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The term “4/20” has long been associated with cannabis culture, but over the years, several myths have clouded its true origins. Despite its widespread recognition, many misconceptions about the meaning behind 4/20 continue to circulate. Let’s clear the air and …

SAN JOSE – Getting some point production from their defense corps will no doubt help the San Jose Sharks as they try to finish what’s left of this season on a positive note. It helped the Sharks stay competitive against …

El gobernador J.B. Pritzker concluyó el miércoles un viaje de cuatro días a la Ciudad de México para fortalecer las alianzas económicas, mientras México se preparaba para ser blanco de los aranceles de la administración de Trump. En un viaje …

With six games left in the regular season, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award is out of reach for Bulls forward Matas Buzelis — unlike a lot of things, given his 6-10 wingspan. However, through the combination of becoming …

A veces, lo bueno viene en envases pequeños. Ese es sin duda el caso de “El mes de Frida Kahlo en París: Una amistad con Mary Reynolds”, una nueva exposición que se exhibe hasta el 13 de julio en el …

Burger enthusiasts who perked their ears up this week over social media chatter about In-N-Out coming to Chicago will have to keep waiting. The chain denied Thursday that it has any plans to open a location in the Windy City. …

Daniela Mack recuerda lo impactante que fue para ella ver una ópera. Tenía siete años de edad y aproximadamente un año de haber emigrado a Estados Unidos de su natal Buenos Aires, Argentina, junto a su mamá, para radicarse en …

Oliver Moore signed with the Blackhawks so abruptly that he forgot to tell his professors at the University of Minnesota he was going to miss two weeks of class. Last week, he was a 20-year-old student trudging into morning lectures …

We’re in an unprecedented time in Chicago sports. Not so much for all the losing fans have endured in the last year, but for their difficulty in watching it. Never before has a baseball season begun without the primary cable …

The Cubs already have played nine regular-season games. They traveled halfway across the world to be swept by the Dodgers in the Tokyo Series. They went through a jet-lagged second spring-training stint. They opened their domestic schedule in Phoenix, splitting …

Several people were rescued Thursday afternoon after a high-rise apartment building in Edgewater erupted in flames. The extra-alarm blaze, which was extinguished by about 1:40 p.m., started on the fourth floor of the Pines of Edgewater, 5439 N. Kenmore Ave., …

A Wall Street Journal editorial described President Donald Trump’s tariffs as the “dumbest trade war in history.” It’s important not to overrate intelligence, even in leaders. Judgment and maturity may be more crucial. But Trump is no ordinary dunce. He …

Bulls president Michael Reinsdorf accused Comcast of acting in “bad faith” during carriage negotiations for Chicago Sports Network, the new TV home of the Bulls, White Sox and Blackhawks. Reinsdorf appeared with Hawks CEO Danny Wirtz at a Crain’s Chicago …

The Bears signed free-agent wide receiver Miles Boykin and cornerback Shaun Wade to one-year contracts Thursday. Both will be with the team when it opens its offseason training program Monday. Boykin, 28, is from Tinley Park and played at Providence …

Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID-19’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The …

Spurred by the threat of rising car prices because of tariffs, Ricardo Rinconeño of Orland Park bought a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox last Friday. Rinconeño said he and his wife, Nicole, were considering replacing her 2015 car and the threat of …

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said Thursday her failed attempt to have CTU-represented teachers’ assistants perform work done by SEIU Local 73 members was about improving outcomes for special education children — not a union power play. Davis …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections. The lawsuit is …

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 Unexpected events might occur today because you have strong impulses to make changes at home. Or …