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While the overall future of the James Bond video game franchise is up in the air, the next 12 months have been laid out for the IO Interactive-published “007 First Light.” With more than 2.7 million copies sold in the …

The fourth season of “Bridgerton” could have easily been a filler season if it weren’t for Yerin Ha. The “Cinderella”-themed season focused on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the spare to heir Anthony (Jonathan Bailey). His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due …

Entertainment veteran Amanda Farrand has a new gig — where she’s in charge of sparking joy on the internet, and, ideally, making some money from it. Upworthy, a digital aggregator and producer of viral uplifting stories, has hired Farrand as …

Republican lawmakers grilled Chicago Public Schools Supt./CEO Macquline King about transgender students, religion and sex education as she testified under subpoena Wednesday at a contentious U.S. House education committee hearing. The Republican chair of the committee, Tim Walberg, came out …

Nick Offerman has a strong work ethic. When he signed up to play former pro wrestler James “Jinx” Millet in “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” he worried he’d have to train as hard as other Hollywood gym rats. “I’ve seen Mark …

A federal judge on Wednesday scheduled a hearing that could be the first to thoroughly address claims of prosecutorial misconduct before grand juries in Chicago — unless the feds wind up dropping charges in a case tied to Loretto Hospital. U.S. …

Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) están reemplazando su actual examen de admisión para escuelas secundarias dirigido a estudiantes de octavo grado por un examen diferente que es más del doble de largo y estará disponible sólo en inglés. A …

A city agency Tuesday endorsed a $201.6 million public subsidy for the Foundry Park development that would cover 31 vacant acres on the North Side along the Chicago River. Foundry Park, a long-term project with an estimated $3 billion cost, …

A City Council committee moved Tuesday to shut down open-air drug markets peddling marijuana in broad daylight near Chicago public schools and parks. One week after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive allies used a parliamentary maneuver to recess the Committee on …

Property tax bills usually sent out in July will once again be delayed, according to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle, who announced the two-month delay on Tuesday, said she intends to reopen a no-interest loan program for government …

The Bears had good and bad news on the injury front at mandatory minicamp Tuesday afternoon. Defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo and linebacker T.J. Edwards, both coming back from major injuries, participated in team drills, which was significant progress. Odeyingbo tore his Achilles midseason, …

Alyssa Gonzalez waited over two hours to fill up her tank, drawn by gas prices so low they haven’t been seen in the Chicago area in years. Gonzalez was one of hundreds formed a mile-long line at a Shell station …

Long-running New York City band Interpol have announced their first album in four years, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton,” which arrives Aug. 28 and also will be their first for Partisan Records, the Brooklyn-based indie currently riding high with Geese and …

William Hasley, a writer who worked on TV series including “The Smurfs” and co-wrote an inspirational book with Caitlyn Jenner, has been identified as the hiker who was found dead on Hollywood’s popular Runyon Canyon trail on Saturday evening. He …

In spring training, White Sox outfield prospect Braden Montgomery already had baseball immortality in his sights. ‘‘My overall goal is to make the Hall of Fame,’’ Montgomery told the Sun-Times on March 1. ‘‘I’ll take it a game at a …

A federal judge on Tuesday made public a set of transcripts from secret grand jury proceedings that led to the tainted conspiracy indictment against the group known as the “Broadview Six.” Grand jury proceedings are traditionally cloaked in secrecy, making …

For a movie about toys coming to life, it’s no surprise that “Toy Story 5” has inspired a blockbuster-worthy merch rollout ahead of its theatrical release next weekend. But the lineup goes well beyond the expected special-edition Uno cards, Funko …

FX’s “Adults” officially has a Season 2 premiere date. The entire eight-episode season will be released on Aug. 27 all at once on FXX on-demand and Hulu at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Two episodes will premiere each …

No room this summer on David Geffen’s mega-yacht, Rising Sun? Oligarchs and moguls needn’t worry, there’s always July in Sun Valley – Allen & Co.’s annual leadership retreat for media and tech barons in Idaho. The “billionaire summer camp” has …

Immigrant rights groups in Chicago are slamming the Trump administration’s treatment of FIFA World Cup officials and players as they enter the U.S. this week for the quadrennial soccer tournament. About three-fourths of World Cup games are being played in …