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A week after “boos” rained down in a ceremony honoring some of Chicago’s top storefront theater companies, the Joseph Jefferson Awards — known conversationally as “the Jeffs” and akin to the local Tonys — are facing backlash. Several theaters said on social media and in interviews over the weekend t
Charges were pending for a man police took into custody shortly after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman near a Loop parking garage Monday morning, according to Chicago police. The woman, 20, was walking in the first block of North Michigan Avenue at 6:35 a.m. when the man approached and assaul
The Chicago Board of Education approved a contract for the school district’s new CEO Macquline King, a homegrown talent who has led the district on an interim basis for the last 10 months. King will have a three-year contract with a starting salary of $380,000, which is $40,000 more than her predece
King will face several challenges, including a projected $520 million budget deficit for next school year.
Dual credit can help students be better prepared for college and avoid debt. But some worry about watered-down curriculums and students ending up with credits that selective colleges might not accept.
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, has wrapped in Grapevine, Texas. The event included speeches from Texas officials — including Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Mayes Middleton — all current candidates for statewide office.
After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said Monday that most of its officers received much of their back pay Monday for working during the shutdown. Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will lead to the end of the hours-ong security lines travelers expe
PHOENIX — More than two months later, Rams coach Sean McVay still can’t wrap his mind around the throw Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made to force overtime in the teams’ playoff game Jan. 18. ‘‘The things that are so impressive are when things go off-schedule,’’ he said Monday at the NFL annual m
The Illinois Forensic Science Commission called on the university to conduct a proper audit of its lab, which has been responsible for nearly two dozen wrongful DUI convictions.
The Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on the Upper East Side in May 2017 The defendant allegedly pushed the older man onto the tracks. The victim died days later. [ more › ]
Street sweepers cover the city’s blocks April through at least the end of November, cleaning them of leaves, litter and debris.
Los manifestantes se reunieron el viernes por la tarde en el Aeropuerto Internacional O’Hare para protestar contra los agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) que han sido convocados para asistir con la seguridad del aeropuerto en medio de un cierre parcial del gobierno federa
Zohran Mamdani has been Hizzoner for just 88 days, and he’s already navigating the “poisoned chalice” of a big budget deficit he inherited while the credit agencies that could make it much more expensive for the city to borrow money are taking an increasingly dim view of its finances on his watch. H
Atsuomi Hotta preparing for dinner service at Uotora. For eight years, Uotora quietly served some of Brooklyn's best omakase. [ more › ]
Police and federal officials are investigating a "disturbance" aboard an American Airlines flight to Chicago Sunday that some passengers believe may have been a bomb threat which caused the flight to be diverted to Detroit. The Wayne County Airport Authority Police and FBI responded to a "reported d
PHOENIX — The Bears aren’t sure who their starting left tackle will be after Ozzy Trapilo suffered a major knee injury in the playoffs, but the ambiguity extends well beyond this season. Trapilo, a second-round pick a year ago, will miss most or all of the season because of a ruptured patella tendon
The high school basketball season is a wrap. Here is the biggest and best from the 2025-26 season. Best team: Marist After finishing third in the East Suburban Catholic Conference, the state champions of the state’s largest class put it all together at the right time. How dominating were the RedHawk
A top Mormon church leader who has said he learned in or about 2020 that his brother may have molested children many years earlier — possibly involving a congregation in the Chicago region — didn’t notify police or child welfare authorities. With the accusers grown, Mormon leader D. Todd Christoffer
Allison Lew and her 4-year-old son in their Brooklyn apartment. Lee is an organizer for New Yorkers United for Child Care. As Mamdani commits to expanding child care, parents say it’s making their plans to have a second child or return to the workforce more realistic. [ more › ]
UFT President Michael Mulgrew at the Capitol. The UFT is focused on lowering the age when someone can retire without a penalty. [ more › ]
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