphin birth since 2014. Allie, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin, gave birth at 12:22 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release. Zoo staff said Allie was …

Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was “unintentionally” shot and killed by her partner when they encountered an armed person during a foot pursuit Thursday night in Chatham, police officials said. Police Supt. Larry Snelling previously said that Rivera was shot …

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Blackhawks dined with top forward prospect Michael Misa several times this past season, even though they didn’t take him (or anyone else) to dinner during NHL combine week. Misa, coming off his OHL-leading 134-point season with …

Eventually, all roads lead back home. For Kendrick Lamar, that was taking his custom GNX ride all the way back to where it began in Chicago. “This is my second hometown, make some noise,” the chart-busting rapper demanded midway through …

The online employment search sites CareerBuilder and Monster are reportedly planning to close its U.S. headquarters office in the Loop and lay off staff members later this year. According to a post on LinkedIn by the Job Board Doctor, CareerBuilder …

DETROIT — Pete Crow-Armstrong made sure to rub it in. He was still the leader in the team home-run race over Seiya Suzuki after the Cubs’ 6-1 win against the Tigers. “I let him know today that he had to …

Oscar Matos Linares has been exhibiting at the 57th Street Art Fair longer than he can remember. The event returned for its 78th year in Hyde Park on Saturday, bringing more than 160 artists together to show pieces, including glass, …

DETROIT — The crackle of wood buckling under contact suggested Nico Hoerner had hit the ball off the handle of his bat. The swinging bunt dribbled toward the left side of the infield. Hoerner broke hard out of the batter’s …

Erin Coffel wasn’t surprised when she heard her coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz say postgame that Saturday’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League opener in Rosemont was sold out. Coffel had a pretty good idea it was in the first inning when she …

SHELBYVILLE, Ill.—Sophomores Hudson Von Qualen and Charles Stevens went to Japanese finesse baits Saturday and it worked. St. Charles North earned second place at the Illinois High School Association’s state finals for bass fishing on Lake Shelbyville with a two-day …

It wasn’t long ago that White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. guessed he’d generate zero trade interest this summer, given his struggles at the plate. “Right now, as my season is going,” he said last month, “I don’t think …

The White Sox got to see some of the fruits of their rebuild in action Saturday. It was only one day, but the future was on display, with recently promoted pieces driving in all the runs in a 4-1 victory …

The Sky might have suffered their biggest loss of the season Saturday against the Fever, and it had nothing to do with getting blown out 79-52 at the United Center. Point guard Courtney Vandersloot hurt her right knee in the …

The Sky hope they’re outgrowing Wintrust Arena, and a strong crowd Saturday at the United Center for their game against the Fever showed it’s possible. The game initially was in demand in large part because of Fever star Caitlin Clark, …

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in horse racing. Like last year, it featured the Kentucky …