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CTA’s holiday train and bus are coming to town. This year’s freshly redecorated CTA holiday bus hits the road Nov. 25, traveling across 19 routes though Dec. 20. The holiday train hits the rails from Nov. 28 through Dec. 22. …

Chicago-based national affordable housing provider Brinshore Development listed a bulk of its Chicago portfolio, 2,435 units, for sale last week. The portfolio spans 20 properties across the city, including 695 public housing units with the Chicago Housing Authority, according to …

The Blackhawks are using the same strategy to jump-start Sam Rinzel they did to jump-start fellow rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov earlier this fall. Levshunov has developed at a steady rate since learning a lesson as a healthy scratch in the …

Bears coach Ben Johnson saw plenty of good and bad in his team’s 19-17 win over the Vikings on Sunday and was much more eager to get to work on making corrections ahead of the upcoming game against the Steelers …

There were times Sunday when it felt like the Vikings were blitzing more than any team had all year. Turns out, they came close. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams dropped back to pass 36 times in Sunday’s 19-17 win. The Vikings …

Someone tried to set fire to City Hall in a suspected arson, Mayor Brandon Johnson said. On Friday about 11 p.m., someone started a fire outside City Hall, at 121 N. La Salle St., then ran away. The incident was …

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting. Howie Kendrick, Daniel …

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson declared a “civil emergency” in the suburb, citing threats by protesters to disrupt the town’s board of trustees meeting, as well as threats against her and Village Hall in recent months. The executive order will keep …

Silverio Villegas González had cocaine in his system when he was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent during a traffic stop in Franklin Park, according to a newly released autopsy report. The report shows Villegas González, a father …

When the Commanders needed a new kicker, they went looking for the one who beat them at the last second last month. They agreed to sign Jake Moody from the Bears’ practice squad Monday, NFL Network reported, after cutting Matt …

BLACKSBURG, Va. — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies announced the move Monday evening, becoming the first …

Martin Castro isn’t ready to let his guard down now that officers with Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have seemingly left or scaled back activity in the Chicago area in recent days. After two months of aggressive …

In July, a swarm of unmarked cars bearing agents from the Department of Homeland Security suddenly appeared in the lot of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Art and Culture in Humboldt Park. Local elected officials and community members called …

The state’s trio of superstar players in the class of 2027 is now down to one: Warren’s Jaxson Davis. Sun-Times Player of the Year Davion Thompson left Bolingbrook for Link Academy in Missouri and Devin Cleveland transferred from Kenwood to …

Breakfast Teatro Inovarte The Chicago non-profit group that nurtures and showcases Latino theater artists will host two new theater companies and five promising production companies at its Destinos festival this fall. The yearly festival, slated to feature 16 productions — …

Avery Willis Hoffman Courtesy of Court Theatre Court Theatre, the University of Chicago’s professional theater of classic plays, is set to enter a rejuvenating rebirth with its new artistic director, Avery Willis Hoffman. Hoffman, who starts Nov. 1 as the …

A 28-year-old Chicago man has died after being shot early Sunday on the Near West Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot about 3:05 a.m. and after checking the area, they spotted Jerrodte Shelby on the ground …

Metra’s holiday train tickets went on sale Monday. Tickets for the decorated trains — which feature holiday characters and treats — cost $10 each and must be purchased in advance on Metra’s website. The trains are scheduled to run throughout the …

The nonprofit tech training hub Xchange Chicago officially launched on Monday in its new space in Greater Grand Crossing. The $20 million building at 7247 S. South Chicago Ave. spans 28,000 square feet and will house Xchange’s training program, as …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s already strained relationship with the City Council sunk to a new low on Monday when the Finance Committee rejected his nearly $600 million plan to, as he put it, “challenge the ultra-rich and corporations to pay their …