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DEAR ABBY: I still obsess over my first love, even though we broke up 21 years ago. We grew up in a poor mill town, where I was a frustrated, mediocre athlete. She was a cheerleader. We shared fundamentalist religious …

Dear Ismael, I’m conflicted when it comes to deciding whether I want children or not. I often ask myself: “Do I want children because I want to have them?” Or, “Do I want children because I feel like I have …

A crash on the Near West Side left two people, including a pedestrian, dead and several injured early Sunday, police said. About 3 a.m., two vehicles were involved in a crash on Interstate 290 near Damen Avenue, according to Illinois …

Illinois legislators have called the bluff of online sports betting companies that are suggesting they might reduce operations — or close up shop in the state altogether — after being slapped with a higher graduated tax system in Gov. J.B. …

When news broke Thursday that Donald Trump had been found guilty of 34 felonies in his payoff of porn star Stormy Daniels, I felt surprise — I assumed at least one juror would refuse to convict — then emptiness. Not …

Do you know someone who can whiz through the New York Times’ crossword puzzle in the amount of time it takes a normal person (e.g., me) to do a mildly challenging Mini version? Perhaps someone who rapidly forms unpronounceable obscurities …

Chicago’s reputation has long been a topic of conversation in the Midwest and beyond. The Second City tends to conjure big reactions, evoking a sense of great pride for some and serving as a political talking point for others. But …

A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting rampage in January that left eight people dead and a ninth wounded in Joliet. Jon Hansen, 24, of Shorewood, was arrested Friday on charges of first-degree murder of Toyosi …

A SWAT standoff ended in three people being detained after a man was shot in South Shore on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said. A man, 31, was in the 2100 block of East 71st Street about 1:16 p.m. when a …

A lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate reading cameras which track motorist’s whereabouts. The suit, filed last week by Cook County residents Stephanie Scholl and Frank Bednarz, …

A 4-year-old boy was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck in Avalon Park on Sunday, according to Chicago police. The driver of the pickup truck was traveling west and attempting to turn north into the 8100 block …

Two Chicago police vehicles responding to a call in Lakeview on Sunday afternoon collided, according to Chicago police. A Chicago police officer was driving a marked car west on West Addison Street while responding to a request for assistance about …

The WNBA has an image problem. The problem is the league and its players want a bigger, better image — to be seen, to be respected, to be taken as seriously as other leagues — but not the occasional criticism …

The WNBA dropped the hammer Sunday on the Sky. First came the news that the league had upgraded guard Chennedy Carter’s away-from-the-play personal foul on Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in the third quarter Saturday to a Flagrant 1 foul after …

The Bears will appear in five episodes of “Hard Knocks” beginning Aug. 6 and streaming each Tuesday through Sept. 3. The shows will stream on Max. HBO One of the reasons for the 1985 Bears’ decades-long hold on a fan …

A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized who was struck by a driver in Roseland on Sunday afternoon has been hospitalized, according to Chicago police. The girl had been crossing the street in the middle of the 11400 block of South Indiana …

As he drove to Wrigley Field, Cubs third baseman David Bote was unsure of the emotions he would feel. It had been more than two full seasons since Bote appeared in the majors. While toiling away at Triple-A, he wondered …

Police are looking for suspects in a smash-and-grab robberyt Sunday morning in Lakeview. Three men got out of a black SUV and smashed the front door of a business in the 2900 block of North Lincoln Avenue about 4:20 a.m., …

The Cubs’ offensive rut resurfaced in a 5-2 loss Sunday to the Reds. They were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Entering the game, they had the sixth-lowest RISP batting average (.226) and the 12th-lowest OPS (.715). The Cubs (29-31) …

MILWAUKEE — The White Sox were fighting mad after their 11th consecutive loss Sunday. Well, at least one of them was. The player in question was outfielder Tommy Pham, who was thrown out at home while trying to score the …