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Channyn Lynne Parker has been chosen as the new CEO of Equality Illinois after being tapped as the interim boss of the LGBTQ+ rights organization earlier this summer. Parker is the first Black trans woman to lead Equality Illinois in …

Pride goeth before a fall. We know that, but sometimes forget in moments of enthusiasm. Such as in February 2021. The Trump era had seemingly ended the month before. America as I understood her was back, and what better way …

Imagínate que eres un turista de España, un recién llegado de Venezuela o quizás hijo de un inmigrante nacido en Chicago. Entras por primera vez al Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MCA) y, para tu sorpresa, hay letreros en español. Hay …

Sister Jean’s birthday looks a little different this year. Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, the beloved nun and basketball chaplain at Loyola University Chicago, turned 106 Thursday. Typically, she celebrates with an on-campus birthday party, media interviews and conversations with …

Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a settlement from his lawsuit against the university after he was fired in wake of the football team hazing scandal. Fitzgerald, who led the Wildcats from 2006-22 and is the team’s longest …

Frank Nazar’s impressive 2024-25 season showed the Blackhawks all they needed to see, convincing them he should be a central piece of their long-term plan. The Hawks, in turn, cemented Nazar’s future Thursday with a new seven-year contract. The 21-year-old …

The Derrick Rose jersey was always destined for the United Center rafters, and on Thursday the franchise announced when. The Bulls said in a statement that Rose’s No. 1 jersey will be retired in a ceremony Jan. 24, 2026, after …

How often do you think about what you’re thinking about? That’s not a tongue-twister. It’s a legitimate question that touches on our biases. If you’re like me, much of your understanding of the world has been shaped through stories you …

The Chicago Teachers Union slammed Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday for shutting the door on more state funding for cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools, deriding his thumbs-down as the “wrong answer.” The two-term Democratic governor laid down a marker that the …

El Departamento de Transporte de Illinois (IDOT) está buscando conductores para manejar los camiones quitanieves. IDOT está aceptando solicitudes para puestos temporales a tiempo completo y de turno de guardia, para ayudar en quitar estacional de nieve y hielo en …

Ray Salazar recuerda con cariño los almuerzos que recibía en la escuela en la década de 1980, especialmente el chop suey “que se te pega a las costillas” y el pavo a la King, seguido de una rebanada caliente de …

Natalie Pérez se despertó el domingo por la mañana con la alfombra de su apartamento en el sótano empapada de agua en la 55th St. y Pulaski Ave., en el lado suroeste de la ciudad. La residente de Gage Park …

Baseball fans can pay their respects to the late Ryne Sandberg during a free public event at Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley Field on Friday. Sandberg’s funeral will be live streamed on the jumbo screen outside the stadium during the …

When Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill hinted last offseason that Caleb Williams reminded him of Patrick Mahomes, the Bears quarterback took it in stride. “It’s respect,” Williams said a year ago. “It’s cool and all, but I’m Caleb Williams. Patrick Mahomes …

As children head back to school in Chicago and across the region, many are doing so as hesitancy grows around vaccinations. In suburban Cook County, there are an estimated 12,000 children who are not vaccinated against measles, a figure that …

Repurposed newsstands will now provide free doses of an overdose reversal drug to the Uptown neighborhood. The four newsstands are a part of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s ongoing efforts to prevent overdoses in the city. Naloxone, also known …

Chicago’s new Aviation commissioner vowed Thursday to use more than 110 new concession contracts to transform the often frustrating passenger experience at O’Hare Airport. With 167 respondents vying for one of the biggest bundles of concession contracts ever awarded by …

For a team coming off a five-win, last-place finish, the Bears sure were treated well by the NFL schedule-makers. They open the season on “Monday Night Football” for the first time since 1997. They’re on Fox’s “America’s Game of the …

ATLANTA — There were sighs of relief in the White Sox clubhouse earlier this month in Anaheim when they beat the Angels for their 42nd win of the season. One of the biggest came from Grady Sizemore, who just a …

The Chicago Transit Authority is receiving $74 million from its sister agencies to stave off service cuts by two to three months next year to buy time for state legislators to pass a funding bill and plug a multimillion dollar …