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Five Chicago restaurants are finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, it was announced Wednesday by the James Beard Foundation. Lincoln Park’s ode to Middle Eastern cuisine Galit is a finalist for outstanding restaurant. Finalists in the best chefs Great …

El clima está mejorando, lo que significa que ya casi es hora de disfrutar de la música y las micheladas en Oakwood Beach. El Michelada Fest, conocido simplemente como “Miche Fest”, regresará a la playa del lado sur de Chicago, …

El alcalde Brandon Johnson convocó a una reunión extraordinaria del Concejo Municipal para el próximo lunes para confirmar su elección del comisionado del Condado de Cook, Anthony Quezada, como nuevo concejal del distrito 35. Quezada reemplazará al ex concejal Carlos …

White Sox TV voice John Schriffen apologized Wednesday personally and on the air to Rob Friedman of Pitching Ninja for a remark he made the night before about the popular X account that caught the attention of a team executive. …

Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to …

Two Jewish students at DePaul University, who police say were attacked last fall while showing support for Israel, filed a lawsuit against the college Wednesday, claiming it was negligent and failed to protect their safety while on campus. On Nov. …

Hundreds of flights were canceled and 1,500 homes were left without power as severe thunderstorms tore through the Chicago area Wednesday. A mix of showers, hail and gusty winds pelted much of the area for most of the day Wednesday, …

Hacer cine en Chicago puede ser glamuroso, audaz y auténtico, y varios directores locales lo demuestran este año con sus obras en la 41ª edición del Festival de Cine Latino de Chicago. Cuentan historias que abordan temas como la inmigración …

You know what’s going to be absolutely great, a true pleasure and an uncommon delight? Watching the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament, which has nothing but No. 1 seeds remaining in the championship hunt for only the second …

Gov JB Pritzker on Wednesday wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City to bolster economic partnerships, even as Mexico prepared to be a target for Trump administration tariffs. In a trip that began Saturday and ended Wednesday, Pritzker, along …

Bulls coach Billy Donovan has made sure it’s there for the entire locker room to see. “We put the standings up on the board,” Donovan said while discussing the jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference in the last month. …

PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a marked shift in public tone, Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday the team is considering both Arlington Heights and the lakefront as potential stadium sites. Even though the Bears have owned 326 acres in …

Could the Blackhawks‘ 2025-26 season follow the path of the Canadiens’ 2024-25 season? It’s possible. In fact, that probably represents a realistic best-case scenario for the Hawks next season as they seek to transition from rebuilding team to ascending team. As …

The series finale for White Sox-Twins is expected to start at 4:30 p.m. after a rain delay. First pitch was originally scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Right-hander Sean Burke vs. Twins starter Pablo Lopez was the pitching matchup originally scheduled. The …

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, effective Saturday, and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States, threatening to upend much of the architecture …

Federal prosecutors dropped charges against a trans youth activist from Chicago accused of violently shaking the hand of Republican South Carolina U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in Washington, D.C. James McIntyre pleaded not guilty in December to a charge of misdemeanor …

Across the nation, homelessness is being met with cruelty instead of compassion. From a deadly encampment sweep in Atlanta to laws in Fremont, California, that criminalize kindness itself, to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling allowing cities …

Jazz and genes sustained George Freeman, who died Monday at age 97 — just a few days shy of gigs he was supposed to play at the Green Mill to celebrate his 98th birthday. Mr. Freeman was a Chicago legend …

Dance The jazz dance ensemble Giordano Dance Chicago celebrates the life and legacy of artistic director Nan Giordano with the world premiere of Al Blackstone’s “Sana,” plus “333,” “Soaring” and more from the company’s repertoire. At 7:30 p.m. April 4 …

Tony Bennett’s two daughters have filed a new lawsuit against their brother, alleging he illegally enriched himself at their expense against their father’s wishes both before and after the legendary singer’s death in 2023. Antonia and Johanna Bennett filed the …