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Mayor Brandon Johnson turned up the heat on the City Council Tuesday on the eve of a pivotal vote on his plan to confront Chicago’s affordable housing crisis — amid pushback from his most powerful ally. Johnson’s “green social housing” …

Gov. JB Pritzker has agreed to testify before the Republican-led U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 12 alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over their states’ immigration policies. Pritzker initially received a …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Famed organist Nancy Faust will return to Rate Field for six games as part of the White Sox’ 125th anniversary celebration this season. Faust, 78, was part of the ballpark experience for Sox fans for more …

Michael Miner kept Chicago journalists on their toes. As the longtime media columnist for the Chicago Reader, if he saw something in the local papers or television news that seemed to miss the mark or made him roll his eyes, …

United Airlines has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that American Airlines filed against the City of Chicago over an alleged breach of a lease agreement. Last week, American Airlines filed a suit claiming that Chicago’s Department of …

Alexander Pancoe, an alpinist and philanthropist battling cancer, died doing what he loved, his wife Nina Laski Pancoe said. He had climbed the tallest mountains of all seven continents, cross-country skied the North and South Poles and reached the summit …

As 133 Catholic cardinals —including Chicago’s Blase Cupich — enter the Sistine Chapel Wednesday to begin deliberating and electing a new pope, whoever emerges as pontiff from this conclave takes on a job that has changed dramatically in the last …

The Tommy Bartlett Show, a popular water-ski attraction that ran for nearly 70 years at Wisconsin Dells but was forced to close due to the pandemic has been sold along with its tandem production, Tommy Bartlett Exploratory. The Tommy Bartlett …

Carlson Kressley spruced up puppies with Hawaiian shirts, dresses and sunglasses on Tuesday at the PAWS Chicago Medical Center and Lurie Clinic in Little Village. Kressley, who is a judge of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and was one of the stars …

Michelada Fest organizers announced that the two-day event, originally scheduled for July 19-20 at Oakwood Beach, has been canceled. In a message posted to the fest’s website Tuesday, organizers cited the “rapidly changing political climate,” as well as concerns about …

Tavče gravče, which translates as “beans in a pan,” is a Macedonian classic. Traditionally, large dried white beans called tetovac, named for a city in northwestern Macedonia, are the star of the rustic dish, while onions, garlic, peppers and paprika …

Change can be invigorating, especially when things start to feel flat. Guard Ariel Atkins was ready for something new when the Sky acquired her from the Mystics in a trade in February. The Mystics had drafted her seventh in 2018. …

The Cubs’ Shota Imanaga messaged fellow left-hander Justin Steele on Tuesday, knowing his rotation mate had perspective about hamstring strains. Imanaga, who is on the 15-day injured list with a mild strain of his left hamstring, said he never had …

Organizers of some prominent Chicago cultural events have received official notices that their federal grants are canceled as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to hollow out the country’s leading federal arts funder. After announcing major changes to the National Endowment for the …

When I rode along to observe the control of invasive hydrilla last month in Oak Brook, Dan Grigas said that, as a kid, he had to read the fishing report before going fishing. The fisheries ecologist for the Forest Preserve …

After months of the public being blocked from using the riverfront plaza outside Trump International Hotel & Tower, the building’s management relented Tuesday and moved the fences adorned with “no trespassing” signs under pressure from city officials. The 1.2-acre tiered …

A man was stabbed to death Monday in Waukegan when he and another man tried robbing two people after they met to sell a motorcycle, authorities said. Two people arrived about 10 p.m. at a residence near Harrison Avenue and …

Sky star Angel Reese always has a lot going on, though she says her life is always driven by basketball. And Tuesday night, at the end of a frenzied few days that included a homecoming at LSU and an appearance …

LOS ANGELES — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks …

Federal agents seized more than $6.6 million worth of fake designer watches Sunday at O’Hare Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed at a cargo examination station at O’Hare seized a package Sunday that arrived from China carrying 243 …