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A sting of five robberies happened overnight on the city’s North Side and Northwest Sides.

Brandon Johnson celebrates his victory at the Marriott Marquis Chicago on election night, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Caitlin Clark, Kiki Rice and Kamilla Cardoso arrive at Monday’s world premiere of “Full Court Press” in Indianapolis.

DEAR ABBY: I am the 18-year-old daughter (and third child) of parents who are going through a divorce after being together for 36 years. I need your insight on this because I am unsure.

Jordan LaFlure, managing editor of The Onion, left, and Leila Brillson, The Onion’s chief marketing officer, at the satire news website’s office, 730 N. Franklin St. Brillson is part of The Onion’s new parent company Global Tetrahedron.

A student walks past Loyola University’s Arrupe College building.

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Jazmin Mejia went straight from high school to what she thought was the perfect fit at Loyola University Chicago, a 30-minute drive from the neighborhood where she grew up.

But Mejia was quickly overwhelmed at the North Side campus of nearly 17,000 students.

“The classes were too big,” says Mejia, 18. “I was struggling to ask for help.”

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TUs Jim Hohenberger (left) and Marvin Strauch (right) discuss macroinvertebrates with a Grissom Middle School eighth-graders Monday during a Trout in the Classroom outing on Rock Creek in Kankakee River State Park.

Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.

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When doctors began using the drug sotorasib in 2021 with high expectations for its innovative approach to attacking lung cancer, retired medical technician Don Crosslin was an early beneficiary. Crosslin started the drug that July. His tumors shrank, then stabilized.

But while the drug has helped keep him alive, its side effects have gradually narrowed the confines of his life, says Crosslin... Читать дальше...

Street closures and outdoor dining in River North helped restaurants get through the pandemic. Now, some businesses and neighborhood groups say the closures cause traffic congestion and other problems.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall in the Loop, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

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Some research or work from behind the scenes could pay off for you in financial ways today.

Police tape at an armored car robbery. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

A woman was found dead Thursday inside a North Lawndale home.

About 3 p.m., officers conducted a well-being check at the home in the 1400 block of South St. Louis Avenue and found the 27-year-old on the floor of the kitchen with gunshot wounds to her body, Chicago police said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Erick Fedde of the White Sox pitched six scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 9, 2024 in Chicago.

Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet delivers to a Royals batter on April 7 in Kansas City, Mo.

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A person was hospitalized in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on Thursday night.

Two vehicles were traveling around 8:20 p.m. on the northbound lanes on I-90 when one vehicle crashed into another near North Avenue, Illinois State Police said.

One of the drivers attempted to leave the scene, but an off-duty Chicago police officer who witnessed the crash pulled over... Читать дальше...

Comedian Fortune Feimster and her wife will lead the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade as grand marshals.

Canadian authorities are searching for former Bears cornerback Buster Skrine. Police said his ankle monitor went offline while he was free on bail. Skrine is facing fraud charges.

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A five-vehicle pileup in Palatine sent four people to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday, police said.

The crash occurred about 10:52 a.m. along North Rand Road between East Dundee Road and Winslowe Drive, according to police.

Among the injured were a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old man who were in a Honda CRV and two women, ages 53 and 59, who were in a GMC Tahoe.

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The Original Rainbow Cone is located at 9233 S. Western Ave in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood.

Standard Media Group will play a role in the establishment of a new regional sports network in Chicago that will carry the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks. The content will come from Stadium, an online sports network.

Barry Romo, a Vietnam War veteran and longtime member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, spoke at numerous antiwar rallies in Chicago. Mr. Romo died May 1 at age 76.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel throws to first to force out San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Chicago.

Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore are set to star in a new Peacock series set in the same universe as “The Office.”

Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber arrive for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in 2022.

A Chicago Police Department questionnaire for victims of domestic violence from 2014.