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Wind gusts in the Chicago area could reach 60 mph on Wednesday on what’s projected to be the busiest day for car travel over Thanksgiving holiday week. A wind advisory was issued from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday by …

Chicago Public Schools is helping the struggling Aspira charter school network make its immediate payroll, but the privately run, publicly financed operator still needs more cash to remain open through the school year. Aspira CEO Edgar Lopez told WBEZ and …

A Dolton mother says she is still processing the trauma of delivering her baby in a truck on the side of the road, just days after staff at a northwest Indiana hospital told her to leave. “After being kicked out …

Paul McCartney still gets by with a little help from his friends. That message was clear during the penultimate night of his Got Back Tour at United Center on Monday as the beloved Beatle paired as much rousing joy in …

The Village of Oak Lawn says it will pay $825,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man punched by a village police officer. Hadi Abuatelah was 17 years old when video showed him being held to the ground and punched …

Este otoño, Chicago State University inscribió su clase de primer año más grande en una década, una tendencia alentadora en la única universidad predominantemente negra del estado, que ha estado lidiando con la disminución en la inscripción y recortes en …

Quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, along with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, tight end Jason Witten and running back Frank Gore made it to the semifinal stage in their first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. …

The state’s top environmental official says the feds stopped oversight of the cleanup of an oily mess in a Chicago waterway before the job was done. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency says that the cleanup should be finished by …

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage and federal prosecutors to end what critics said was illegal “algorithmic collusion.” The deal …

Dennis Allen was the Saints’ head coach when they drafted D’Marco Jackson in the fifth round 2022. He coached him through three seasons with the Saints before the Bears, citing his familiarity with Allen’s defense, claimed him in August. Allen …

The Cubs made right-handed reliever Phil Maton’s signing official on Tuesday, announcing they’d agreed to terms on a two-year deal with a club option for 2028. The contract guarantees Maton $14.5 million, sources confirmed. Considering the number of bullpen spots …

Están atados a postes de luz y árboles, pegados a vitrinas y edificios. Los letreros de papel laminado dicen “ICE secuestró [a] alguien aquí” o “ICE kidnapped someone here”, en inglés. Una fecha y hora de la detención federal de …

Four patients, two of them children, are suing a west suburban chiropractor, alleging he secretly recorded them when they were undressed and receiving light therapy in private rooms. David Hanson, owner of Hanson Family Chiropractic in Batavia, was charged this …

Patrick Finley and Jason Liesser make their picks for Friday’s Bears-Eagles game and break down what they expect to happen. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also …

The sky is falling in Philadelphia. Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown is tracking toward the worst season of his career and two weeks ago made an offhand comment calling his situation, and presumably the offense at large, a “[expletive] …

El lunes, la representante Lauren Underwood calificó las condiciones dentro de la instalación del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Broadview como “terribles” y advirtió que se espera que el personal se triplique para enero en las …

NEW ORLEANS — The film isn’t lying to Billy Donovan. Opposing teams have seen the lack of physicality on full display from this Bulls roster — especially on the defensive end — and are doing everything they can to expose …

An expanded field of teams could be on the way in the Illinois high school football playoffs. On Tuesday, the IHSA announced that 11 possible rule changes to the IHSA’s constitution and bylaws will be voted on by schools in …

Transform your holiday leftovers into a flavorful take on fried rice. It’s a quick meal that’s fresh, bright and a stretch from the ubiquitous turkey sandwich. This rice dish uses leftover cooked turkey in a crave-worthy fried rice recipe. It’s …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has talked for two years about the mental fatigue of facing Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who will blitz him from any position or angle. The fatigue Friday, however, will come in a different way, with …