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Riveting, all-out, all-encompassing. That’s the kind of towering performance Sondra Radvanovsky delivers in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s first-ever production of “Medea,” adding a memorable chapter to an already distinguished career and opening the company’s 2025-26 with a thunderclap. Like “Norma” …

Sunday For family day, roast a large turkey breast. This Baked Potato Risotto with Asparagus, Spinach and Parmesan is perfect alongside. Add a mixed green salad and crusty bread. For dessert, chocolate malt ice cream cake will win some fans. …

Boasting a score from the catalog of Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame, the new musical “Revolution(s)” at Goodman Theatre bursts with an authentically rebellious musical spirit. When the high-caliber cast and onstage band break out …

Students in Illinois are still missing more school than they were before the pandemic and, for elementary school students, the number of days absent is impacting their learning even more than it did before COVID-19, according to a study released …

Coach Ben Johnson’s kids wanted to watch the second half of the Bears’ “Monday Night Football” victory over the Commanders before they went to school Tuesday morning. Johnson, who heard some of the replay, didn’t sound amused, telling Bears radio …

The U.S government shutdown has introduced risk and danger to our national airspace, according to air traffic controllers who are now working without pay. Air traffic controllers are mandated to continue working. Their union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, has …

There were many times in Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ rookie season when he would have been justified in lighting up former head coach Matt Eberflus for mishandling various parts of his transition to the NFL, but he never did. Williams …

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is dealing with the aftermath of the federal indictment of a former superintendent, as its board contemplates closing schools to address a budget deficit. A special board meeting Tuesday started with Sergio Hernandez announcing that he …

Stellantis said Tuesday it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, including $613 million at its Belvidere plant. The world’s fourth-largest carmaker said the investments will increase its domestic …

Federal agents chased a car through a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side of Chicago Tuesday, and then intentionally crashed into the car in a risky maneuver restricted by some police departments nationwide. The maneuver was caught on local security …

Federal immigration agents’ use of Naval Station Great Lakes will continue through “at least December,” leaders at Naval Station Great Lakes have been informed, according to an email obtained by the Sun-Times. Naval Station Great Lakes referred questions to the …

Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people. The order takes effect Wednesday and bars the civil …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal includes a gift for Chicago Public Schools: He is recommending that the city take an unprecedented amount out of special taxing districts so CPS can cover its costs and send some cash back to the …

It isn’t often that a team gets excited about a No. 4 overall draft pick playing the role of seventh man to perfection entering his sixth NBA season, especially when he’s in the second year of a five-year, $90 million …

A fence outside the Broadview ICE facility was taken down late Tuesday night, in accordance with a federal judicial order issued last week. It was unclear whether the removal was temporary or permanent. The removal complies with an order issued …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or major decisions after 10 p.m. PDT today. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today is a mixed bag. It’s a favorable day for you because …

Under the bright October sky on a recent weekday morning, AC Avila squatted down and packed a homemade mix of bait onto a fishing rig, flung the nearly invisible line into the water and waited. Behind the fishing line floating …

Chicago mayors have grown accustomed to dictating the way the city raises and spends its money. But Mayor Brandon Johnson learned the hard way a year ago how much times have changed. Johnson’s $17.1 billion 2025 budget squeaked through the …

A slender Streeterville low-rise has been a rooming house, an artist’s studio and the Chicago headquarters of a presidential candidate, before a late 1960s renovation turned it into a glassy boutique-and-art-gallery building. But that could all come to an end …

DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, I split from my fiance of 30 years, “Anthony,” when he accused me of cheating, which I was absolutely not doing. Throughout the entire relationship, he hurt and belittled me. He is insecure and always …