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Illinois lawmakers took another step this week to end the program offering health care coverage to Illinois residents without legal status in the United States. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules this week gave a green light to rules …

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel openly flirted with a 2028 presidential candidacy Wednesday, telling a nationally televised talk show audience that he is “in training” for a White House bid. Emanuel’s remarks on ABC’s “The View” stopped short of an …

There’s no shortage of literature about artificial intelligence turned sentient and posing an existential threat to its operators and/or humanity in general. From Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey ” to the grim world of Netflix’s …

A significant, large-scale work by the late artist Sol LeWitt vanished from the exterior of a federally owned downtown building — and the government agency in charge of the piece had refused to say why. Lines in Four Directions, a …

Jayden Perkins’ grandmother was on the phone with the 11-year-old’s mother as the boy’s killer burst through the door of their Edgewater apartment, she testified in court Wednesday. “I heard screams and, ‘No, C.O.! No!’” Shirese Turner said, referring to …

For years, dilapidated toys donated by exhausted parents would lay scattered around many city playgrounds, waiting for children to play with them. Parents appreciated the tradition, but the Chicago Park District sought to stop the practice last summer when it …

Weeks after the construction of the Bally’s Chicago casino was halted amid questions about the use of a reputed mob-connected garbage company, the Illinois Gaming Board is allowing work to resume. But the state government agency, which answers to Gov. …

Music Beyoncé brings her Cowboy Carter Tour to town for a three-night stand performing songs from her recent country-tinged album and other selections from her notable songbook. Visually and sonically it’s sure to be another epic performance by the ever-evolving …

For a lot of hitters, Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly would talk through the situation before they stepped into the batter’s box with one out in the ninth inning, runners on first and third, in a one-run game. Look for …

VATICAN CITY — Perhaps taking a cue from Jesus Christ himself, who the Bible says “welcomed sinners,” Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with a big sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday. Tennis champion Jannik Sinner, that is. The …

New coach Ben Johnson’s overhaul of the Bears will be tested immediately this season with games against the top two teams in the NFC North from last season. They open on ”Monday Night Football” against the Vikings on Sept. 8 …

Five pediatric patients from Advocate Children’s Hospital were the biggest superstars Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The patients — ages 7 to 15 — were asked by several Chicago Cubs players and personnel to autograph custom Topps cards of themselves. …

After years of working to clear their names, a former principal and assistant principal at Lincoln Park High School have been removed from Chicago Public Schools’ “Do Not Hire” list. Former Principal John Thuet and Assistant Principal Michelle Brumfield were …

Does Pete Rose belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame? For an answer, I checked with the gatekeeper of one of the most hallowed spaces in the sport. By which I mean the DraftKings sportsbook at Wrigley Field. “I say …

A man was stabbed to death during a fight Wednesday evening in the South Chicago neighborhood. The 21-year-old was arguing with someone who pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him in the chest about 6:20 p.m. in the 2900 …

A 4-year-old was shot and critically wounded after a gunman opened fire on a minivan Wednesday night in McKinley Park. The driver of the minivan, a 23-year-old man, was heading south in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue about …

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and his team are moving forward with a precarious budget for next school year that is based on $600 million that is not lined up — a move that could result in thousands …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ 2025 schedule. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get your podcasts, …

Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon took a different approach against Kyle Stowers the second time he faced him but had the same result: a home run. In the Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the Marlins on Wednesday, Taillon gave up three home …

CINCINNATI — The White Sox finally might have something brewing. As they keep pace with their historically awful 2024 win-loss record, the Sox have played some of their best baseball through two games of a series against the Reds at …