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Moon alert Avoid shopping or major decisions today until 3:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Do what you can to keep the peace with others today …

You know who probably was a big fan of the Bears’ trio of second-round draft picks? Pope Leo XIV. OK, fine, that was just a shameless attempt to invoke the new pope in yet another Sun-Times story. Look, all the …

Robert Prevost made history twice this week. First as the first U.S.-born pope — and second as the first pontiff with recent ancestors who were Creole people of color in New Orleans, something the new pope has never acknowledged publicly. Pope Leo …

This Sunday I am celebrating my first Mother’s Day as a free woman. In January, I was released from prison after serving 20 years. I was originally sentenced to 40 years, but then-Gov. Pat Quinn granted me clemency and reduced …

During Mental Health Awareness Month, The Family Institute at Northwestern University recognizes that while it is an important time to reflect on our mental and behavioral health, our work is not bound by a single month. Mental health requires continual …

DEAR ABBY: I’m engaged to a delightful woman from a foreign country. She’s a divorcee, and her 19-year-old son is doing well in college. She essentially raised him herself. Because of some spectrum disorder and ADHD symptoms, her son was …

It isn’t unusual for Terrill Hines to drop hundreds of dollars on shoes in an afternoon. Especially when his four children are along. He spent a May afternoon at Succezz, a Near South Side streetwear sneaker store, on a shopping …

Using data to help make decisions on health can improve equity in care and might improve results from care for chronic diseases such as diabetes, research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found. “Once you know that this patient …

Chicago is not a place where you generally bump into famous people on the street. Our rock stars are the silent type — made of glass and steel, terracotta, stone and marble. Despite their size, these architectural marvels risk becoming …

The BeyHive will be buzzing around Soldier Field starting May 15 when Beyoncé kicks off three nights of shows at Soldier Field. The superstar was last in Chicago in 2023, when she delivered a powerhouse performance during her Renaissance World …

Kyle Davidson needs to nail this Blackhawks coaching hire. The decision facing Davidson now might be the single most important of his Hawks general manager tenure to date, or at least one of the most. One could argue either way …

A man was shot and killed in South Lawndale early Saturday, police said. The man, 36, was in the 2100 block of South Fairfield Avenue around 3:30 a.m. when someone in a gray sedan fired shots, according to Chicago police. …

Two people are dead and one is injured after being shot in Edgewater early Saturday, police said. The three victims — a 28-year-old man, a 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old man — were in the 6300 block of North Broadway …

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core priorities of Pope Francis. In …

SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor …

The student debt crisis is coming to a head this month as collections resume on millions of defaulted borrowers after a pause for much of the past five years. The federal student loan experiment has not been a success and …

An Encino-based public insurance adjuster and a series of related companies allegedly submitted false claims, stole insurance funds and failed to complete repairs for more than a dozen clients, including two Eaton fire victims, according to a newly filed class-action …

All — all! — American presidents have problems with the press. They don’t like reporters, the nosey parkers, and while the reporters may occasionally like them, they must try to hide any such feelings, as what they — we — …

Q. Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing” and is very common in fruit …

Cell phones have emergency alert apps that will shriek and buzz loudly enough to wake you up at night if there’s an earthquake or wildfire. It’s a good thing there’s no app to warn of impending tax increases. Nobody in …