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Anders Sorensen didn’t say a whole lot during his interviews as the Blackhawks’ interim coach, but his reticence made his few bold statements noteworthy. Calling Frank Nazar ‘‘the best player on the ice [on] both teams’’ after the Hawks’ victory …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Jason Langford messaged that ramps and asparagus were in “full swing” last weekend and sent photos of his son Ace, who turns 4 in June, helping with the …

A Chicago Police officer was injured after officers pulled over a car driving “erratically” in West Garfield Park Saturday evening. The driver tried to flee and the car struck and dragged an officer, according to police. The driver was pulled …

“At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen”: The title sums up playwright Terry Guest’s alternately ebullient and sorrow-steeped tale of a dead drag queen. But this is no somber, black-clad tale of trauma and mourning. We’re not at the …

Jim and I rode our bikes over to Wallace Lake to check out a lifeguard, Laura. I can still see her, 16 years old, in her white bathing suit, gazing over the splashing crowd. That sounds creepier than it actually …

It was Opening Day again on the South Side. At least it was for White Sox infielder Josh Rojas. ‘‘I felt like I was out forever,’’ Rojas said. It wasn’t forever, but Rojas finally came off the injured list and …

MILWAUKEE — Left-hander Shota Imanaga stood hunched over with his hands on his knees as he waited for a trainer to run out to him in the sixth inning of the Cubs’ 4-0 loss to the Brewers on Sunday at …

Rain brought an early end to the finale of the White Sox’ series with the visiting Astros on Sunday afternoon at Rate Field. As the crowd belted out “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” during the Seventh-Inning Stretch, the grounds’ …

There is a lot of ‘‘new’’ around the Sky. They have a new coach in Tyler Marsh and have added veterans to complement the core of second-year players Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso. So it’s encouraging that the players already …

Illinois cannabis business owners are pleading for relief from the state’s “steep licensing fees” and “overly burdensome” regulations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, joining several of those business owners Sunday at a news conference on the Near West Side, urged …

MILWAUKEE — When Cubs star right fielder Kyle Tucker paused after sliding over second base, his head still down as he gathered himself, it looked for a moment like the Cubs’ luck had gone from bad to worse. But after …

An increasingly soggy infield couldn’t slow down White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Robert has been jockeying for the major-league lead in stolen bases and added two to his tally Sunday, with his second being the deciding factor in …

A 19-year-old man was charged Sunday with eight felonies in a string of sexual assaults and robberies, most of which occurred at the same West Ridge apartment complex over the last five months. Tymarion Averyhart of Edgewater was charged with …

A woman was shot to death in Pilsen on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said. The woman, whose age wasn’t known, was in the 1500 block of South Laflin Street at 5:25 p.m. when a man approached her and shot her …

Former 35th Ward chief of staff and community organizer Jessica Vasquez was appointed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Sunday afternoon, filling a vacancy created for the 8th District seat when Anthony Joel Quezada was appointed to the …

Lori Healey, who stepped in and out of roles in the public and private sectors, achieving successes in both and helping shape Chicago, has died. She was 65. Healey was chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley; served as …

Funeral services for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will be held this week in Kankakee. Ryan — a Republican who served in the Illinois House, as Illinois secretary of state, Illinois House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately as the state’s …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a wonderful day to negotiate with others …

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest income homeowners, according to a report …

Chicago police fatally shot a man who came at them with a knife in a Greater Grand Crossing apartment building on the South Side early Monday, authorities said. The shooting happened around 2:50 a.m. in the 1400 block of East …