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“I got a fake eye that a guy gave to me. He wants it back,” says comedian and singer-songwriter Ryan Oliver.  I let out a “whoa,” like a little kid, and Oliver nods.  “It was at a comedy show. I’d seen him a few times. He was saying he really likes my jokes. I think […] The post Fake
The stalemate in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security has left airports understaffed, causing unpredictable wait times in security lines — waits that have, at times, lasted hours. Workers for the Transportation Security Administration, which operates under DHS, have gone unpaid
Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson decry ICE agents as they arrive to work security at O'Hare International Airport. 🗞️ Plus: A former Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events deputy sues the city, the United Center's owners could get a $55 millio
Educators say AI has already forced drastic changes to how they teach. The chancellor said the “traffic-light approach” seeks to harness the tech's benefits while mitigating its risks. [ more › ]
MESA, Ariz. — Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates his 24th birthday Wednesday. The icing on his cake will be knowing he’s on the verge of signing a long-term contract extension that will make him a Cub into his 30s. A Gold Glove center fielder with elite speed who hit 31 homers and stole 35 bases for the
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Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime. But the Black-led theater is continuing its work — and just wrapped one of its most successful shows in years.
Brandy Fleming, 29, was found unresponsive near her home, police and her family said. Her family is raising money for her funeral and to care for her 5-year-old son.
At some point very soon there’s not going to be anyone else to blame. No medical trainer, no analytics expert, no shooting coach, not even the equipment guy that cleans the jerseys. That’s when it will get very interesting for Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisova
With early data pointing to a reduction of rat activity in the area, organizers said they will expand the program to other parts of Wicker Park and Bucktown. A similar effort is underway in Lincoln Park.
Mike and Helen Cameron hope to find a new operator to carry on the cafe's legacy of community, farm-to-table food and intimate musical performances.
A parent-led nonprofit set a $50,000 goal to cover expenses for the band, which canceled an Atlanta trip and a performance in the South Side Irish Parade due to a lack of funding.
No one was injured in Monday's explosion at a Valero refinery near the Texas coast, Port Arthur Mayor Charlotte M. Moses said.
Officials cut the ribbon on the Caldwell Woods Wellness Center last month. The center will host yoga classes, forest bathing sessions, craft circles and more.
The theater moved out of its longtime Lakeview home and into a former warehouse on Broadway. The new space has a 250-seat theater, gallery and first-floor bar and cafe.
DEAR ABBY: I'm a Christian. I've raised my family to be Christians, and they have raised theirs to be Christians, even though we may not all be members of the same denomination. One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are all sinners. He and his wife hav
A terraced Mexican cemetery at night with hundreds of marigolds and shimmering candles. A tableau vivant with eight framed Frida Kahlos in guises inspired by her self-portraits. A darkened, empty stage with just Kahlo and Diego Rivera and their stark shadows looming behind them. These are just some
On a recent morning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Emma Gerstein slipped into the bathroom of her hotel room and shut the door quietly behind her. Her 10-month-old son, Ronan, was napping in the next room. In a few hours, Gerstein, 39, would be on a plane and headed for Carnegie Hall in New York City, where s
Fixing Rikers Island won’t happen fast. Manhattan federal court Judge Laura Swain says it could take up to seven years to turn around the city’s troubled jail system after she recently appointed a former Vermont prisons chief to lead the overhaul. Nicholas Deml, who also once served in the CIA, must
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