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Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Family members hoping to bring spouses or other relatives to the U.S. are caught in legal limbo that began in January when the Trump administration paused immigrant visas for 75 countries. 🗞️ Plus: Prosecutors …

A man was shot and killed Saturday during a fight with another man in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said. The 20-year-old was arguing with another man about 5 p.m. in the 3100 block of North Nottingham …

For the second year in a row, Chicago Public Schools is on track to spend more money than is coming in — a sign of the district’s difficult financial situation. Two financial reports submitted to Board of Education members at …

In Washington, D.C., the name on a bill is often the opposite of what it does. The Main Street Depositor Protection Act is the latest example. The name sounds noble. The math is not. Here is what the bill would …

DEAR ABBY: I’m 43, and I have been married and divorced three times. I have three adult children and a 13-year-old. My last divorce was final a few weeks ago. I was sure she was The One. Now she now …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The investigation into the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students took a twist this weekend when prosecutors said that the suspect asked ChatGPT about body disposal in the lead up to the students’ …

By GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington’s Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration’s plans for the storied performing arts venue, asking Tuesday why the center …

By REBECCA BOONE A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation’s history for millions of …

Since starting its “Drone as First Responder” program in July, Los Angeles police say the devices were used more than 3,000 times in 2025, mostly in response to emergency calls or officer requests for assistance, according to a report by …

Federal prosecutors were authorized to seize more than $2 million from a Pasadena-based wound-care clinic accused of defrauding Medicare for reimbursements for skin graft substitutes and skin grafts that never were performed, officials announced Tuesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Rosenberg …

California voters may be asked a lot of questions about taxes in the fall. The campaign behind an effort billed as protecting personal property, including retirement and savings accounts, from future or retroactive taxes says it has collected more than …

Some road closures will take place tomorrow in West Hollywood as the city conducts a full-scale emergency response drill. The drill will get underway in the early morning hours at West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Blvd., …

By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress. The vote on the war …

CHICAGO — In 24 years as a major league pitching coach, Mike Maddux has seen just about everything. So, it’s no surprise that he’s treating what has transpired lately with the Angels’ bullpen as just a blip, rather than a …

California’s top-two jungle primary is an election oddity. Most states don’t do primary elections this way. State voters adopted it 16 years ago in hope of seeing more moderate candidates with broader appeal advance to the general elections that decide …