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White Sox relief pitcher Miguel Castro will undergo season-ending surgery after suffering a torn patellar tendon in his right knee this week, the team announced Friday. To fill his spot, the Sox have brought up veteran reliever Dan Altavilla on …

Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover disappeared for a few hours Friday — on paper, at least. And he’s not the only one. Hoover and Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III — two of Illinois’ most high-profile prisoners — couldn’t …

Patrick Meyer really knows American Science & Surplus. He started working at the eclectic science and discovery store in 1984, when he was 16. He eventually bought the business in 2012. But the 88-year-old store — that still has a …

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi’s store-brand cookies and crackers “blatantly copies” Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins and Oreos. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Illinois, Chicago-based …

Want a COVID-19 vaccination this fall? For many Americans, it’s not clear how easy it will be to get one. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was a longtime anti-vaccine activist, said this week that the shots are no …

La Junta de Educación de Chicago renovó con retraso los contratos de 16 escuelas chárter el jueves, después de meses de demoras para reevaluar los criterios con los que se juzgan estas instituciones. Cada una de las escuelas recibió términos …

As I write this column, the spring legislative session is a day away from adjournment. Nothing of great importance has cleared both chambers. So there’s no point in writing about any of that. I’ll let you know my thoughts next …

In a blistering memo filed Friday night, federal prosecutors say former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan deserves a 12 ½-year prison sentence partly because, “with his back against the wall,” he got on the witness stand at trial and …

Manager Craig Counsell didn’t leave much mystery when he was asked Friday whether right-hander Ben Brown is expected to remain part of the Cubs’ starting rotation. ‘‘That’s the expectation, yes,’’ he said. But the Cubs will do something different with …

Con el tema de las visas y permisos de trabajo pendiendo de un hilo y que ya ha obligado a artistas como los mexicanos Julión Álvarez y Lorenzo de Monteclaro a cancelar o poner en pausa sus presentaciones en Estados …

The Department of Homeland Security has released a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that includes seven cities and 96 counties in Illinois that the Trump administration views as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes …

Genesis has come to Wrigley Field. With apologies to neighbors hoping for a glimpse of Phil Collins or a chance to hear ‘‘Invisible Touch’’ emanating from the ballpark, we’re not talking about a late addition to the summer concert schedule. …

The Sky will not see Wings rookie point guard Paige Bueckers in the teams’ rematch Saturday because she is in the concussion protocol. The Wings evaluated Bueckers after the Sky’s 97-92 win Thursday in Chicago and put her in the …

Sean Burke is starting to find a groove on the mound. He consistently hit higher than his average velocity and tied his season-high in strikeouts Friday in Baltimore. He has struck out six batters in back-to-back outings, but the White …

Bend the knee. Last Sunday was the five-year observance (can’t really call it an anniversary, can we?) of the death, murder, publicground ‘‘lynching’’ of George Floyd. So last week I reflected. As many did. Reflected on the incident and the …

For the first time in its history, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School had 23 students achieve perfect scores on the ACT. “It’s a phenomenal achievement,” Principal Rickey Harris said. “We are just super proud of them.” Last month, the …

SPRINGFIELD — Gun owners could face thousands of dollars in fines if they don’t keep their weapons properly stored around minors under a bill headed to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. The Safe Gun Storage Act would require owners to keep …

Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler, who grew up on the Side Side and worked and traveled with the band Kool & the Gang, died May 25 following a car accident in suburban Atlanta. Kool & the Gang posted of his passing …

The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires and heavy smoke from those fires could move into the Chicago area beginning Friday afternoon. The skies will appear hazy around Chicago. “There probably …

Las vías express de salida de la autopista Kennedy volverán a permitir a los conductores llegar al Aeropuerto O’Hare a partir del domingo, mientras que el clima lo permita. Desde mediados de marzo, sólo las vías locales de salida tenían …