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Avery Willis Hoffman Courtesy of Court Theatre Court Theatre, the University of Chicago’s professional theater of classic plays, is set to enter a rejuvenating rebirth with its new artistic director, Avery Willis Hoffman. Hoffman, who starts Nov. 1 as the …

A 28-year-old Chicago man has died after being shot early Sunday on the Near West Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot about 3:05 a.m. and after checking the area, they spotted Jerrodte Shelby on the ground …

Metra’s holiday train tickets went on sale Monday. Tickets for the decorated trains — which feature holiday characters and treats — cost $10 each and must be purchased in advance on Metra’s website. The trains are scheduled to run throughout the …

The Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey is expanding its capacity for science learning programs, events, and more. Leaders of the Space Center, city officials, community members, and Downey Unified School District students gathered on Monday, Nov. 17, to celebrate …

The NFL has revealed the lineup for its Thanksgiving Day 2025 halftime performances, with three major artists set across three games on Thursday, Nov. 27. Post Malone will perform at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs game at AT&T …

LOS ANGELES – A man was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and robbery for using two knives to fatally stab a 67-year-old woman on a Metro train in the Studio City area last year. Jurors deliberated about an hour before …

The wife of Tyler Skaggs denied knowing that the 27-year-old pitcher had a drug problem prior to his shocking 2019 death in a Texas hotel room, as she testified on Monday, Nov. 17 in the midst of a wrongful death …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Cal Turning Point fracas is bad for free speech Re: “Cal serves up red meat for Turning Point” (Page A8, Nov. 16). The writer argues …

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have rotated several of their defensemen in and out of the lineup all season long, and now it appears that veteran John Klingberg – after a rough few games – will become the …

OAKLAND — If the Alameda County District Attorney gets her way, first time gun possession offenders will go to jail. A new policy enacted by DA Ursula Jones Dickson will require prosecutors to seek “mandatory minimum” sentences of jail or …

By Jaimie Ding | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Monday over California’s new laws banning federal agents from wearing masks and requiring them to have identification while conducting operations in the state. RELATED: California …

Derrick Odum, the longest-tenured defensive coordinator in San Jose State history, has been fired with two games remaining, the team announced Monday. Odum had overseen the Spartans’ defense since 2017, Brent Brennan’s first season. He had also been SJSU’s associate …

Two months after he was hired as Colorado’s athletic director on July 17, 2013, Rick George and the Buffaloes were hit with adversity. The 100-year flood in Boulder County in September of 2013 led to six reported deaths and damaged …

Denver Summit FC made another move to bolster its back line. The club announced on Monday that it signed veteran defender Megan Reid, a Canadian Women’s National Team player and National Women’s Soccer League mainstay, to a three-year contract through …

A Douglas County teacher who was arrested by immigration authorities last month has been removed from the United States and returned to her home nation of Peru. Marina Ortiz and her family agreed to voluntarily depart the U.S. earlier this …