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Former Blackhawks defenseman Chris Chelios, seen here at opening night in October, will have his jersey retired Sunday.

Larry Owens, certified public accountant and volunteer with Ladder Up, center, works with clients at a free tax assistance event in Pullman on Feb. 3. Owens has been volunteering his accounting services through Ladder Up for 15 years.

If you’ve received a bill from the IRS, make sure it’s real then check the math.

Pharez Whitted plays the trumpet with the jazz group Let Freedom Swing at Winter Jazz Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago on Friday February 23, 2024.

If the tax-filing deadline is approaching, you can file for an extension with the IRS.

Stack of brochures at nonprofit Ladder Up’s Tax-A-Thon event on Feb. 3 in Pullman, offering free tax filing services for Chicagoans.

In ep. 2 of Dinners With DeMar, DeRozan sits down with three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade.

A client reviews a brochure during nonprofit Ladder Up’s Tax-A-Thon event Feb. 3 in Pullman.

Sporting director Georg Heitz, left, and coach Frank Klopas, right, present Hugo Cuypers and Kellyn Acosta their Fire jerseys during a Tuesday news conference.

New Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon (right) listens to Kahleah Copper.

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The Sky were a different team when new coach Teresa Weatherspoon took the job in October.

They had just signed three-time All-Star Kahleah Copper to a two-year supermax extension and were touting a number of exciting possibilities that were in store for the future. Three months later, Weatherspoon is navigating a new reality, but her process, she said, remains the same. Читать дальше...

Your filing status can affect the tax credits you receive and how much you’ll have to pay.

Eloy Jimenez’s injury woes were part of the reason he only hit 18 homers in 2023.

The country’s biggest tax-prep firms could be facing a new competitor: the IRS.

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl, seen in a tree in New York’s Central Park on Feb. 6, 2023.

A hospital hallway with an empty bed. Doctor-assisted suicide, which proponents call medical aid in dying, has the potential for abuse, a disability activist writes. Illinois should not legalize it.

MomsRising members offer Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a Valentine’s Day greetings and ask him and his fellow lawmakers to fund child care and food benefits and expand the child tax credit outside the Russell Senate Office Building on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C.

DEAR ABBY: My beautiful adopted son, "Allen," age 32, took his life six months ago. He had struggled with mental illness his entire adult life. He'd had a close relationship with his cousin — in fact, the boys were inseparable. But when Allen started smoking tobacco at 13, my sister would no longer allow him around her son, even though her husband smoked. Allen was devastated.

Hugo Cuypers and Kellyn Acosta were two big additions this offseason. Acosta has won four trophies, including the 2022 MLS Cup with Los Angeles FC.

Volunteers with Ladder Up, right, work with clients at Ladder Up’s free tax assistance event Feb. 3 at Olive-Harvey College in Pullman.

“Stag and Philosopher” or a buck and a statue at Rosehill Cemetery on Valentine’s Day.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol.

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The full moon in Virgo peaks at 6:30 a.m.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is a mixed bag. Initially, you might feel depressed or down on yourself. However, something will happen that makes you see you can boost your earnings. Possibly, you will discover a better-paying job? Whatever the case, it's a mood changer!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Children might be an increased responsibility. In addition to which... Читать дальше...

A student at Viking Middle School in north suburban Gurnee was charged with bringing a loaded gun to school on Friday.

The Jets beat the Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime Friday.

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Whether the Blackhawks play excellently, terribly or anything in between, they can't seem to avoid losses.

Their most thorough offensive effort in quite some time Friday still ended in a 3-2 overtime defeat against the Jets.

"We did a lot of good things," defenseman Seth Jones said. "We had some sustained 'O'-zone time, as well. We were getting pucks to the net. Читать дальше...

Bulls guard Coby White drives to the basket between Celtics defenders Derrick White (left) and Jrue Holiday during the second half Thursday at the United Center.