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ANTIOCH — An alleged San Francisco gang member has been charged with murdering an Antioch resident in what authorities have described as a targeted assassination over a years-old gang feud. Natali Cisneros, a 26-year-old amateur football player and Antioch resident, …

A defiant Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday urged the U.S. Justice Department, which is now investigating his administration’s hiring practices, to launch a similar probe of what he said is the predominantly white administration of President Donald Trump. With “only …

A sharply divided City Council committee on Wednesday voted to give the Chicago Police Department a powerful tool to disperse “teen takeovers” just in time for Memorial Day weekend — which typically marks the start of the traditional summer surge …

White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. is a realist. He knows that he’s not attractive to teams because he’s scuffling at the plate. “Right now, as my season is going, I don’t think anybody is going to take a …

A group representing survivors of clergy abuse alleges Pope Leo XIV has a poor track record handling allegations of sexual assault committed by priests and clerics. That includes when he ran the Midwest Augustinian Province over two decades ago, when …

MIAMI — The Cubs’ closer situation became murkier when they put right-hander Porter Hodge on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a strained left oblique. Manager Craig Counsell said the team hopes Hodge’s injury is in the same category as …

Quarterback Caleb Williams cast a pall over the Bears’ seemingly successful offseason last week without saying a word. It apparently will stay that way Wednesday. Williams is not expected to be among the Bears players made available to the media …

SPRINGFIELD — Tornado warnings rang across the state capitol Tuesday afternoon, temporarily putting the legislative session on hold and forcing state lawmakers to take cover below the statehouse. The National Weather Service reported a tornado touched ground near Curran, Ill. …

The Chicago Sun-Times’ Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company that included a summer reading list. The only problem — many of the books on that list do not exist. The titles — and the …

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is calling for Illinois lawmakers to include attacks against reproductive health centers as an act of terrorism following a car bombing outside a fertility clinic in California. O’Neill Burke issued a call this …

The start of Tuesday’s White Sox game against the Mariners has been delayed due to inclement weather. The pitching matchup featured the Mariners’ Casey Legumina (3-1, 1.84 ERA) against Adrian Houser, making his 2025 debut. The Sox entered the game …

There often is a certain awkwardness involved when it comes to the conversation surrounding Angel Reese. Only rarely has it been because of the second-year Sky star herself. 
The public can’t figure out how to talk about her, in much …

Last season at Incarnate Word, DeKalon Taylor made a habit of producing explosive plays. Colorado is hoping Taylor can do the same this season in Boulder, but he’ll need some of the other newcomers to step up around him – …

By Rebekah Peppler, The New York Times What can’t sotol do? This traditional spirit from northern Mexico may not ring a bell or be a mainstay in your drinks rotation (yet), but with its wide spectrum of flavors — from …