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Chicago is on pace to collect $49.2 million during the first year of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s groundbreaking tax on social media companies — nearly 60% above the city’s original estimate — raising the stakes for a court challenge by Big …

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ creative clash over “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was recently revealed in a Spielberg oral history published by Vulture. Franchise producer Kathleen Kennedy noted how Spielberg and leading man Harrison Ford …

A new original animated series with the working title “Journey” has been greenlit for Disney+. The show is currently in production from Disney Kids & Family and Higher Ground. Per the logline, “When the energy shield protecting her city begins …

If you have a tendency to leave shopping to the very last second, you’re certainly not alone. While there’s still ample time to procure the perfect gift, if you do procrastinate this year, you’ve still got plenty of options that …

President Trump’s Secretary of Health & Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced Monday with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that Wisconsin-based dog farm Ridglan Farms (which bred and provided beagles to animal testing facilities) will transfer its remaining 475 beagles …

Executive producer Ben Winston is no stranger to producing variety specials. He counts “The Late Late Show,” “The Grammy Awards,” and more among his credits. When it came to bringing “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” to audiences, his biggest concern was: …

Una explosión poco después de la medianoche del sábado en Pilsen destrozó una ventana en la casa del concejal Byron Sigcho López (25.º), pero no se reportaron lesionados. Videos e imágenes proporcionadas por la oficina del concejal del distrito 25 …

Police are looking for the assailant responsible for fatally shooting a 32-year-old man Monday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The unidentified man, 32, was killed about 12:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street, police said. …

A Plainfield man was released with a GPS monitor after being charged with a hate crime for allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old boy, pushing him and throwing his bike in Naperville over the weekend. Jeffrey Feigenbaum, 29, …

As Chicago officials prepared to close 50 schools in 2013, the most at one time in American history, neighbors warned that the ramifications would go beyond worse academic outcomes for students. They worried the vacant buildings left behind would hurt …

Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of music today. Multiple outlets have now confirmed that singer and influencer Oliver Tree has died following a helicopter crash in Brazil. He was just 32 years …

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since the war began. Full details of …

Is there anything better than being a Los Angeles Dodger? Maybe being the world’s first trillionaire. Possibly hooping for the New York Knicks, but only for a drought-ending moment. Probably not finding a parking spot on your side of the …

Joabe Bayer Barbosa, 25, has completed his run of Chicago’s 4,000 miles of public streets. Barbosa completed his final run down Michigan Avenue from Oak Street to Ida B. Wells Drive with a crowd of fans. Several donned Chicago flags …

SAN FRANCISCO – Seiya Suzuki was originally in the Cubs’ lineup a day after being removed from Saturday night’s game with right knee discomfort. But the right fielder was scratched from the lineup prior to Sunday’s loss as the Cubs …

Alessandro Nivola is somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike, holding his phone vertically. He is heading from New Jersey to New York for the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, where his “Love Story: John F. Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette” co-star Sarah …

After Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev in a split decision to re-win the UFC Middleweight Championship belt during UFC 328 in May, the promotion company travels from New Jersey to Washington DC for UFC Freedom 250 in June. For the …

The last place I expected to hear people talking about the Knicks was the Tony Awards. Yet there I was, interviewing Daniel Radcliffe on the red carpet and asking him about the energy in New York. Radcliffe, of course, knew …

Jimmy Kimmel wished President Donald Trump a happy birthday over Instagram on Sunday, posting a birthday card that resembled a note Trump allegedly addressed to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when he turned 50. “Happy 80th Donald!” The card reads. …

According to “FBI” star Zeeko Zaki, it’s no longer shocking that an Arab-American Muslim is the lead in a TV show. “Which was the goal, of course. But then, at the same time, I’m still the only one,” he told journalists …