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LAS VEGAS — The Blackhawks’ contract negotiations with Connor Bedard next summer are becoming pricier and simpler with every passing day. Bedard’s overnight leap into one of the NHL’s best players at age 20 presumably has increased his asking price …

Everyday Chicagoans will have to wait for the right to use their cellphones to provide recorded evidence of bus, bike lane and crosswalk parking violations, thanks to concerns raised Wednesday by business groups. First Ward Ald. Daniel La Spata initially …

Los funcionarios de salud pública de Illinois ahora tienen más autoridad para establecer las propias pautas de vacunas del estado, según una ley firmada el martes por el gobernador JB Pritzker que tiene como objetivo “llenar el vacío” dejado por …

Elden Campbell, a center who played 15 seasons in the NBA — including nine with the Los Angeles Lakers — and later won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 57. Campbell’s family informed the Pistons of …

Two of the Bears‘ most important offensive players appeared on the team’s first injury report of Packers week on Wednesday. The Bears did not practice Wednesday but offered an estimated injury report, based in part on their players’ participation Tuesday. …

Bears running back D’Andre Swift was named one of two FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week on Wednesday, five days after running for 125 yards and catching passes for 13 more in a 24-15 win against the …

President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the release of all video footage filmed during the high-powered overnight immigration raid of a Chicago apartment complex in September. The images captured by a government camera crew were later used …

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 …