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The last of Marineland Canada’s beluga whales were expected to leave the shuttered aquatic park Monday, with two heading for Shedd Aquarium, according to Canadian media reports. “There will no longer be any beluga whales or any other type of …

First Chicago Insurance — a car insurer that’s drawn attention for its high number of consumer complaints — and a related company have agreed to pay Illinois $201,750 and improve their claims handling practices, after state insurance examiners uncovered numerous …

It was supposed to be the year of the quarterback in Illinois high school football, but the wide receivers are stealing the show so far. Geneva’s Bennett Konkey posted so many highlight plays Friday against Oswego that it’s difficult to …

La vida parece sonreírle a Sammy Sosa. Juega mucho al golf, viaja y está firmemente de nuevo en buenos términos con los Cubs. “Es como un matrimonio: a veces en el matrimonio te enojas con tu esposa, pero vuelves y …

HOUSTON – Right-hander Tanner McDougal, a preseason top-100 prospect per Baseball America capable of touching 100 mph, was in the visitor’s locker room at Daikin Park on Monday and will be activated on Tuesday as part of MLB rosters expanding …

Indicted former Loretto Hospital Chief Financial Officer Anosh Ahmed will try to strike a deal with federal prosecutors now that he’s back in the United States — but he’ll again raise claims of prosecutorial misconduct if they can’t reach an …

Another year, another “own” goal in the Cubs-Brewers rivalry. Actually, make that the Brewers-Cubs rivalry. No doubt, the Brewers deserve to be named first. There’s no team they enjoy leaving in the National League Central dust more than the Cubs, …

HOUSTON – The best White Sox team in five years is reuniting with a member of the worst Sox team ever. ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported that the Sox are acquiring 38-year-old outfielder Tommy Pham from the Phillies, with the …

La misión de los agentes de inmigración era absolutamente clara: detectar a los criminales “peores de los peores” que vivían en Estados Unidos sin estatus legal. Ese fue el mantra que los funcionarios federales repitieron durante los 68 días más …

El ritmo insistente del presidente Donald Trump y sus aliados sobre las supuestas amenazas de que personas que no son ciudadanas estadounidenses voten se ha intensificado a medida que se acerca la elección de noviembre. Está presionando para que el …

Two downstate federal prosecutors’ offices joined the U.S. Justice Department Monday in announcing a crackdown on trucking schools that the Trump administration claims has helped immigrants without documentation obtain commercial driver’s licenses. Federal authorities shut down 110 CDL schools nationwide …

A man was seriously wounded Sunday night when another man forced him into a Lake View home at gunpoint and shot him in the neck, Chicago police said. The man, 33, told officers he was forced by the attacker into …

Like many former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes, Rontonio Guterz stayed connected through picnics near the site of the now-demolished public housing complex. Though their childhood was rough at times, Guterz’s sister said the occasional reunions had become a …

You’ve seen the schedule. Over the next two weeks, the Cubs finally get their chance to control something about the NL Central race, as opposed to sitting and watching the Brewers sprint away with yet another division title. But have …

The Bears’ meeting room seems packed to Bears coach Ben Johnson, whether he’s speaking to 90 players or 69 of them. “I honestly don’t even notice the fewer guys …” the Bears coach said last week. “The train just keeps …

The Chicago Cubs want you to get romantic about baseball. Cubs Productions, the team’s in-house creative arm, developed a 17-part romantic comedy called “Nine Innings to Love.” The entire scripted series, told over the course of one Cubs game, drops …

A 16-year-old boy died early Sunday after falling from an abandoned Joliet industrial building, authorities said. The boy was with four friends exploring the building, an old rock quarry structure near Louise Ray Parkway and east of Collins Street, according …

Seven people were injured Monday morning after a driver failed to stay in her lane and hit a CTA bus in West Garfield Park, Chicago police said. The driver — a 46-year-old woman in a Toyota sedan — was traveling …

The city of Chicago is taking the owners of South Chicago Chapel to court for a litany of alleged building code violations — including the failure to keep buildings “clean, sanitary, and safe” after the recent discovery of 56 decomposing …

Small businesses and farmers markets can receive one-time grants through a new city program set up to expand food access. The Neighborhood Market Grant Program will provide up to $10,000 to small businesses operating in areas with low food access, …