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The city of Chicago is hosting an all-day event Wednesday to help equip first time and underserved homebuyers with the tools they need to buy in a market mired with obstacles. The event is the latest push by the city …

ATLANTA — The start of the White Sox’ series opener against the Braves was delayed Monday evening as rain passed through Atlanta. Truist Park was dry at the originally scheduled 6:10 p.m. start time, but storms in the area prompted …

ATLANTA — It turns out not all surprise Opening Day starters follow the same trajectory as Garrett Crochet. Five months after the White Sox unexpectedly handed their first start of the season to right-hander Sean Burke, they sent him to …

The evening game of what was scheduled to be a doubleheader between the Cubs and Brewers on Monday was postponed due to thunderstorms. It was rescheduled for 1:20 p.m. Tuesday as part of a split doubleheader, before the 7:05 p.m. …

The University of Chicago is set to receive a $3 million grant to expand domestic semiconductor and chip manufacturing as President Donald Trump tries to onshore production to the U.S. through heavy tariffs. The grant from the U.S. National Science …

Rain or shine, a group says it will keep calling for the release of a man supposedly in a confine: Cloud Gate in Millennium Park. While standing in the rain at the silver blob, also known as The Bean, about …

The U.S. Air Force denies its Thunderbirds went supersonic while practicing for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Friday, despite two blasts heard across the North Side that possibly shattered several windows in Lake View. But videos of the …

A man was wounded in a shooting in South Shore on Monday night, Chicago police said. The man, 23, was on the sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Kingston Avenue at 6:48 p.m. when he was shot in the …

Thunderstorms moved into the Chicago area Monday evening, accompanied by potentially gusty, damaging winds, the National Weather Service said. The city remains under a flood watch until 4 a.m. Tuesday with the potential for flash flooding overnight, said Kevin Donofrio, …

Nazareth has a monster task ahead this season. The Roadrunners must replace two of the most decorated, productive, winningest players in state history: defensive stalwart Gabe Kaminski and quarterback Logan Malachuk. That’s the natural progression of high school football, and …

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s top aide stepped down Monday, less than a year into her tenure. O’Neill Burke credited the resigning First Assistant State’s Attorney Anna Demacopoulos’ “tireless efforts on behalf of the people of Cook County” …

CTA commuters were escorted off trains stuck behind a derailed train at the Howard station Monday night, CTA officials said. About 7:40 p.m., trains were halted as a Yellow Line train derailed ahead of them, a CTA spokesperson said. CTA …

ATLANTA — The White Sox needed better starting pitching and a better offense to break their late-summer slump, and they got both Monday, outslugging the Braves 13-9 to end a four-game losing streak. There might have been a bit of …

Boos rose from the crowd as Cubs star Kyle Tucker grounded out to second to lead off the sixth inning, and then again when he flew out to left field to left to end the eighth. “The fans are frustrated, …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Enjoy family get-togethers. Invite the gang over for good food and drink. Likewise, explore real-estate opportunities. …

LOS ANGELES — A woman known as the “ketamine queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the …

For a city that holds fast to its beef-loving reputation, even decades after the Union Stockyards closed, the steakhouse represents a carnivorous pillar of luxury dining for locals and travelers alike. The past few years have seen a glut of …

Walking up to the Gold Coast’s soaring One Chicago building, which houses the handsome new steakhouse The Alston, I caught the aroma of charring beef. I was surprised to find not one but two steakhouses in the same building. The …

DEAR ABBY: I am 65, single and retired with an almost-40-year-old bipolar child. Although she’s compliant with her meds, she also self-medicates and sometimes must be hospitalized due to her mania. She doesn’t work and refuses to apply for any …

Three people, including a 17-year-old and a 63-year-old, were injured during a drive-by shooting in South Shore Monday night, according to Chicago police. A vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots in the 1500 block of East 76th Street …