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More than 100 people in need are expected to attend Passover dinners this weekend, offered by Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Chicago at its synagogue in West Ridge in collaboration with Bubby Firas Food Bank.  The number of guests …

So . . . a beloved Chicago team in the middle of a New Age rebuild, which has been a borderline Phoenix Suns-like example of underachieving the last two seasons; which selected a generational talent in the 2024 draft to …

When Ashbey Beasley, a gun-safety activist from Highland Park, heard that federal agents were patrolling in nearby Highwood Thursday morning, she got into her car and went out to look for them. It didn’t take long before she saw a …

The grass looked greener. The air smelled sweeter. A change of Sox was all it took to change everything for young All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet. From Day 1 of Red Sox spring training in Ft. Myers, Fla., Crochet sensed palpably …

A man who police say was stealing property from a freight train lost his foot trying to hop a train to elude police Friday morning in Englewood, according to police. About 6:40 a.m., officers saw multiple people taking property from …

A high-profile lobbyist who is a former top aide to Gov. JB Pritzker is cooperating with investigators, her lawyer says, in a case involving a man facing federal charges that accuse him of extorting a Lincoln Park restaurant owner. Will …

Illinois se opone a la exigencia de la administración de Trump de que la Junta Estatal de Educación y los distritos escolares certifiquen que rechazan los programas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI). En una carta al Departamento de Educación …

El presidente Donald Trump planea invertir miles de millones de dólares en la construcción de una infraestructura para deportaciones masivas, pero se topará con un obstáculo en Illinois, donde las leyes vigentes prohíben la detención de inmigrantes. El Servicio de …

El desfile anual del Cinco de Mayo ha sido cancelado, anunciaron los organizadores el jueves. El desfile, que suele atraer a cientos de personas al lado suroeste, conmemora la victoria de México sobre el ejército francés de Napoleón en la …

Around the time the out-of-town owners of Chicago’s Save A Lot grocery stores locked down a $13.5 million deal with the city of Chicago to renovate the stores, the three founders were asked to share advice for young entrepreneurs. “Embrace …

“I figured I’d better couch my diagonals and spirals in sex and surprise,” Twyla Tharp wrote in her 1992 autobiography, “Push Comes to Shove,” explaining her early approach to dance, and that description remains apt. The 83-year-old New Yorker ranks …

A key City Council panel on Friday rejected a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed in a hail of Chicago police gunfire after he shot and wounded an officer during a controversial West Side …

Federal jurors considering the bribery case against Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III have already seen him on video socializing with fellow Sen. Martin Sandoval and red-light camera executive Omar Maani at fancy steakhouses in the city and the suburbs. But …

When the WNBA wanted to launch ‘Rivals Week,’ a popular feature of the NBA schedule, a matchup between the Sky and the Fever was the obvious choice to kickstart it. Those teams will face off in a primetime matchup on …

LOS ANGELES – Cubs catcher Carson Kelly still has photos of the X-rays on his phone. The result of a spring training fastball striking the exact wrong spot on his right forearm in 2023, they show his ulna snapped through, …

The annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo is coming to downtown Chicago this weekend. The convention showcases cosplay, gaming, wrestling, anime, pop culture and much more. Lightsabers and shields might aid cosplayers in their journeys through their beloved creative and …

Oddly enough, this has been the Blackhawks’ best power-play performance in a full-length season since 2015-16. The Hawks rank 11th in the NHL with a 23.8% power-play conversion rate, a dramatic difference from the last two seasons, when they ranked …

“Black men are in trouble. Serious trouble.” Those were the words I led with for my first cover story with the Chicago Reporter, a nonprofit news organization covering issues of race, poverty and inequality. Published this month 25 years ago, …

There’s a buzz that follows Jack White any time he’s in Chicago. For the past 2½ years, the guitar virtuoso has continued to keep it electric with an onslaught unforgettable shows — all at different venues, all different vibes, all …