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“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, …

It has been quite the turnaround for White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas. On April 19, Vargas was batting .139. Fast-forward to Monday, and Vargas was named American League Player of the Week for May 12-18. Vargas batted .417/.423/1.000 with …

On the day the White Sox unveiled a stadium tribute to Pope Leo XIV — a longtime fan of the team — they might have tested the new pontiff’s faith with another disappointing performance Monday at Rate Field. Hours before …

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, who also announced Monday that she was dropping a trespassing case against …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a solid day for financial negotiations because you’ll …

A defrocked priest from the suburbs says the future Pope Leo XIV signed off on his move in 2000 to a Hyde Park monastery near a Catholic school after the priest had been accused of molesting children. Robert Prevost, now …

This month, the Illinois Senate will consider the Funded Advocacy & Independent Representation Act, a bill to create a statewide, independent public defense system. If passed, the legislation will create an Office of the State Public Defender and a State …

Los Angeles County is the focus of an updated heat advisory issued at 2:13 a.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Wednesday 11 a.m. until Thursday, May. 22 at 9 p.m. According to the …