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White Sox right-hander Sean Burke sat in a chair at his locker in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field after a poor outing on May 17. Before he addressed the media, Burke conversed with reliever Mike Vasil. They spoke in …

Pete Crow-Armstrong woke to the sound of banging at his hotel-room door. It was fall of 2020, and an 18-year-old Crow-Armstrong was reporting to the Mets’ spring-training site for instructional-league training only four months after they had selected him with …

Streamwood police are searching for a 25-year-old man wanted in connection with the stabbing deaths of two people Wednesday evening. The suspect, Jalonie Jenkins, is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said. Police urge anyone who comes into contact with him …

SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers are on track toward overhauling the governance of mass transit across the Chicago area, but a lengthy list of proposed new taxes could derail efforts to stave off the fiscal cliff facing the CTA, Metra and …

Ariel Atkins wasn’t just some random offseason pickup for the Sky. They traded away the No. 3 overall pick to get her from the Mystics. They brought in Atkins to shoot — a lot — and when she scored 21 …

A recent syndicated special section in the Chicago Sun-Times included an article about cooking “delicious meals that don’t require turning on the oven.” The article’s author quoted acclaimed chef Alice Waters on oven-free cooking “as the ideal way to showcase …

A man is charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting early Tuesday in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Thomas Phelps, 33, is accused of arguing with Cordell L. Avant, 38, around 1:15 a.m. in the 11000 block of South …

There were over 2,000 players who entered their names in the NCAA Division I transfer portal this spring. And for the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in college basketball last season were from players …

Chicago’s Board of Education belatedly renewed contracts with 16 charter schools Thursday after months of delays to reevaluate the criteria by which charters are judged. Each of the schools received short renewal terms of between two and four years, giving …

It was dicey throughout and went down to the final minute, but the Sky finally got their first win of the season Thursday. They withstood a relentless offensive performance by the Wings to hold on for a 97-92 victory at …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day After some delays or upsets at home this morning, …

For most people, it’s just farmland. For Chris Salatas, it’s an opportunity for Northwest Indiana to cash in on President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. “A lot of these companies are looking to move,” said Salatas, looking out on a 250-acre …

It will take more than a 5-12 season, two midseason firings and an offseason tempest to kill Caleb Williams’ confidence. The Bears quarterback made that clear during a 15-minute press conference Wednesday in which he admitted to being infatuated with …

Facets Film Forum has rescinded its second proposal to screen an Israeli American rapper’s unfinished documentary on campus antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas attacks in Israel, according to a statement from Facets obtained by WBEZ. Following a public …

Andrew Boutros says he didn’t take the job as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor this spring as a short-term “field trip” — even if it’s on an interim basis. The man appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as interim …

DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small things and stops talking to him for three to four months at a time. Also, he will make her supper, …

Millions of people online have taken interest in the Pittsfield Building — a historic skyscraper in the Loop that’s long been neglected, with a portion of the interior in disrepair. But the property is poised for a major renovation and …

A 19-year-old man has died and a Chicago police officer was seriously wounded after a shootout in a Humboldt Park alley Thursday night, police said. Officers were on patrol in the 4300 block of West North Avenue when they tried …

Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing. One of the most interesting aspects of the original “The Karate Kid” and its early sequels is …

Michael Burton was stopped by Southern Illinois University-Carbondale campus police so many times that he dreads driving anywhere near the college. “Any time I got behind the wheel, I was getting pulled over,” said the 21-year-old junior from Austin. He …