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Disability rights and patient advocacy groups in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new law that allows terminally ill patients to seek medication to end their own lives. The advocates oppose the right-to-die legislation, which will take effect …

U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, who has been advocating for the complete release of the Epstein Files as required by law, dropped what he called a “bombshell” on social media on Wednesday. Referring …

Weather officials issued a tornado watch for the Chicago area Thursday as severe storms are expected to move through the region. The tornado watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, hail and wind …

Orlando Senna, a high-energy, tireless and charming Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist, died June 9 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro. He was 86.  Senna reached everlasting fame as director with Jorge Bodanzky of 1974’s “Iracema” (“Iracema: Uma …

Caleb Williams isn’t about to state his choice for where the Bears should play their home games going forward. The Bears quarterback said Thursday he doesn’t care whether the Bears play in Hammond, Indiana, Arlington Heights, Chicago — or anywhere …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams heard what Micah Parsons had to say about him — not only the implication that Williams was the top player in the league, but his boast that the Packers star would be the one to slow …

There are no merry men to be found in “The Death of Robin Hood,” an elegiac portrait of the famed folk hero that eventually delivers on its title, but not before an extended bout of myth-busting and moral reckoning. Following …

“Drag Race’s” Michelle Visage knows the secret to winning the reality competition show: “Make Ru laugh.” And she should know. Visage has been a judge on the main show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” for over 16 years. RuPaul isn’t just a …

Warner Bros. is reteaming with Maggie Gyllenhaal for a new project following last year’s Gothic romance “The Bride!” The studio acquired Rachel Kushner’s novel “Creation Lake” for Gyllenhaal to develop, with plans to produce and direct. “Creation Lake” centers on …

Chloe Zhao’s drama “Nomadland” may have been an Oscars favorite, winning prizes for best picture and more, but it wasn’t one for Academy member Jennifer Lopez. During a recent appearance on her “Office Romance” co-star Brett Goldstein’s podcast, “Films to …

More than 92,000 people are no longer getting Affordable Care Act health insurance in Illinois, including a majority who were dropped because they didn’t pay their monthly premiums, according to new state data. This lowers the number of people buying …

A City Council committee on Wednesday approved the purchase of the endangered Greyhound bus station, setting the stage for a full Council vote to create Chicago’s first publicly owned intercity bus terminal. Wednesday’s vote to endorse buying the South Loop …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have agreed to a restructured contract that adds two years to his deal and pushes the total compensation past a half-billion dollars, a person familiar with the terms told The …

Chicago is going to see two rounds of severe weather as temperatures increase, with the first wave coming Wednesday afternoon and into the night, according to the National Weather Service. The entire Chicago metro area was under severe thunderstorm warnings …

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Donald Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the crowd booed him during the National Anthem, and the hometown New York Knicks lost for the first time in over a month. The president generally …

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. …

All eyes will be on the Bears’ defensive line this year after the team did little to add top-end talent while waiting for Dayo Odeyingbo and Shemar Turner to return from injuries. Odeyingbo, who tore his Achilles tendon last year, …

Michael J. Fox is a big fan of Caleb Williams. That’s what NBC Sports’ Chris Simms told the Bears quarterback during an episode of his podcast, which was released this week. Simms told Williams that before the NFC Championship game …