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A recent opinion piece by Ralph Martire skillfully detailed the importance of Illinois investing more in higher education, noting that our state has for years failed to properly fund public universities. The consequences are bleak, increasingly making a four-year degree …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist and Assistant Photo Editor Pat Nabong. Follow her on Instagram. What makes this photo great? News conferences are often predictable: I get a photo of a speaker walking to the lectern, a …

Chicago-based singer and songwriter Isabel Olive released her third album last Friday. In “Cosmovisión,” the Venezuelan American singer known as Half Gringa deploys complex melodies and ruminative lyrics to explore themes like climate change and her dual heritage. She spoke …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Jeff Getz made his regular trip to see the sandhill crane migration on the Platte River in central Nebraska on the second try (the first was canceled by …

A driver is dead after a crash involving a semitruck on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Friday, Illinois State Police said. The driver was in a Nissan sedan when it stalled on the highway, and an approaching semitruck was unable …

The Bulls have another Hall of Fame coach. Phil Jackson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007, and Jerry Sloan joined that elite group in 2009. Doug Collins, who coached the Bulls from 1986 to …

When it comes to pro sports, Chicago has it all — teams in every league, stadiums throughout the city and beyond, fans galore. On the other hand, the products on the fields (and courts and rinks) of play too often …

Alice Brandon has been crying a lot lately. The Logan Square resident was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at 39, and told she had a 20% chance of surviving. That was until a federally funded research program led to …

DETROIT — The Tigers had the bases loaded with no outs in the third inning and Trey Sweeney at the plate. Sweeney hit a soft grounder to first base with the infield in, and the White Sox’ Andrew Vaughn attempted …

On Saturday, Green City Market kicked off farmers market season with its annual Lincoln Park event, where shoppers can track ingredients in their purchases within the market’s boundaries. Sample a beverage from Jun Bug Kombucha? Walk over to Ellis Family …

Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison announced Saturday that he would be stepping down from his post this month. The Cook County Board member said “this is not a new decision” as over the last year he’s had “numerous …

Kyle Tucker was the Cubs’ most eye-catching and important offseason acquisition. Fellow first-year Cubs Matthew Boyd and Carson Kelly also have meaningful roles, and they fulfilled them again Saturday. Boyd threw six scoreless innings, Kelly homered and drove in four …

By appearing in his 1,000th game Saturday, Ian Happ became the 21st Cub to start his career with the team and stay through at least 1,000 games. That’s the part that seemed to stand out to Happ, who’s signed through …

A 78-year-old man died in a fire Saturday in Englewood on the South Side. Crews responded to the blaze about noon at a home near 57th Street and Princeton Avenue, according to Chicago police. The man was taken to University …