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Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. MORELS OF THE WEEK Jay Damm gave some insight last Sunday into hunting morel mushrooms this time of the years. “I began my hunt in the interior of the woods and started …

A Chicago police officer shot a man Saturday night in Austin after he fled and pulled out a gun, authorities said. Police were called to disperse a large crowd around 10:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Austin Avenue. …

The pope and a prayer isn’t a real plan, but it just might be the best one Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas has at this point. Heaven knows the current one isn’t working. Apparently, so do …

“Congratulations!” said my cousin Harry, calling from Boston Thursday afternoon. I frowned, wracking my brains. What had I done worthy of congratulation? Had the baby been born? And nobody thought to tell me? Now the happy news was percolating through …

The Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park is expecting an influx of applications thanks to one very famous alumnus. Robert Francis Prevost, who was raised in suburban Dolton and graduated from the school in 1982, was elected pope of the …

Longtime Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot and wife Allie Quigley, her former teammate in Chicago, announced Sunday they had their first child last month. Vandersloot and Quigley revealed the news in an exclusive with People magazine, including photos of newborn …

Two summers ago, right-hander Jonathan Cannon’s first game throwing to Edgar Quero was a good one. Now a starting pitcher for the big-league White Sox, Cannon held the opposition to one run in five innings for Double-A Birmingham that day, …

Bears guard Luke Newman was taking off his cleats at the end of the Bears’ rookie minicamp Sunday when he introduced himself to running back Kyle Monangai. “Kyle,” he said, “you terrorized us.” In the regular-season finale Nov. 30, Monangai …

NEW YORK — Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and left fielder Seiya Suzuki sped toward the wall at Citi Field, trying to chase down a sharp fly ball hit between them by the Mets’ Luis Torrens in the second inning …

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States and a native of Chicago, sparked celebration across the city this weekend as parishioners gathered at Holy Name Cathedral and other churches to mark the occasion. …

NEW YORK — The Cubs already had come back to tie the score twice by the time Francisco Lindor homered in the eighth inning Sunday to put the Mets ahead again. It was certainly possible that they could rally once …

It’s been 44 years since “Cats” — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s skimpily plotted tale of singing, dancing felines — premiered in London, where it ran for an astounding 21 years. Since then, it’s safe to say that in any given week, …

The Milwaukee-based National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobbleheads commemorating Pope Leo XIV. They are the latest items in the commodification craze that followed the election last week of the first pontiff born in the U.S. …

Tim Elko gave his mom one heck of a Mother’s Day present Sunday. The freshly promoted White Sox first baseman picked up his first major-league hit in a big way, belting a tiebreaking, three-run home run off 2022 Cy Young …

A law strengthening protections for domestic violence victims took effect on Mother’s Day. Karina’s Law, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in February, addresses several risks associated with guns and domestic violence. Law enforcement must now confiscate guns from alleged abusers …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The full moon in Scorpio peaks at 9:35 p.m. Chicago time. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today you might feel a squeeze play with financial negotiations …

The Catholic church’s social service arm has long offered resources to women with unplanned or unwelcome pregnancies to give them alternatives to abortion, which the church’s leadership opposes. But Catholic Charities in Chicago is using a lobbying firm that also …

House Bill 35, sponsored by state Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Highwood, and state Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in health insurance through the proposed Artificial Intelligence Systems Use in Health Insurance Act. While the …

As Angel Bueno and the rest of the demolition crew cut through a bank vault to make it easier to maneuver, the door began to slip. Soon, his left leg was pinned beneath hundreds of pounds of metal. “I saw …

When the president makes decisions that move markets — and one of his closest supporters in Congress simultaneously makes stock trades that earn or save thousands of dollars — it doesn’t just look bad, it corrodes our democracy from within. …