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The Hispanic Housing Development Corp. celebrated the opening of an affordable apartment project in Humboldt Park on Wednesday, answering the community’s call for more family-sized units in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. “These affordable apartments are going to enable 40 families …

When Lincoln Park resident Ainsley Harris first spotted a delivery robot in her neighborhood last year, she said it wasn’t the technology that caught her attention. It was the look. The boxy, pink and orange robot felt more playful than …

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A man and woman were found fatally shot in Brighton Park Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The man, 70, and the woman, 43, were found inside a residence in the 4500 block of South Albany Avenue at 8:03 p.m. …

Mount Carmel wrestler Liam Kelly’s quest for another state title is back on track after a Cook County judge’s ruling on Wednesday. Circuit Court Judge Alison Conlon granted a request for an emergency temporary restraining order that will allow Kelly …

It’s time for Naperville to wake up and realize that one of the country’s best basketball prospects is putting on a show in Neuqua Valley’s gym multiple times a week. Cole Kelly, a 6-7 sophomore, turned in another dazzling performance …

BOSTON — Two players, two teams, two experiences and the same tale to tell. One that didn’t have a happy ending or reflect well on the Bulls’ franchise. Before the 124-105 beatdown by the Celtics on Wednesday, it was reunion …

Head coach Ben Johnson wanted Bears quarterback Caleb Williams to get away from football for a while. How about basketball? Williams will compete in a celebrity three-point shooting contest as part of a State Farm event Friday night during NBA …

BOSTON — It would’ve been hard to find a better three-on-three game in downtown Boston than the one that took place Wednesday morning. Team Tre Jones vs. Team Josh Giddey, with the endgame being that all left hamstrings stayed intact. …

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center will receive a $1.6 million state grant for renovations. The first installment was presented earlier this month in a check by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. The funds will go to updating bathrooms, …

On a cerulean blue Tuesday in early January, artist Nick Cave directs an uncanny scene unfolding along the Chicago lakefront. Three enormous mammoths lumber south toward the city’s silhouetted skyline. It’s around 11 a.m., but the scene feels out of …

It is 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday, and at Polish Pączki Cafe on the Northwest Side, a line starts to form at the counter. Polish TV plays in the background. Customers just say “10,” “six,” “12,” and there’s no …

Plans are underway to sunset Cook County’s contentious property tax sale system in the coming years. Last week, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, filed a bill to bring Illinois into compliance with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that deemed …

Alma’s 11-year-old boys had difficult questions for her after their school, Jungman Elementary in Pilsen, went on lockdown because federal immigration agents were nearby. Her fifth graders remember being rushed back into their classrooms during dismissal on a day in …

Portillo’s, the restaurant chain known for Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches, on Wednesday named Brett Patterson as CEO and president, effective Feb. 23. Patterson’s appointment comes after Portillo’s announced in September that former CEO Michael Osanloo would step …

Ha habido mucho que analizar en el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl del músico Bad Bunny, que rindió un homenaje afectuoso a su Puerto Rico natal con simbólicos detalles. Sin embargo, una parte cerca del final de su …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the White House announced. The Environmental Protection Agency …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox are still getting to know Luisangel Acuña — right down to the very basics, apparently. General manager Chris Getz ate a little crow Thursday after fans started hammering him on social media for repeatedly …

Charges were pending for two 16-year-olds who were arrested when a brawl erupted after a basketball game at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, prompting a large police response Wednesday night at the Bronzeville school. Officers responded to the school, 3000 S. …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: For Chicago’s public school students, last fall was defined by no recess, distressing lockdowns, less learning and more anxiety as the Trump administration carried out its mass deportation campaign. 🗞️ Plus: City Council’s budget …