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Lashing out at Apple’s plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump threatened Friday to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country …

In the aftermath of two blowout losses to begin the season and his head-coaching career, the Sky’s Tyler Marsh has been grasping for positives. He has talked about his “constant belief” in Angel Reese and the rest of the players, …

A truck driver was killed in a rollover crash Friday afternoon near southwest suburban Darien. Illinois State Police troopers responded to a call of a multi-vehicle crash on the southbound lanes of I-55 near the Cass Avenue exit ramp around …

Authorities said Friday that they will not file murder charges against a person who allegedly fatally shot two men at a Roseland restaurant earlier this week, saying he acted in self-defense. The shooting was sparked by an argument over what …

ROME — Last week, Stephen Colbert, the famously Catholic former Chicagoan, surprised the world and himself when he got a bit verklempt while talking about the election of Pope Leo XIV. “When I heard it was an American pope, I …

Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is getting a bit of a god complex. It’s not exactly his fault after defying death and completing impossible missions time and time again. But in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” now playing at local …

Brookfield Zoo announced that one of its Amur tigers, Malena, was humanely euthanized this week due to life-threatening health issues. Animal care specialists noticed changes in Malena’s appetite and energy levels and quickly called veterinary experts to evaluate her health. …

What happens when a player separates himself from the balance? The Cubs, with their National League Central-leading start that is beginning to feel like something that will last through September, have elevated themselves to being one of the most-talked-about teams …

Rangers corner infielder Jake Burger had a big smile Friday when greeting a few old buddies at Rate Field. The former White Sox player, whom they selected with the 11th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, returned to the South …

McDonald’s said Friday that it’s closing down CosMc’s, a new restaurant format it began piloting in the U.S. last year. But the company said beverages inspired by CosMc’s will soon be tested at U.S. McDonald’s locations. Among the drinks on …

CINCINNATI — The week or so the Cubs spent in last place in the National League Central to begin the season — because of a quirk of the schedule after they went 0-2 in the Tokyo Series — are a …

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee released its recommendations for budget reconciliation early last week. A preliminary review by the Congressional Budget Office projected that, if implemented, at least 8.6 million Americans would lose their Medicaid coverage during the …

A person is in custody in the shooting death of a man inside an Englewood business Friday afternoon. A 42-year-old man was inside a business in the 7000 block of South Damen Avenue when he got into an argument with …

As a tutor at Eugene Field Elementary School in Rogers Park, Jacob Wilcox spent the last year listening to a small group of students read sentences aloud to figure out where they were struggling and build confidence. “You see so …

WASHINGTON — In the years before he was accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees, the suspect in the fatal shootings was an active participant in Chicago’s left-wing protest scene, speaking out against police violence and a proposed Amazon headquarters. …

CINCINNATI — Pete Crow-Armstrong’s towering fly hung in the air for so long it seemed to defy physics. Then it clanged off the right-field foul pole, ringing in the young star’s first career grand slam. Facing the visitors’ dugout at …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aries into Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day You will express yourself very powerfully to others today, …

Bob Shapiro set out to conquer diet soft drinks and did. In 1983, G.D. Searle, the Skokie-based company he helped run, had just become the sole provider of the sugar substitute aspartame after the federal Food and Drug Administration signed …

DEAR ABBY: How do you handle a friend who never stops talking? My longtime friend has always been a good storyteller, but as we become older, she hijacks every conversation when we get together. She’s oblivious to verbal or body …

The Trump administration’s recent executive actions, along with proposed cuts to vital health and social service programs, pose an existential threat to our nation’s human service infrastructure — a threat Illinois knows all too well. During our state’s budget impasse, …