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Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and major decisions from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today brings financial opportunities because you can see …

NORMAL, Ill. — Fenwick brings Johnny Lattner’s Heisman Trophy out on the sidelines for some football games. It’s a reminder of the school’s football legacy. Tuesday in the Class 6A state championship game, Fenwick junior Jake Thies put his name …

No sleep tonight in South Bend, Indiana, folks. No sleep all week, as a matter of fact. Notre Dame, winner of 10 games in a row — by a leprechaun’s chin hair less than 30 points, on average — is …

The Cook County Board of Review will re-open 24 previously closed townships for appeals starting Wednesday. Taxpayers who have not already submitted assessment complaints for 2025 will have until Dec. 12 to do so, though the deadline for evidence supporting …

Chicago’s Salvation Army received its first gold coin donations, valued at more than $10,000, this Christmas season last week, the group said on Tuesday. The charity group’s annual Red Kettle campaign at Daley Plaza’s Christkindlmarket received a total of eight …

When Travaris Ivy came home Thanksgiving evening after spending time with family, he saw a note posted in his building: All residents of 7500 South Shore Dr. were being ordered to vacate the premises on or before Dec. 12. Ivy, …

A federal ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products is set to take effect nationwide late next year, but the psychoactive goods that have soared in popularity through a loophole could be outlawed much sooner in Chicago under a proposal before the …

For people experiencing homelessness like Ivan Patterson, Monday night’s snow was another reminder to get out of the cold and into a shelter. “It beats staying under a bridge. It’s too cold to do that,” the 52-year-old Patterson said outside …

Lately it seems common practice to remix flamenco and to fuse its earthy vocals, emphatic rhythms and intrinsic clapping with jazz, or hip-hop or electronica. But this fiery, passionate genre has roots all its own, and “A Flamenco Christmas,” a …

President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the release of all video footage filmed during the high-powered overnight immigration raid of a Chicago apartment complex in September. The images captured by a government camera crew were later used …

When Cynthia Fife-Townsel and her husband purchased their home in Burnside in 2024, the side lot next door was the main selling point. Fife-Townsel is a retired librarian and dog trainer. She has young grandkids and two dogs, and she …

The air is cold and Chicago is on its second snow. With winter comes a holiday season with a full slate of festive theater. But, let’s face it: This year feels different. Despite the merriment of the season, societal issues …

With a new year on the horizon, Dry January has matured beyond its origin as a monthlong wellness challenge and seeped across the rest of the calendar for many former drinkers or the sober-curious turned serious. Gone are the days …

For most of its existence, the Illinois Medical District has been a massive — and not entirely friendly-looking — campus of large institutional buildings, crisscrossed by wide, greenless streets. Functional, yes. But the 560-acre Near West Side district, which is …

Three people standing outside the scene of a three-vehicle crash early Wednesday on Interstate 57 in Calumet Park were struck and killed by a fourth vehicle that hit them as it sped past leaving five others injured and shutting down …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: As temperatures drop and snow piles up, housing advocates say President Donald Trump’s new homelessness policies could put more Illinoisians on the street. 🗞️ Plus: DuSable Museum is accused of misusing funds, Obama says his presidential …

Hanover Park police announced Tuesday that Montenegro-born police officer Radule Bojovic has returned to full-duty status after being detained in October by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents. Because Bojovic’s Oct. 31 release on bond wasn’t contested, and he remains …

St. Ignatius junior forward Kaylee Clarke has a relentlessness to her game. She’s constantly seeking out contact, whether it’s boxing out or setting a screen for her teammate. But boxing out high school girls is easier than battling with a …

LAS VEGAS — It’s no secret among the Blackhawks that defenseman Wyatt Kaiser is the most multifaceted person on the team. And Kaiser, who has cemented himself as a full-time NHL player and a critical piece of the Hawks’ defense …

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with my integrity and an important friendship. My friend “Beth’s” husband, “Jerry,” came to my house to help with a construction project. After discussing the project, we sat down to visit for a bit. He was …