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A death investigation is underway after human remains were found in a suitcase Friday morning on the Southwest Side. Around 11:55 a.m. Friday, officers responded to the 3300 block of South Kedzie Avenue near the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, …

Más de un mes después de que el presidente Donald Trump enviara agentes federales a la región de Chicago como parte de un esfuerzo masivo de deportación dirigido a inmigrantes, los opositores a estas y otras políticas de la Casa …

Chicago is joining forces with eight other cities in challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to use tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-terrorism and public safety grants as leverage in his battle against what he calls “wokeness.” Trump has …

Quince personas fueron arrestadas durante una protesta el sábado afuera de la instalación de procesamiento del Servicio Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Broadview, suburbio al oeste de Chicago. Once de los arrestados han sido acusados de resistir a …

Yesenia Villegas no es el tipo de persona políticamente activa. Pero después de que agentes federales de inmigración le dispararan fatalmente a su tío, Silverio Villegas González, durante un control de tráfico el mes pasado, estaba desesperada por hacer algo. …

Bulls guard Coby White bet on himself for the 2025-26 season. On Monday, the first roll of the dice came up snake eyes. After White (strained calf) was cleared for full-contact practice last weekend, the Bulls announced he wouldn’t be …

Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno’s 12-year-old daughter, Milana, is home and recovering from the emergency heart surgery she under-went Thursday in Boston. In a month filled with positive news and trends for the Hawks, that announcement by Foligno on Monday was …

Ravens coach John Harbaugh remained confident that two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson will play Sunday against the visiting Bears, even as Jackson didn’t practice Monday. He suffered a hamstring injury in the Ravens’ loss to the Chiefs on Sept. 28, …

The University of Illinois Chicago is eliminating the consideration of race, color, national origin, sex and gender from financial aid and hiring, promotion and tenure decisions to align with a new University of Illinois System policy and “current legal standards,” …

Grocery operator Yellow Banana completed renovating and rehabbing six Save A Lot stores on the South and West sides — 2½ years after signing a $26 million redevelopment agreement with the city. The agreement required the Ohio-based company to receive …

Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright rolled over, jumped up and ran toward the sideline, hoping his teammates would be there to block for him. He skittered toward the left hash, juked outside at the Bears’ 45 and sprinted up the sideline …

A progressive anti-war group has paid for 11 Chicago-area billboards that question the deployment of National Guard troops and provide a link to legal resources for service members who might want to opt out. The billboards read: “Army National Guard. …

Molson Coors Beverage Co. on Monday announced it will cut 400 positions across the Americas by the end of December. The layoffs will eliminate about 9% of Molson Coors’ Americas workforce. “We’ve made progress on our transformation journey, but given …

Community members can play a role in picking the next Chicago Public Schools CEO/Superintendent as the district expects to interview finalists next month. The school district is asking CPS students, parents and others to apply to be part of a …

Top U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Gregory Bovino will have to sit for a deposition in an ongoing lawsuit over the feds’ treatment of protesters during the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago. However, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis put …

A Michigan judge on Monday sentenced Adam Beckerink to two years’ probation and 93 days in jail in a domestic violence case. Beckerink’s wife, Caitlin Tracey, 36, was found dead in October 2024 at the bottom of a 20-story stairwell …

The Bears managed to beat the Saints on Sunday, despite Caleb Williams having arguably his worst game of the season. That’s not a viable blueprint going forward. The biggest concern continues to be Williams’ completion percentage, which has dropped over …

Chicagoans could be treated to yet another cosmic spectacle in the sky this year, this time in the form of meteor showers, though a cold front could put a damper on local viewing ability. The Orionids — one of two …

A federal judge on Monday declined to block Northwestern University from disciplining students who refused to complete an online anti-bias training that the graduate student plaintiffs say characterizes criticism of Israel as antisemitic. The judge refused to grant a temporary …

ESPN broadcaster and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman said he was ‘‘caught off guard’’ by backlash on social media and bristling from the Bears about his critique of quarterback Caleb Williams during the ‘‘Monday Night Football’’ game last week …