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With the first snowfall having already blanketed Chicago, it’s beginning to look a lot like holiday bar season is upon us. At some point in Chicago, the holiday pop-up bar became a seasonal signature, along with ice rinks, Christmas Carols …

Uno de los grupos más populares de la música mexicana encabezará el Sueños Music Festival en Grant Park la próxima primavera. Los organizadores del festival Sueños, C3 Presents, anunciaron el martes que Fuerza Regida, un grupo de 5 miembros originario …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Illinois rolled out digital driver’s licenses touted by the secretary of state as time savers that’ll better protect your privacy — but you can’t use them to drive. 🗞️ Plus: CPS blasts a charter …

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 4 1/2 years had an old girlfriend he was on and off with for 15 years. She passed away while he was in prison. We got married three months after he was released. The thing …

As pediatricians, we strongly believe that all children deserve to feel loved, safe and supported. When children are supported, our communities prosper. But because of the increased immigration enforcement action taking place across our country during these last few months, …

Sonia Florian presided over a radio station like no other in Chicago history. For one thing, as many as four dogs and 10 cats had free rein of the station headquarters on Erie Street just west of the Kennedy Expressway …

Bears coach Ben Johnson smiled Wednesday when asked whether he wanted to play against Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “Well,” he said, “I’m not playing.” Coaching against him? Sure. Johnson said Wednesday that he wants Rodgers to be able to face …

Theater “It’s a Wonderful Life Live in Chicago” runs from Nov. 21-Dec. 28 at American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln Ave. Michael Brosilow “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago” is a 1940s radio broadcast adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic …

Bears cornerback Kyler Gordon returned to practice Wednesday, opening a 21-day window to return to game action from injured return. The Bears hope he can soon join fellow cornerback Jaylon Johnson, whose window opened Friday, and linebacker T.J. Edwards, who …

ROCKFORD — Connor Bedard has matured from boy into man at remarkable speed during this Blackhawks season. Ninety miles northwest, Kevin Korchinski has simultaneously experienced the same transformation. A more comfortable, more grounded, more enlightened Korchinski — still just 21 years …

Chicago’s federal appeals court on Wednesday put a temporary hold on the sweeping order handed down earlier this month that restricted the feds’ use of force against protesters and observers during the aggressive deportation campaign that’s since ramped down. A …

En otra señal de la repentina reducción de la aplicación de la ley de inmigración federal en Chicago, un abogado del Departamento de Justicia (DOJ) dijo a un juez el martes que la población del controversial centro de detención en …

Growing up in the Chicago area isn’t the only thing many of you have in common with Bulls forward Matas Buzelis. Like Bulls fans, he also knows what it’s like to have to dig into the piggy bank for extra …

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not practice Wednesday but hopes to try Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Pittsburgh, Rodgers said Wednesday that in order to face the Bears on Sunday he’s “gotta the OK” from the team and has “gotta …

Former MVP Ken Anderson, versatile running back Roger Craig and former AFL star Otis Taylor are among the nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 in the seniors category. A blue-ribbon committee reduced the list …

The White Sox’ prayers for a new stadium might’ve gotten a boost Wednesday with a little help from the South Side’s most famous fan. Justin Ishbia met Pope Leo XIV outside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, where the team’s …

It’s rare for a top-ranked preseason team to talk about practice a lot. For several decades, the Sun-Times’ No. 1 team was stacked with star players and featured a superstar. The mood was more Allen Iverson than Tom Kleinschmidt. “We …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser preview Sunday’s Steelers game and talk all about Aaron Rodgers. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever …

Muchos residentes de Illinois podrán llevar sus licencias de manejo y documentos de identificación en sus teléfonos celulares a partir del miércoles, anunció el secretario de Estado de Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias. Las identificaciones digitales estarán disponibles primero para iPhone y …

Federal terrorism charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly lit a 26-year-old woman on fire on a Blue Line CTA train in the Loop. Lawrence Reed, 50, is accused of a terrorist attack or other violence against a …