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COPS have arrested four people in Los Angeles on suspicion of trying to start new fires. It comes as firefighters continue to work around-the-clock to battle blazes that have now killed 25. APA person tries to hose down embers from …

THE M5 closed northbound after a four-vehicle crash caused chaos on the major motorway early this morning. The horror smash occurred near Cribbs Causeway in South Gloucestershire heading north from Bristol. Traffic is stationary on the northbound motorway from junction …

Community activists have unveiled new design alternatives for Promontory Point that preserve its historic limestone barriers while still properly protecting its shoreline. On Tuesday, the Promontory Point Conservancy shared the results of three recently commissioned studies that concluded that a …

No vote is a sure thing in a City Council that stared down Mayor Brandon Johnson during the marathon budget stalemate. Wednesday’s meeting could feature more of the same. Stalled proposals to reduce the default speed limit on Chicago streets …

After Alabama’s Nick Saban retired and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL last offseason, the annual rite of ranking college football’s coaches — every major national outlet does it — took on an instant freshness. Saban had long been …

Early in his more than 50-year career as a property developer and investor, Daniel Levin took a chance on a stretch of Michigan Avenue on the Near South Side, completing a residential and commercial mix called South Commons. It drew …

In a case highlighting concerns over China pilfering American intellectual property, a Chinese telecom company has pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to conspiring to steal trade secrets from Motorola Solutions for digital technology used in walkie-talkies carried by …

It took the Patriots a week to hire Mike Vrabel as their new head coach. In that week, the Raiders and minority owner Tom Brady targeted Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their top choice and launched an all-out recruiting …

The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $100,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of a person who impersonated a letter carrier and stole mail in the Loop. In December the man stole mail from …

Valeria Socorro Velázquez Lindsten pasó mucho tiempo aprendiendo sobre la comida de las mujeres de su familia en su ciudad natal de Guadalajara. Socorro, propietaria de Loba Pastry, en el 3600 N. Lincoln Ave., dice que esa educación le enseñó …

With a single steak quesadilla in its belly, “Coco” begins the journey south, rolling smoothly along a River West sidewalk. Just a few seconds into the mid-December trip, it encounters a problem — a U.S. Postal truck blocks the intersection …

The Humboldt Park community celebrated the opening of a $30 million wellness center Tuesday, marking a significant step toward addressing health inequities in one of Chicago’s most diverse and underserved neighborhoods. Located at the corner of Division and Richmond streets, …

Fitzgerald’s, the legendary music club in west suburban Berwyn, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The club, which was founded in 1980 by former owner Bill Fitzgerald, is the first music venue or nightclub in Illinois …

Before he left the witness stand Tuesday after nearly 12 hours of testimony over four days, ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan explained why he kept meeting with then-Ald. Danny Solis, even though Solis had caused him “a great deal …

Some two decades after Millennium Park opened, it’s time for the “next big thing” downtown, say a group of civic, business and community leaders. Calling themselves “Team Culture,” the group wants to re-imagine major parts of downtown — filling vacant, …

SHARPSBURG, Pa. — When did we know for sure? Was it April, when Nature Made introduced its pickle-flavored gummy vitamins? Was it November, when Petco’s “Pickle Mania” promotion offered 26 different pickle-themed toys for dogs and cats? Maybe it was …