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Chicago does not appear to have substantially expanded safety protocols for its busy calendar of events and festivals this summer, despite deadly attacks this year in New Orleans and Vancouver and calls from at least one alderman to bolster protections …

Kevin Cassidy has been in charge of Audacy’s six Chicago radio stations for just over 18 months. In that span, one station has required more attention than the others. The Score is working to move on from a tumultuous time …

New Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill will have to win over skeptical fans with results. Granted, basically anyone the Hawks hired — once top candidate David Carle decided to stay at the University of Denver — would’ve had to do that. …

Paul Simon may have broken the record for standing ovations Wednesday night at Symphony Center. The first was simply for stepping out on a Chicago stage for the first time in seven years. Since launching a farewell tour in 2018 …

Vindaloo is an Indian dish of Portuguese influence that typically is associated with the state of Goa on India’s southwestern coast, but the curry is popular around the world. Made with pork, lamb or chicken, it’s notable for its vinegary …

Federal law enforcement agents searched an Albany Park apartment of a man who allegedly shot and killed two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. Camera flashes could be seen emanating Thursday morning from an apartment window in …

The six-legged alien Stitch from “Lilo & Stitch” doesn’t choose to be bad. He’s just genetically programed that way. Kind of like the way Disney is apparently programmed these days to strip mine its old animated stories to make poor …

MIAMI (AP) — Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in Miami on Wednesday for what he thought would be a quick check-in. The musty, glass-paneled courthouse sees hundreds of such …

By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Rome, their fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Related Articles No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks are …

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your benefit advisors will find plans that match your needs …

By KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No Mow May encourages homeowners to stash the lawn mower each spring and let flowers and grass grow for pollinators and water retention. And if your neighbor’s lawn already looks like a …

With just more than a week before it starts, Americans should prepare for an “above average” hurricane season as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts between 13 and 19 named storms. Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts …

By VALERIE GONZALEZ McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration filed a motion on Thursday to end a policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, in a move that likely will be …

The U.S. men’s national team will head into the CONCACAF Gold Cup without several familiar faces, including star Christian Pulisic. Pulisic, along with Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Yunas Musah, Gio Reyna and Antonee Robinson were all absent from Mauricio Pochettino’s …

America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington shrugged the move off as minor or as unfair treatment of the Trump administration. The …