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Bears coach Ben Johnson hates ambiguity. His clarity and precision will continue to be vital next season as the organization seeks to win its first championship since 1985. Johnson spoke from the heart this week when he said he would …

Los defensores de inmigrantes en Chicago están criticando nuevas directrices del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) que indican a los oficiales que pueden ingresar a la fuerza a los hogares de las personas sin una orden judicial. …

The federal government will be required to hand over documents and video footage relating to conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview that has become the center of increasing scrutiny and protests, a federal magistrate …

Make Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s drive to acquire Greenland from Denmark, whose government — along with that of Greenland — emphatically rejects the idea, has unnerved, offended and outraged leaders of countries considered allies for decades. It’s the latest, …

Former Mayors Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s first openly gay mayor, were all champions of the LGBTQ+ community. Mayor Brandon Johnson is apparently determined to follow in his predecessors’ footsteps — by making Chicago what he …

After years of searching, the group behind some of Chicago’s most popular farmers markets has secured its first permanent location. The nonprofit Green City Market announced last week that it purchased the North Center building at 2457 W. Montrose Ave., …

As Illinois officials investigate whether a landlord and property manager prompted a massive federal immigration raid on their South Shore building, former residents and organizers say that’s what they’ve long suspected. Tenants had faced squalid conditions for years, long before …

Ryan Poles’ reaction to Caleb Williams’ touchdown pass to Cole Kmet near the end of regulation Sunday was the same as yours. “I couldn’t, I couldn’t, I couldn’t believe it,” the Bears general manager said this week. “It was a …

More police officers are making their presence known on CTA trains and platforms in a new program designed to deter crime, the CTA’s boss said Thursday. Officers began patrolling platforms in groups of six to eight this week in the …

A sprawling Woodlawn development that aims to be a hub for the Black community could soon start, at a time when other projects in the neighborhood like the Obama Presidential Center take off. Developer J. Byron Brazier applied for a …

RALEIGH, N.C. — With Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard back in action, the Blackhawks’ lineup is the deepest it has been all year. The Hawks’ lineup -Thursday against the Hurricanes was jumbled by veteran center Jason Dickinson falling ill, but …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a powerful day for you …

Under a dim moon, a team of five volunteers walked late Thursday through desolate parks on Chicago’s North Side and trawled through alleyways in search of anyone they could find. In the first few hours, some volunteers struggled to find …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from …

MINNEAPOLIS — At last check, every Bulls guard was accounted for after the game against the Timberwolves on Thursday. No one was left behind. But one might be wearing Timberwolves blue by the Feb. 5 trade deadline, especially with rumors …

RALEIGH, N.C. — Blackhawks forward Oliver Moore’s 21st birthday went the way many 21st birthdays go. He made some questionable decisions, he experienced waves of good and bad emotions and he ended up bloodied and elated, having lifted the Hawks to …

Cameron Mercer’s name always gets a little extra attention. His dad Ron was a star at Oak Hill, Va. in high school and in college at Kentucky. He played for a handful of NBA teams, including the Bulls. But at …

The Chicago area is bracing for a level of cold that hasn’t been felt in more than three years. Temperatures are expected to drop below zero Thursday night and remain near zero until Saturday while wind chills are projected to …

Federal authorities slapped all kinds of sinister labels on Chicago’s Juan Espinoza Martinez when they arrested him last fall, and they did it for all the world to hear. They called him a “high-ranking member of the Latin Kings.” They …

With wind chills expected to plummet as low as minus 35 degrees in the Chicago area Friday, residents are bracing for the life-threatening conditions outside and potentially at home going into the weekend. Temperatures are expected to remain near zero …