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Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Lebanese Americans in the Chicago area mourn those killed in U.S.-Israeli war and attempt to help loved ones. 🗞️ Plus: Union TSA workers push back on plan to deploy ICE agents to airports, Chance the Rapper prevails in rights trial and more. 📝 Keeping score: The
Interfaith clergy, immigrant rights advocates, and a former prisoner of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gathered at Evanston’s Sherman Plaza on Friday to announce their opposition to Chicago-based real estate investment trust Highlands Real Estate Investment Trust’s plan to lease a va
Interfaith clergy, immigrant rights advocates, and a former prisoner of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gathered at Evanston’s Sherman Plaza on Friday to announce their opposition to Chicago-based real estate investment trust Highlands Real Estate Investment Trust’s plan to lease a va
Jeff Blashill finally gave Blackhawks rookie forward Nick Lardis an opportunity on the second line Sunday, and Lardis promptly rewarded his faith. "That was Nick’s best game since he’s been up," Blashill said after the Hawks' 3-2 overtime loss to the Predators. Lardis scored his sixth goal of the se
DEAR ABBY: A former boyfriend, "Ray," is an alcoholic. He has been through rehab twice, but it didn't do any good. He won't stop. He keeps saying we'll work it out. I don't understand why Ray can't get it through his head that I no longer want to be with him. I gave him two chances. Nobody else want
I was born in Chicago, grew up in the suburbs and went to Notre Dame for undergraduate and law school. I completed a fellowship at Harvard University, and thought I know a thing or two about life. Like everyone, I had some great joys and some great heartbreaks. I practiced law, served in the Clinton
Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre will reboot a program that supports new plays after receiving a grant from the Stephen Sondheim Foundation, an organization established under the will of the revered composer-lyricist. The foundation has announced an inaugural round of cultural grant funding. Neither St
Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the world, is a searing story of the exploitation of a teenage geisha set against a backdrop of imperialist ignorance and hubris. But sometimes forgotten or overlooked is that the 1904 opera itself is a
My son could not have been more excited, shouting across the aquarium to come look. Was it a turtle? A small shark? When I meandered over to the aquarium window inside the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center in Willow Springs, I found what had captured his attention: a strange swimming white blob w
Three of Rodolph Saliba’s friends in Lebanon have been killed by rockets in recent weeks, the 19-year-old Oak Lawn resident said. Even more are sleeping in tents or going hungry. Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,500 people in Iran and more than 1,000 in Lebanon after the Lebanese militant grou
People gather around "Dinosaur", the 16-foot-tall (about 4.9 meters) aluminum pigeon sculpture by Ivan Argote, on the Spur of the High Line in New York on March 21, 2026, during a community farewell event ahead of its removal. Fans of Iván Argote’s 21-foot “Dinosaur” sculpture want it to stay in pla
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — There’s a noticeable difference in White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas this spring. From the way he saunters through the clubhouse and converses with teammates to his belief in his ability, Vargas is more upbeat after working through a difficult time following his trade from the
A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 13-year-old girl was injured after a driver slammed into the electric scooter they were riding in the South Shore neighborhood Saturday night, Chicago police said. A witness to the crash flagged down police and told them a car hit the right side of the e-scooter c
A Venezuelan migrant has been charged with the murder of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman, police announced Sunday, prompting outrage from Trump administration officials who branded her killing as the result of sanctuary policies in Illinois. Jose Medina, 25, faces charges of first-
Thirty-three passengers on a tour bus from Chicago were injured Sunday afternoon when it crashed in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The bus, headed to a casino in Michigan, was carrying 54 people when it exited northbound Interstate 43 about 2:45 p.m., crossed the roadway and went over an embankment, accordin
Two of three men shot in the South Shore neighborhood Sunday evening died, marking the fifth and sixth deaths from gun violence over the weekend, which also saw nearly a dozen wounded citywide. The two men were in the driveway of an apartment complex in the 6900 block of South South Shore Drive abou
A federal judge on Sunday struck down the village of Broadview’s curfew on protests, ruling that restrictions set by suburban leaders have violated demonstrators' First Amendment rights. Chicago attorney Robert Held filed for a preliminary injunction last fall as part of a federal lawsuit against Br
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox’ decision to sign catcher Reese McGuire to a one-year, $1.2 million contract was curious. Kyle Teel is rehabbing from a Grade 2 hamstring strain but is expected back early in the season, and Korey Lee and Edgar Quero are more than adequate. But manager Will Venable sa
Out of all the labels Cardi B loves to wear and rap about, “drama queen” has become her favorite — and she wears it like royalty on her latest tour. For a decade now, the cameras and headlines have followed the braggadocio rapper’s every move, every dig, every partner and every trial, like last year
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