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Moon Alert After 8 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today the sun moves into your fellow Fire sign, which promises fun diversions, entertaining …

Young mom “Maria” has been spending the long summer days waiting, looking out the window of her apartment on the South Side. The asylum seeker from Venezuela scrolls through her phone constantly, checking for the flight the government said it …

When the amateur architectural photographer Deborah Mercer learned that the Damen Silos would soon be demolished, she decided to go capture them while she still could. “Went to pay my respects to the Damen Silos, soon to be demolished due …

The world premiere play “Billie Jean” depicts the iconic tennis player Billie Jean King’s journey to become a Grand Slam champion and a prominent activist for women amid her personal struggles. So when its star, Chilina Kennedy, enters the third …

Blues music has long been a religion for Morgan Freeman — which says a lot, coming from a man who once played God. “Blues was the first ‘gospel’ music that I ever heard, because I didn’t go to church,” the …

DEAR ABBY: After six years of working closely together, I have developed a raging crush on my co-worker and project partner, “Brett.” It’s a full-on, face-flushing, daydreaming kind of situation, and it’s super annoying. I know this crush is inappropriate …

Charges are pending for 64-year-old man who used a match to set fire to another man’s tent during an argument early Tuesday in Uptown on the North Side. The argument and fire erupted in the 4500 block of North DuSable …

Police are looking for the driver of an SUV that took down a light pole and a traffic signal before ramming into a CTA station in Austin. Officers responded to the crash around 2:10 a.m. in the 4700 block of …

Authorities are investigating threats made against a Lake County associate judge who released a Waukegan man charged with concealing the death of Megan Bos of Antioch. Misinformation involving the case also has prompted the Lake County Coroner’s Office to caution …

Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump. Trump said in a social media post last week that Coca-Cola had agreed …

Sunday marked the busiest day of all time for the Transportation Security Administration at O’Hare Airport. Nearly 116,000 travelers were screened at O’Hare Sunday — breaking the record of almost 114,000 screened set less than a month ago, the TSA …

Pete Kastanes is reminiscing about the golden days of the Ford City Mall. The rambling Southwest Side indoor shopping center opened 60 years ago this summer, as Chicago’s enthusiastic answer to the big suburban malls that were luring customers — …

Federal officials didn’t violate the constitution when they enforced a gun ban against an immigrant without legal status from Mexico, the U.S. appeals court in Chicago decided earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman had dismissed an indictment …

La demolición de los silos de Damen está en marcha y avanza rápidamente. Apenas cinco días después, los edificios más pequeños que rodean las enormes estructuras cerca del sur de Damen Avenue, a lo largo del Canal Sanitario y Marítimo …

El lunes, un jurado del Condado de Cook condenó a Steven Montaño por asesinato en primer grado por la muerte del oficial de la Policía de Chicago Andrés Vásquez Lasso hace dos años en un parque infantil del vecindario de …

A dog cannot clear its throat, exactly. What Kitty, our little 15-year-old Shichon, does each morning is appear at my bedside about 6 a.m. and emit a low grumbling sound. My cue to get up, get dressed, pop in earbuds …

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson will miss “a few weeks” with a leg injury he suffered while training this offseason, general manager Ryan Poles said Tuesday. The Bears put the two-time Pro Bowl player on the non-football injury list Saturday, alongside …

Una joven mamá llamada María ha pasado los largos días de verano esperando, mirando por la ventana de su apartamento en el lado sur. La solicitante de asilo venezolana revisa constantemente su teléfono, buscando el vuelo que el gobierno le …

Bears first-round pick Colston Loveland will begin the start of training camp but will likely require a ramp-up period, Poles said. Head coach Ben Johnson said that Loveland spent more time inside Halas Hall rehabbing than any other player on …

MINNEAPOLIS — The Sky have signed second-year guard Marquesha Davis to a seven-day hardship contract, the team announced Tuesday. Davis was drafted 11th overall by the Liberty in 2024 out of Ole Miss and spent her rookie season on New …