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This hearty bulgur salad is inspired by tabbouleh. Tabbouleh is a refreshing Levantine salad primarily composed of nutty bulgur wheat, chopped garden vegetables and handfuls of leafy herbs. Bulgur is a nutritious cracked whole-wheat cereal grain. It’s a good source …

With Congress yet to act on reining in artificial intelligence, that obligation has fallen into the laps of individual states. And as the 2026 spring session of the General Assembly in Springfield nears an end date of May 31, Illinois …

It looks like Chicago will have to get through another surge of summer violence without gunshot detection technology. That much was evident after a City Council hearing Tuesday that produced more questions than answers. Opposition alderpersons had hoped to learn …

Illinois health officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus that is unrelated to the cruise ship outbreak that made headlines in recent weeks. The Winnebago County resident was likely exposed to the virus through rodent droppings while cleaning a …

Third-base coach Justin Jirschele had a lot running through his mind in the seconds he had to decide whether to send baserunner Drew Romo home as the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the White Sox’ victory Sunday against …

Playing in the outfield can be lonely and downright boring. Even big-leaguers need an activity to pass the time. White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters calls balls and strikes — or at least tries to — even though he’s roughly …

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the Sky’s season opener in Portland, coach Tyler Marsh reminded Jacy Sheldon about the skeptics. All the ones questioning why the team surrendered a first-round pick to get her. Not that Sheldon, the 25-year-old guard from …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was found dead Monday at a home in the Los Angeles area, a person familiar with the terms of the ongoing investigation said Tuesday. He was 29. Emergency personnel who responded to the scene found …

Illinois is celebrating nearly three years without a baby being illegally abandoned, almost 25 years after the passage of a state law allowing parents to surrender infants legally to “safe havens.” The Illinois Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act allows people …

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced …

Chicago Public Schools told principals Tuesday that the district is planning to cut the number of regular teachers who work in schools next year, a change that could result in bigger class sizes. CPS is raising the student-to-teacher ratio it …

I must respond to the Sun-Times article published last week headlined “New Zoning chair Villegas begins chipping away at backlog of stalled projects.” The Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance is a grassroots-driven initiative that came out of decades of local …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our 14-year-old granddaughter, a freshman in high school, is being encouraged to drink, or more accurately, “chug,” beer out of cans with her stepdad at parties and social gatherings …

Harold Washington College freshman Zaure Bakytbekova has been worried about more than assignments and test scores lately. She replays the months last fall when federal immigration agents, often masked and armed, dragged people off the streets in Chicago and tear …

Jimmy Bannos Jr.’s earliest memories are of working in his father’s restaurant. After spending plenty of time at Heaven on Seven, his dad Jimmy Bannos Sr.’s now-closed Cajun restaurant in the Loop, he’d always dreamed of opening a restaurant. At …

Replacing or altering controversial monuments is not new for the city of Chicago. Think of the two statues of Christopher Columbus, removed permanently in 2020, or the Haymarket Police Memorial Statue, which officials have moved over a half-dozen times. Another …

The Chicago Fire’s stadium at The 78 has a new moniker — McDonald’s Park — as part of a naming rights deal announced Wednesday. “As we take the next step on our journey to build a world class Club, our …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Because you’re revved up for action today, you can expect great results. The moon is in …

ATLANTA — Let slumping dogs lie? The offensively challenged Cubs showed an early sign of stirring Tuesday night when Alex Bregman homered in the fourth inning at Truist Park before they tacked on another run in the inning. But Bregman’s …

The White Sox certainly hope that wasn’t Derek Hill’s only five minutes of fame, but they’ll take it for now. Hill hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning, then robbed Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. with a …