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The Regional Transportation Authority on Thursday approved the 2026 budgets for the CTA, Metra and Pace, keeping fares the same in one of its last big acts before the newly signed transit law eliminates the body. RTA board members drew …

The White Sox announced Thursday that they acquired outfielder Tristan Peters from the Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Sox’ 40-man roster increased to 39. Peters was designated for assignment on Dec. 16 after …

DETROIT — On paper, the Detroit Lions are strong favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a showdown of 8-6 teams with playoff hopes. History points to a different outcome. Detroit is 0-5-1 against the Steelers in the …

The year in Chicago sports media was unlike any other. One of the longest-tenured radio hosts was fired, and entire seasons were blacked out — and it wasn’t even summer yet. Eventually, the radio host became a podcast host, and …

Rookie guard Hailey Van Lith looked exactly like the player the Sky imagined. In an early-season game against the Sun, Van Lith danced into the lane, floating shots over giants. She scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds in one …

A Bears team that has learned to cope with injuries has another doozy to deal with in their most important game of the season — neither Rome Odunze nor Luther Burden will play against the Packers on Saturday night. The …

Matt Siemer’s primary concern in life was how to be a good person. “It’s something we’d talk about all the time. What do you do in life to be good? And how do you know what you’re doing is helping …

The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved the sales of three former school buildings to buyers hoping to turn the sites into housing and a community center — but it could be years before those projects get off the …

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said. The business jet erupted into a large fire when it …

The Cubs are in agreement with first baseman Tyler Austin on a one-year, $1.25 million deal, sources confirmed Thursday. When completed, it will be the Cubs’ first major-league position-player signing of the offseason. Austin, 34, returns to MLB after spending …

A panel of local officials took its first crack Thursday at trying to hold federal immigration agents accountable for the deluge of alleged abuses that have unfolded across the Chicago area under the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign. The newly …

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave the first approval for a Chicago developer to turn a stretch of vacant lots in Bronzeville into dozens of new apartments. Pitched by East Village-based Capricorn Design and Build, the $24 million plan …

Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren’s timing has always been intentional. His letter Wednesday, though, was as smooth as the false starts the Bears piled up in the first month of the season. Warren’s declaration Wednesday the Bears would look outside Cook …

GREEN BAY, Wis.— For all that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has yet to prove in the NFL, he has left no doubt that his elusiveness in the pocket is elite. He has gone from being the most sacked quarterback in …

State lawmakers have rolled their eyes for years at the Chicago Bears’ overtures for help building a new stadium, but the team’s threat this week to consider moving to Indiana has widened the fault line in a fraying relationship with …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser preview the Bears’ biggest game since 2018 and debate the merits — or lack thereof — of a stadium in Northwest Indiana. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected …

More Chicago police officers will patrol CTA trains, platforms and buses under a “security surge plan” developed by both of the agencies. The Chicago Transit Authority announced the program will begin Friday, the same day the Federal Transit Administration demanded …

Cannabis industry leaders in Chicago commended President Donald Trump for signing an executive order Thursday that could reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug and create a path for further medical research. The move would change cannabis from a Schedule …

When students at dozens of schools across Illinois return to class in January, they may find that support services they depend on, such as mental health programs and food pantries, have disappeared. The Trump administration informed ACT Now Illinois last …

Last season’s trip to the state finals in Champaign made an impact on Rich’s Kavon Ammons. The Raptors lost to Warren in the Class 4A semifinals and then dropped a close one to Evanston in the third-place game. “The experience …