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A Chicago man has been arrested and accused of sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl from Massachusetts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors in Massachusetts said Joshua Rogers, 30, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children for allegedly convincing …

A key City Council panel on Wednesday advanced a proposal to ban intoxicating hemp products in Chicago long before a federal ban takes effect late next year. Hemp beverages, gummies, edibles and other goods with psychoactive compounds nearly identical to …

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Illinois is rolling out a range of initiatives aimed at showcasing the state’s contributions to the country’s early history. Gov. JB Pritzker announced plans for the celebration Wednesday at Navy Pier on …

The Dallas Cowboys’ 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history. The early game between Green Bay and Detroit — won by the …

Theater “Mister Romantic” stars actor John C. Reilly singing sweet songs of love in this critically acclaimed vaudeville show. He’s backed by a band featuring Grammy winners David Garza, Charles De Castro, David Piltch and Gabe Witcher. From Dec. 4-7 …

Jordan Love admitted Wednesday that he heard the Bears’ Ben Johnson take a shot at his coach in his introductory press conference. The Packers quarterback, though, didn’t add any fuel to the simmering rivalry. “We’re not worried about those things …

DEKALB, Ill.— Way back in the summer, when the high school football season was just getting started, there was a buzz around Brother Rice’s defensive line. Seniors King Liggins (Illinois) and Michael Fitzgerald were expected to combine with junior Brayden …

It wasn’t as though the Bulls’ public-relations department was putting a lot of energy into a Rookie of the Year campaign for forward Noa Essengue before Wednesday. After all, the 18-year-old had played only six minutes in the NBA this …

Illinois and Cook County officials are beefing up government services to help more residents obtain REAL IDs, and avoid a new $45 penalty that will be instituted next year for air travelers without the updated identification. Illinois Secretary of State …

A year after Lacramioara Beldie was killed by her estranged husband, who’d been ordered to stay away, her family has sued Cook County and the company that operated his tracking device. In the months leading up to her death, Beldie …

Workers at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry have voted to approve their first union contract. The contract with the Hyde Park museum covers roughly 120 employees, and includes an average 8% pay raise and 3% annual increase over …

Rosemont police say they have found no evidence to back up actress Tara Reid’s claim that she was drugged at a hotel bar late last month, leading her to be hospitalized. Police said in a statement Wednesday said that, while …

The Village of Orland Park settled a lawsuit with a former police officer over accusations he was fired after filing a racial discrimination complaint. The village settled with former Orland Park Police officer William Sanchez for $524,000, the village said …

Ben Johnson was hired to make a quarterback out of Caleb Williams. But he’s also making a general manager out of Ryan Poles. Before Johnson was hired, Poles had more misses than hits. He traded for the eventual No. 1 …

DEKALB, Ill.— Winning a state football title is a common accomplishment at Mount Carmel. The school has a record 17 championships after defeating Oswego 20-3 in the Class 8A title game on Wednesday at NIU’s Huskie Stadium. This year’s Caravan, …

On the morning of Dec. 4, 1969, Nwhai Nefahito was in the Near West Side house where local and federal police stormed in and assassinated Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton. Nefahito was shot twice, once in the …

The Bulls are walking a fine line these days. Actually, they’re tripping over that line and landing on their faces. How many injuries can one team endure and still have enough on the court to beat lottery-bound opponents? That’s a …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A so-so day Pay attention to everything you say and do because today’s full moon introduces an accident-prone influence …

Every year, some 5 million people travel to Lourdes, a little French town in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains — drawn by a teenage girl who, believers say, saw the Virgin Mary there almost 170 years ago. But will …

One of Chicago’s newest police sergeants had been deemed “unfit to serve” after an investigation uncovered evidence that he created a fake Facebook account and distributed a nude photo of a woman he was sexually involved with, then lied to …