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SPRINGFIELD — Tornado warnings rang across the state capitol Tuesday afternoon, temporarily putting the legislative session on hold and forcing state lawmakers to take cover below the statehouse. The National Weather Service reported a tornado touched ground near Curran, Ill. …

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is calling for Illinois lawmakers to include attacks against reproductive health centers as an act of terrorism following a car bombing outside a fertility clinic in California. O’Neill Burke issued a call this …

The start of Tuesday’s White Sox game against the Mariners has been delayed due to inclement weather. The pitching matchup featured the Mariners’ Casey Legumina (3-1, 1.84 ERA) against Adrian Houser, making his 2025 debut. The Sox entered the game …

There often is a certain awkwardness involved when it comes to the conversation surrounding Angel Reese. Only rarely has it been because of the second-year Sky star herself. 
The public can’t figure out how to talk about her, in much …

The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain. Despite the current owner’s plans to sell the home to the highest bidder in an auction next month, the village “intends to purchase …

A 14-year-old Siamese cat who had been lost for five years was found on the North Side and reunited with his owner on Friday. With the help of a good Samaritan who found the cat and nonprofit Lost Dogs Illinois’ …

The Chicago Sun-Times’ Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company that included a summer reading list. The only problem — many of the books on that list do not exist. The titles — and the …

MIAMI – Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon tried something different from the first batter he faced Tuesday. The changeup’s kind of a new weapon for me,” Taillon said after the Cubs’ 14-1 win Tuesday against the Marlins. “I’ve rarely thrown it …

Thanks to a 95-minute rain delay, new White Sox starter Adrian Houser, signed before Tuesday’s game against the Mariners, had to wait a little longer than anticipated to make his season debut. Consider it worth it. The veteran right-hander, 32, …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day The pace of your days will accelerate in the next four weeks due to a busy …

Chicagoans with student debt are feeling whiplash and confusion under the Trump administration. While President Donald Trump’s predecessor canceled $183 billion in student loans for more than 5 million Americans, Trump has called those actions illegal and is removing pathways …

A Chicago man is accused of fatally stabbing a laborer and then allegedly throwing the bloody knife onto the Eisenhower Expressway after the early Monday attack on the Near West Side. Christian C. Gardner, 35, was arrested hours after the …

A man fleeing a traffic stop is accused of running into a Chicago police officer and dragging them, causing their gun to discharge in West Garfield Park earlier this month. Malcolm Harris, 40 and of Austin,, was charged with attempted …

Years back, I mistakenly grabbed a pumpkin spice latte instead of my usual drip coffee from a popular chain. Its cloying sweetness and strange artificial flavor made me swore I’d never have a flavored coffee again, accident or otherwise. Recently, …

CTA Yellow Line service was temporarily suspended Wednesday morning after a downed tree branch fell on the tracks. The obstruction was reported around 5:30 a.m. at Dodge Avenue in Evanston, according to CTA. Crews were working to restore service. CTA …

A second man died a day after a shooting that erupted after an argument Monday afternoon at a Roseland neighborhood business. Dexter Williams, 38, was pronounced dead at 1:41 p.m. Tuesday after he was shot in the head and forearm …

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper and actor Kid Cudi is expected to testify at the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, taking the witness stand either Wednesday or Thursday to tell …

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Classic risotto is made with starchy medium-grain Italian rice, such as Arborio or carnaroli. This “risotto” uses pearl couscous (which actually is a pasta) and a simplified risotto cooking method to produce “grains” …