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Joe Botello despertó abruptamente la mañana del martes cuando agentes federales de inmigración irrumpieron en la puerta de su casa en el suburbio de Elgin. Botello, de 37 años de edad, fue sacado esposado de su hogar ubicado en la …

As she drove up to the Wintrust Sports Complex, where the Sky’s new practice facility is under construction, Sky co-owner Nadia Rawlinson said she felt humbled and blessed. Nearly a year after breaking ground, the exterior is almost finished. “We …

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year, as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is …

What kind of White Sox winter will it be? Look to the last two as templates. General manager Chris Getz’s slow-moving rebuilding project is not without its big positives as the 2025 campaign comes to a close. Not only could …

Preparing to confront Chicago’s $1.15 billion shortfall after two straight years of deficit spending, Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed this week that Chicago has a “revenue problem,” not a “spending problem.” But most Chicagoans strongly disagree with the mayor’s assessment, according …

The journey of the Leo Catholic High School choir on the TV show “America’s Got Talent” has put Auburn Gresham, where the school has sat for nearly a century, on the national map. At a South Side watch party on …

My pregnancy with our son Owen was generally normal until, at full term, Owen’s heartbeat couldn’t be found. In spite of my low-risk pregnancy, Owen died before he got the chance to live. It turns out low-risk just meant undiagnosed …

A person is in custody after allegedly firing a gunshot at the home of a far southwest suburban state lawmaker early Tuesday. One shot was fired at the Shorewood home of Democratic state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, and three shots …

Esta semana fue al menos la segunda vez en el pasado siglo que el gobierno federal implementó un reforzamiento de la vigilancia migratoria en el Día de la Independencia de México en Chicago. Hace siete décadas, la administración del ex …

A growing memorial for political activist Charlie Kirk in his birthplace of Arlington Heights will be allowed in North School Park through Sunday, park district officials decided. Park district workers on Tuesday were scheduled to relocate the items — including …

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is demanding Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins abandon his plan to use 12 parking spots at Edward Hines, JR. VA Hospital as a “staging area” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Duckworth’s letter …

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling vowed Wednesday to resist any attempt to eliminate altogether 984 police vacancies — even as Mayor Brandon Johnson struggles to erase a $1.15 billion shortfall after two straight years of deficit spending. Johnson has ordered …

PITTSBURGH — Champagne erupted in spurts around the visiting clubhouse at PNC Park as Cubs players, coaches, and support staff doused each other in celebration. There were sneak attacks and frontal assaults. An already soaked Ian Happ opened his arms …

A gunman who fatally shot Lincoln Middle School Assistant Principal Nerissa Lee and another person turned the gun on himself outside the school in suburban Berwyn, officials said Wednesday. The two victims, Lee, 46, and a 76-year-old woman, died of …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 24 Notre Dame faces a familiar predicament — two early-season losses has left no margin for error. The circumstances have changed, though. This time, it’s the usually stout Fighting Irish defense searching for answers as …

The expectations and standards for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will get progressively higher as his first season with coach Ben Johnson goes along. While it’s reasonable for that process to take until midseason for them to really click, Williams needs …

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday condemned the death of a Mexican immigrant fatally shot by an ICE officer last week in west suburban Franklin Park. Sheinbaum is also requesting information from the U.S. government and demanding a thorough investigation …

Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson hasn’t been good enough. “What I put on tape was definitely not who I am, or my standards, or this team’s standards,” he said Wednesday. Alarmingly so — he’s allowed a perfect 158.3 passer rating when …

Theater Elizabeth McGovern (“Downton Abbey”) stars in “Ava: The Secret Conversations,” a new play based on a series of real-life interviews between Hollywood legend Ava Gardner and writer Peter Evans (Aaron Costa Ganis), which unveil details about her life story, …

The Blackhawks enter the first full day of training camp Thursday with a number of interesting things going on but nothing earth-shattering to discuss. The same cannot be said about their division rivals to the north, the Wild, who are …