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Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and big decisions after 5:15 p.m. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a powerful time for you because the sun, Venus, Saturn and Neptune are all in your sign. In particular, today the moon is dancing with Venus in yo
Kokandy Productions' “Jekyll & Hyde” and Invictus Theatre's "Angels in America" tied for the most honors Monday at the 52nd Non-Equity Jeff Awards, with each show winning seven awards. The theaters that staged them each won eight awards in combination with other productions. The annual Non-Equity Je
Although the playoff stakes are lessening by the day for the Bulls, their focus hasn’t changed, as forward Matas Buzelis made clear at their shootaround Monday morning. Asked about his mindset with even the play-in tournament likely out of reach, he said: “Win every game. Play-in or not. Playoffs or
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. Vanderbilt (29-4) now is one off matching the 30-win seasons of the 1993 Final Four squ
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the women's NCAA To
Bulls forward Matas Buzelis said he always gets a bit of FOMO this time of year with March Madness in full swing. “Maybe in another life,” the 21-year-old Chicago-area native said of playing college basketball. “Hopefully some of the teams that I wanted to go to are contending to win.” Buzelis never
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a nearly $55 million property tax break for the United Center’s 1901 Project — a benefit the arena's owners say is an essential piece to get their self-funded $7 billion project underway. Johnson introduced the estimated $54.7 million in property tax incentives to
A Chicago man has been charged with threatening on social media to carry out a shooting at a synagogue earlier this month. In a response to Israel’s official X account’s post about the death of Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Timothy Holmes, 31, wrote, “I’m going to shoot up a synagogue,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were present at O'Hare Airport on Monday after the Trump administration said agents would help short-staffed airport security personnel nationwide amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. At least half a dozen agents in ICE gear were seen at Ter
MESA, Ariz. — Cubs manager Craig Counsell made it official Monday and said right fielder Seiya Suzuki will begin the season on the injured list. It might not be a long stint — the move could be backdated to Sunday, allowing Suzuki to join the Cubs as early as April 1, when they close out their first
MESA, Ariz. — A Cubs clubhouse visitor looks around but sees no “World Series or Bust” signs on the walls, hears no one saying it will be a crushing disappointment if they don’t win it this year. But let’s face it. Winning it all is the Cubs’ goal. The team is built to win and prepared to add talent
MESA, Ariz. — White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay will look to put his final spring start behind him. Kay allowed seven runs and seven hits, struck out four and walked four in 3 2/3 innings Monday against the Athletics. He finished his first spring training in three years with a 4.95 ERA and secured t
Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of the online adult content platform OnlyFans who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, has died at 43, the company said Monday. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” an OnlyFans spokesperson
A Trump-appointed federal judge in New York’s Southern District denied a City Council staffer’s request for release from immigration detention Monday, ruling his pending Temporary Protected Status didn’t shield him from arrest and deportation. Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a personnel services data
The MTA outlined plans Monday to keep the extension of the Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem on track — even as it battles the Trump administration in federal court over funding for the $7 billion project. The transit authority’s board will vote Wednesday to award the third of four contracts for t
Un migrante venezolano ha sido acusado del asesinato de Sheridan Gorman, estudiante de la Universidad Loyola de Chicago, anunciaron las autoridades policiales el domingo, lo que provocó la indignación de funcionarios de la administración de Trump, quienes calificaron su asesinato como el resultado d
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A year ago at this time, right-hander Sean Burke was preparing to be the White Sox’ Opening Day starter. The Sox’ gamble to start Burke, who had made four major-league starts before getting the nod, paid off initially. He pitched six scoreless innings in the Sox’ 8-1 victory agains
A former top deputy at the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Chicago and the department’s leader, alleging she was subject to a “concerted campaign of professional isolation and the systematic stripping of her duties.” The
DePaul has given athletic director DeWayne Peevy an extension that keeps him under contract through 2031. Peevy is in his sixth year in charge of the Blue Demons athletics department, a tenure that includes record-setting fundraising and revenue growth as well as significant capital investments. Thi
Two cousins were trying to sell shoes and a gun outside a South Shore apartment building Sunday evening when gunfire erupted, resulting in two men being killed and a third man getting wounded. The killings marked the fifth and sixth persons fatally shot over the weekend citywide, which also left nea
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