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PAWS Chicago has more than 100 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens ready to be adopted, and families visited the Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center on Friday afternoon hoping to meet the pet they just might bring home. Julie Sendre came into …

Who knows if the Cubs can find the keys to right-hander Kenta Maeda’s personal DeLorean? But they’re taking a crack at a reclamation project. Manager Craig Counsell confirmed during his pregame media session Friday that the Cubs are adding Maeda, …

The Wrigley Field video board showed a couple of young fans holding up a sign: “PCA, we skipped school to see you do a home run.” Their grammar suggests the truants maybe should have gone to class. But can you …

Musicians from the Chicago Sinfonnietta serenaded guests and beluga whales alike during a special performance Thursday at the Shedd Aquarium. The aquarium hosted a string quartet to perform Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9” and “Symphony No. 6” in the Shedd’s Abbott …

Most of the Chicago area was blanketed in a cloud of dust Friday evening, reducing visibility to nearly zero. Weather officials issued a dust storm warning for the Chicago area, central Illinois and Northwest Indiana, warning residents to seek shelter …

Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, were wounded in a shooting Friday evening in South Chicago. The three was standing on the sidewalk in the 9000 block of South Exchange Avenue when someone opened fire about 7:25 p.m., Chicago police …

A 16-year-old boy and three others were wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday night in Lawndale on the West Side. They were standing outside in the 600 block of South Homan Avenue about 9:05 p.m. when a dark SUV drove …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions after 7 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Keep an eye on your money and possessions today because things are …

Chicago has a wealth of farmers markets, but reliable information about them can be scattered across websites and social media. To help, this guide brings together the most current information for farmers markets throughout Chicago. (We broke out 58 suburban …

You’d be right to feel disappointed if you arrived at a farmers market only to find mostly prepared foods or a craft bazaar. Some shoppers may also wonder if the produce they’re buying was actually grown by the people behind …

Farmers market season is underway and, this year, our guide breaks out the information for suburban markets. (You’ll find information for 49 city markets in its own 2025 guide.) This list of farmers markets in suburban Chicago is organized by …

This week’s top photo comes from Photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor Ashlee Rezin. Follow her on X and Instagram. What makes this photo great? The stakes are high for Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai #25, who was available for …

It’s not only big-name institutions that are feeling the effects of President Donald Trump’s attacks on higher education.  The administration’s decision to freeze nearly $800 million in funding for Northwestern University has gotten a lot of attention. But on the …

Illinois is one of the only blue states not to adopt the Advanced Clean Car and Advanced Clean Truck rules initiated by California. (Seventeen other states have already adopted complete or partial components of these rules.) These standards aim to …

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s 50th birthday (we’re both men) is approaching, and I wanted to have a surprise party for him. His family, my family and the two of us all live in different states on the East Coast. I …

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of the world’s great Gustav Mahler orchestras, a legacy that goes back to its second music director, Frederick Stock. That legacy catapulted the orchestra this month to one of classical music’s most prominent forums, …

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was picked to be Pope Leo XIV, we asked Chicago readers how they felt about the hometown cleric becoming the “da pope.” Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “All indications are he will …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Martha Brynda photographed a pair of geese with 24 goslings at Nippersink Forest Preserve in Round Lake, then wondered, “Could this be the product of one or two …

Two people were hospitalized after being shot in East Garfield Park late Friday night, according to Chicago police. Two men, 33 and 35, were in the 3500 block of West 5th Avenue at 11:59 p.m. when a white SUV approached …

Three children were hospitalized after a driver having a medical emergency crashed through the wall of a church in Palos Park Friday afternoon, according to Palos Park police. The driver had been going eastbound on McCarthy Road at 4:30 p.m. …