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Four years ago, Aretha Miller’s pregnant sister and a mother of two, Cheretha Morrison, dropped her daughter off at school. She was seen for the last time driving about two blocks away before she went missing. Miller was among a …

Hugo Cuypers scored on a first-half penalty kick and Rominigue Kouamé delivered the winner late in the second half as the Fire won at Soldier Field for the first time this season with a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on …

Is Pope Leo XIV the world’s most famous White Sox fan? Probably. (Step aside, Barack.) Just don’t call the new pontiff — aka Sox fan Rob from Dolton — the first pope ever to have stepped foot in Rate Field. …

The last of the home runs that Cubs starter Jameson Taillon surrendered Friday night against the Mets was the most eye-popping. According to Statcast, the fourth-inning shot rocketed off Juan Soto’s bat at 110 mph and flew 434 feet, landing …

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against and was held in custody for several hours. Baraka was released shortly after 8 p.m. and, after stepping out of an …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside the country Saturday but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. It’s the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or major decisions today until 3:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Do what you can to keep the peace with others today …

You know who probably was a big fan of the Bears’ trio of second-round draft picks? Pope Leo XIV. OK, fine, that was just a shameless attempt to invoke the new pope in yet another Sun-Times story. Look, all the …

Robert Prevost made history twice this week. First as the first U.S.-born pope — and second as the first pontiff with recent ancestors who were Creole people of color in New Orleans, something the new pope has never acknowledged publicly. Pope Leo …

This Sunday I am celebrating my first Mother’s Day as a free woman. In January, I was released from prison after serving 20 years. I was originally sentenced to 40 years, but then-Gov. Pat Quinn granted me clemency and reduced …

During Mental Health Awareness Month, The Family Institute at Northwestern University recognizes that while it is an important time to reflect on our mental and behavioral health, our work is not bound by a single month. Mental health requires continual …

DEAR ABBY: I’m engaged to a delightful woman from a foreign country. She’s a divorcee, and her 19-year-old son is doing well in college. She essentially raised him herself. Because of some spectrum disorder and ADHD symptoms, her son was …

It isn’t unusual for Terrill Hines to drop hundreds of dollars on shoes in an afternoon. Especially when his four children are along. He spent a May afternoon at Succezz, a Near South Side streetwear sneaker store, on a shopping …

Using data to help make decisions on health can improve equity in care and might improve results from care for chronic diseases such as diabetes, research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found. “Once you know that this patient …

Chicago is not a place where you generally bump into famous people on the street. Our rock stars are the silent type — made of glass and steel, terracotta, stone and marble. Despite their size, these architectural marvels risk becoming …

The BeyHive will be buzzing around Soldier Field starting May 15 when Beyoncé kicks off three nights of shows at Soldier Field. The superstar was last in Chicago in 2023, when she delivered a powerhouse performance during her Renaissance World …

Kyle Davidson needs to nail this Blackhawks coaching hire. The decision facing Davidson now might be the single most important of his Hawks general manager tenure to date, or at least one of the most. One could argue either way …

A man was shot and killed in South Lawndale early Saturday, police said. The man, 36, was in the 2100 block of South Fairfield Avenue around 3:30 a.m. when someone in a gray sedan fired shots, according to Chicago police. …

Two people are dead and one is injured after being shot in Edgewater early Saturday, police said. The three victims — a 28-year-old man, a 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old man — were in the 6300 block of North Broadway …

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core priorities of Pope Francis. In …