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Political TV ad season is coming to Illinois early this election cycle. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi hit the airwaves Tuesday in the heavyweight Democratic fight to replace outgoing Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, with a 30-second spot running statewide a …

Even in the heyday of the bike messenger business in the late 1980s — when an estimated 1,500 couriers zoomed around the streets of the Loop — there were fears the fax machine could end the need for fast, in-person …

Terry Garland, who was the head electrician at Stroger Hospital, was considered by many to be a bit of an unofficial patron saint of the place — especially when it came to helping sick kids. “If there was a broken …

Life is good. You can’t help but get that feeling during beach season on the Great Lakes. It’s lying out in the sun in pursuit of a tan. Or sitting in the shade to avoid the rays. It’s diving into …

Glenview native Aurora Penepacker was only 3 when “Amélie” debuted in 2001. The film — about an eccentric young woman living in Paris’s Montmartre neighborhood who secretly orchestrates small acts of kindness — would go on to become a cult …

There were many moments on the final day of this year’s Windy City Smokeout when everything seemed to align. During one, the crowd, accompanied by the strumming of a solitary guitar, sang the country hit “I Wish Grandpas Never Died.” …

On a hot July night, red lanterns hung along an Uptown street crowded with visitors to the Argyle Night Market. They sampled banh mi sandwiches, sipped bubble tea, bought crocheted flowers made by Thai artisans and danced to a hip-hop …

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of 25 years recently married someone she had known for only a few months. I …

By TIFFANY STANLEY The Rev. John MacArthur, an influential and exacting evangelical preacher, died Monday at the age of 86. Related Articles Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents A …

It’s a waiting game for Carlos Alexander Osorto and his daughter, Sady, 29. Her father’s bond hearing is Wednesday, rescheduled from July 8 to July 16 — another delay in a process that she said is affecting the health of …

By Mikhail Zinshteyn and Kristen Hwang | CalMatters Becoming a doctor will likely become even more difficult under the new tax bill Congress approved after lawmakers slashed the amount of money medical school students can borrow in federal loans. The …

By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized. How? It is turning to …

With his goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win against D.C. United, Galaxy midfielder Diego Fagúndez moved closer to the 80-goal, 80-assist group. It’s a rare accomplishment, with only three players in MLS history – Landon Donovan, Jaime Moreno and Diego Valeri …

By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. Related Articles Republicans are considering …

Summertime means vacations – and vacations mean books. (And sunscreen and cold drinks. But mostly books.) The season is traditionally a busy one for publishers, who often release some of their most exciting titles over the next few months. This …