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The African/Caribbean International Festival of Life has been denied a permit by the City of Chicago for the second year in a row, its organizers told the Sun-Times on Thursday. The family-friendly celebration, now in its 33rd year, was scheduled …

The family of Adam Toledo filed a fresh lawsuit this week against the city of Chicago and the police officer who fatally shot the 13-year-old boy. The case was filed a month after the family abruptly dropped another lawsuit filed …

The FBI is reviewing a shooting involving an agent Thursday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. near the 3700 block of West Lexington Street, according to the FBI and Chicago police. Chicago police …

Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose ferocious, hard-hitting style of play angered opponents and sometimes overshadowed his prodigious skills and ability to deliver in the biggest games, has died after taking his own life, according to authorities. He …

The key to the Bears’ upcoming season is the development of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, and certainly that has been Ben Johnson’s chief task over his year and a half as head coach, but, quietly, the best part of the …

Julian Rosefeldt’s “Euphoria” will open Balinale’s 19th edition, with Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The End” closing the program. The festival is adding a new competitive category: Best Indonesian Short Tapestry of Indonesia, dedicated to local short-form storytelling. Indonesia’s only Academy Award qualifying …

Desde la legislación que prohibió fumar en los vuelos nacionales hasta su insistente impulso para que los “dreamers” vivan legalmente en Estados Unidos, el senador saliente Dick Durbin recordó los aspectos destacados de sus 44 años de servicio público el …

Minutos después de que el reloj marcara las 5 p.m., Patricia Easley estaba sentada en un borde de una ventana en el “supersitio” de la Junta de Elecciones de Chicago, firmando furiosamente su nombre. “Gracias. Significa mucho para mí”, les …

Hold the stopwatch! The new boss at “60 Minutes” believes the venerable newsmagazine ought to be more prevalent in popular culture and the news cycle, rather than merely holding forth in its usual place on Sunday evenings on CBS. “The …

Scooter Braun — former manager to Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kanye West and many more — does not give many interviews, especially since he retired from management and stepped down as CEO of Hybe America last year. But he sat for …

12 new bombshells are entering the villa. “Love Island USA” has set its Season 8 cast, which notably includes Zach Georgiou, the brother of Season 7 islander Charlie, and Beatriz Hatz, a bronze medal-winning Paralympic athlete. Season 8 debuts on …

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps …

Disney’s ABC has submitted its license renewal applications for its eight local TV stations to the FCC as ordered by the agency — but said it is doing so “under protest.” The FCC’s Media Bureau last month issued an unprecedented …

A person taken into custody after Tuesday’s fatal shooting of a high school junior who was walking to school in Back of the Yards has been released without charges, police said Thursday. Pedro Ramirez, 17, was struck by stray gunfire …

The NBA approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery on Thursday that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick, a person with knowledge of the decision told The …

From legislation that banned smoking on domestic flights, to his continued push for Dreamers to live in the U.S. legally, retiring U.S Sen. Dick Durbin recalled the highlights of his 44 years of public service on Wednesday while also issuing …

Everybody calm down. The Cubs, despite looking worse than a last-place 16-inch team at Oz Park during this 2-14 free-fall heading into Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh, are going to be fine. How can you not believe it if president …

Despite a Memorial Day weekend marred by teen takeovers turned violent, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that stricter curfew and parental responsibility laws are not the answer to the perennial problem plaguing Chicago. Johnson said 15 arrests were made early …

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he plans to use his visit with Pope Leo XIV to enlist from the homegrown pontiff, who has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in slavery, support for the fight for reparations. The pope used …

While jumping in an Iron Man-themed bouncy house, high school students waved hello to a Chicago Police Department pilot flying a helicopter low above the first-ever Chicago Park District celebration of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The group from …