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The Chicago City Council moved one step closer toward full-blown political mutiny Wednesday, approving the alternate city budget pushed by opposition alderpersons that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax. The Budget Committee, chaired by 28th Ward Ald. …

The Bulls have played just four games in the last 11 days because they didn’t advance in the NBA Cup tournament. The lengthy layoff afforded them more practice time to reintegrate players and take a hard reset after a recent …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Do what you can to satisfy your urge to escape and seek adventure because you want …

Illinois lawmakers and reform advocates are calling for stronger oversight of the state’s new prison health care provider following a Chicago Sun-Times report. On Dec. 10, the Sun-Times published a monthslong investigation examining Centurion Health, one of the nation’s largest …

Chicago soul band Hollyy released their debut album last week. They’re celebrating this Friday with their fifth annual holiday show, dubbed Hollyy-Days, at Thalia Hall. The band will perform songs from the new album, plus their favorite Christmas covers. Hollyy …

On a cold evening in January, some of Chicago’s top chefs and restaurateurs packed a Downtown auditorium for the annual Jean Banchet Awards, Chicago’s top local food honor. About halfway through the ceremony, local pizzamaker Jonathan Goldsmith and his wife, …

Tyrek Gates had hit his lowest point. As an 18-year-old student at Alabama A&M University he was too focused on making money, he says. He didn’t want to burden his mom back home in Chicago, who had his younger siblings …

If you’re looking to refresh the soundtrack to your holiday season, you’re in the right place. We updated Vocalo’s holiday playlist with 20 new songs for nearly four hours of seasonally appropriate originals, classics with a twist and old favorites …

Rebecca George has had a cancel button looming over her for weeks. The 45-year-old Chicagoan was automatically re-enrolled in a health insurance plan through the Affordable Care Act marketplace starting Jan. 1. But it would cost $796 a month — …

The Sun-Times’ Bears experts make their picks for the prime-time game Saturday night against the rival Packers at Soldier Field (7:20 p.m., Fox 32): Patrick Finley Bears, 27-21: Since Sept. 28, 2010, the Bears have beaten the Packers at Soldier …

The dormant North Side property once branded for the Lincoln Yards megadevelopment has acquired split personalities — with one entering the city approval process while the other awaits a new owner. Developer Jim Letchinger has submitted a zoning proposal for …

Priscilla Villarreal was not arrested for “merely asking questions,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton insists in a brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Laredo news vlogger’s petition for review of her First Amendment case. Yet that is literally …

DEAR ABBY: My 58-year-old husband recently shared a bed in our camper with a 21-year-old family friend. The friend is female. This happened in my absence. He thinks of her as a “daughter,” and although I’m not concerned about anything …

Susie Wiles has a reputation. Ask anyone in Washington, and words like “strategic,” “disciplined” and “skilled” come up. She’s widely held to be one of the most effective tacticians in modern politics. She’s also known for her low-key, low-drama energy, …

Someone outside opened fire into a building, hitting a 16-year-old boy and killing him early Thursday in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side. It happened in the 6500 block of South Talman Avenue around 1:30 a.m., and the boy suffered …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: With Congress on the verge of letting Obamacare subsidies expire on Dec. 31, many Chicagoans are bracing for much higher health care costs — or no coverage at all. 🗞️ Plus: The Bears eye new stadium …

El jueves, vándalos derribaron un nacimiento al aire libre frente a la Iglesia de Lake Street de Evanston, rompiendo una estatua de la Virgen María. La exhibición del nacimiento, que se instaló a finales de noviembre, fue modificada este año …

Cardinal Blase Cupich was one of Pope Francis’ first major ecclesiastical appointments in 2014, picked to lead the Archdiocese of Chicago that he still helms. Francis’ successor, Pope Leo XIV, reached into the Chicago region for one of his first …

Charges were pending after an alleged thief jumped behind the wheel of a private ambulance in Rockford and sped all the way to the Humboldt Park neighborhood, where they were arrested Wednesday night, Chicago police said. The ambulance was stolen …

The FBI investigated Rommell Kellogg — a brother of former Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg — for more than two decades while federal agents uncovered layer upon layer of corruption in the south suburb. Then in 2023, a jury found Rommell …