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For decades, it seemed like Andre Morgan was everywhere in the Chicago prep sports world. The Vocational graduate coached baseball and football at his alma mater, where he also was a special education teacher. He was one of the area’s …

When Ryan Poles became the Bears’ general manager in 2022, he laid out a mission statement to ‘‘take the North and never give it back.’’ It sounded good, and it would look great on a T-shirt if the Bears had …

Transportation leaders and local officials gathered Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of a $380 million rail infrastructure project known as the Forest Hill Flyover, a 3-mile elevated rail corridor in the Ashburn neighborhood. The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation …

Newly released Chicago police body-camera footage shows officers were briefly told to steer clear of an Oct. 4 confrontation between protesters and federal agents in Brighton Park after a Border Patrol agent shot a woman. The heavily blurred videos, released …

Belvidere North opened in 2007. Its Wikipedia page entry is just 69 words long. There’s no list of famous alumni or memorable moments for the school, which is just east of Rockford. Despite tremendous success in cross country (five state …

There’s a story I need to tell. It’s one of a family, a team, a group of men living with a family history that they are trying to erase but can’t seem to put behind them. A history that, with …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. After this, the moon moves from Virgo into Libra. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You can get a lot done today, …

Chicago might see less tear gas as Operation Midway Blitz diminishes. And, when it is used, it might be less effective in colder, wetter weather. But wind adds a factor of unpredictability for a less-lethal chemical that some experts say …

All Jessica Kumar has to do is utter a certain word to win the approval of millions of South Asians. But the millennial white woman has done much more to impress desis than possess the ability to say “namaste” without …

After 43 difficult days, the longest shutdown of federal government in American history has ended. The lights are back on in Washington, D.C., and millions of Americans who were held hostage by political brinkmanship can finally exhale. But let’s be …

DEAR ABBY: My ex, “Hank,” and I have two sons together. Both are smart, kind, college-educated, hardworking and independent young adults. Hank is estranged from our younger son, “Andrew.” Andrew could never live up to his father’s expectations. This is …

We’ve gathered your questions about all things money and finances. Then we get your questions answered by the people who know best. Carson in Wilmette asked: “Why do I pay more for less? At restaurants, they make the portions look …

Bears coaches tell quarterback Caleb Williams to picture he’s driving a car. To get where he wants, he needs to look out the windshield at what’s ahead, not the side windows that show the day-to-day, quarter-by-quarter, snap-by-snap analysis of whether …

Will it be Walter Burnett? Eugene Jones Jr.? A wildcard? The Chicago Housing Authority has marked a year without a permanent CEO, and it’s still unclear who will run the nation’s third-largest public housing authority. After former CEO Tracey Scott …

Chronic absenteeism is not merely an attendance issue — it is a flashing warning signal about the challenges of youth homelessness and instability. Absenteeism in Illinois schools made news in September after the announcement of a state task force created …

The juiciest Ben Johnson matchup with an NFC North rival coach won’t happen until Dec. 7, when the Bears’ head coach faces the guy he loved to beat as the Lions’ offensive coordinator — Packers coach Matt LaFleur. But until …

A man was found shot to death early Saturday in the Wicker Park neighborhood. The man, between 18 and 25, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of North Honore Street around 1:45 a.m., Chicago police said. …

This week’s top photo comes from visual journalist Candace Dane Chambers. What makes this photo important? The Obama Presidential Center has been a much-discussed construction project in Chicago for the better part of a decade. It’s finally taking shape, and …

The next Winter Olympics is just around the corner — in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in February 2026 — so right now is the time to get pumped for the events involving boots with blades and glassy expanses of …

Ricardo Aguayo Rodriguez was bicycling home from a grocery store in Melrose Park, where he has lived for decades, when U.S. Border Patrol agents approached him. Aguayo, 54, ditched the bike and ran. When the feds caught up with him, …