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There’s loving pickles and then there’s really loving pickles. Alyssa Rossolille belongs in the latter category, which is why she was one of approximately 5,000 who descended on Wrigleyville for Chicago Pickle Fest on Saturday. “I drink pickle juice out …

MILWAUKEE – Cubs manager Craig Counsell’s family met for dinner Friday before the first game of the season between the Cubs and Brewers. In Counsell’s retelling, his brother-in-law Todd kept rushing the group to get to the ballpark. “They’re were …

It was an odd, and lucky, assignment. When he was 19, the Army tapped Harold “Hal” Bergen, a Jewish infantryman from Chicago, to work as a sound technician for the Nuremberg Trials, at which Nazi leaders faced a reckoning for …

To people who grew up in the old St. Mary of the Assumption parish on 137th Street, it’s no surprise that one of their own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be part of the conclave that will gather starting Wednesday in …

The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them. Instead, the agency will default to withholding 50% of …

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter, “Allie” (whom I’ve raised as my own since she was 2), has banned my 39-year-old daughter’s 19-year-old girlfriend “Taylor” from coming to her house for the holidays. She dislikes that Taylor is 20 years younger than …

Since last fall, Evan Mast and his partner have been looking for a new, larger home in Chicago before the arrival of their second child. They’ve been checking Irving Park and Logan Square, but it’s been a long process, mired …

Last weekend, it was my honor to be chosen to be part of a delegation of five colleagues who represented the U.S. Senate at Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City. The crowd was overwhelming. Estimated in the hundreds of thousands, …

President Donald Trump’s fascination with tariffs has roiled financial markets across the globe, while simultaneously wreaking havoc on what were supposed to be the nest eggs of millions of Americans who are either on the verge of retiring or already …

Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered organ failure during pregnancy, weakening her …

Leonard “Ben” Toia, the former owner of Leona’s pizzerias and restaurants around Chicago, enjoyed simple pleasures, according to his family. He found serenity with a bag of bread crumbs and the company of geese, squirrels and ducks — even if …

A man was fatally shot during an argument early Saturday in Austin on the West Side. The man, 24, was walking on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Quincy Street when he was approached by a male suspect …

A man was found shot to death in Austin early Saturday, police say. Officers responding to a call of a person shot found a 35-year-old man on the ground at the mouth of an alley in the 1200 block of …

Two women are in custody after five people were injured during an argument that led to multiple stabbings early Saturday in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side. Officers responding to a call of a stabbing found several people injured just …

Nikola Vucevic has been a bit of a throwback. In the mind of the Bulls big, you sign a contract, you honor the deal. That’s what the player controls in his opinion. Whether or not the organization sees the years …

It’s easy for White Sox fans to be impressed with rookie catcher Edgar Quero. They can see it in the statistics, such as the .326 batting average and .442 on-base percentage he put up in his first 15 major-league games. …

A man was stabbed to death Saturday morning in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side. The man, 39, was standing near the sidewalk in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue when he was approached by a person who …

The Sky cut their roster from 18 to 15 on Saturday by waiving guards Tilly Boler, Sammie Puisis and Arella Guirantes. All three played fewer than 10 minutes Friday in the preseason game against Brazil. The team has two preseason …

Scott Joplin’s opera, “Treemonisha,” long had a kind of ghostly presence in America’s classical music scene. Certain insiders knew of it, but no one had actually seen it, because it was not fully staged until a 1972 joint premiere by …

Comic book fans celebrated their love of the medium Saturday during Free Comic Book Day at shops across the city. Held every year on the first Saturday in May, the event is an opportunity for enthusiasts, both curious newcomers and …