His short reviews in such publications as Newcity and the Chicago Reader could be withering, but only if he didn’t like your show. If he did, he was your champion.

In his three drafts, Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles has made a small handful of quality day one and day two picks, i.e., Caleb Williams, Darnell Wright, and Jaquan Brisker. He also uncovered a couple of decent deep-cut late-rounders in Braxton Jones and Dominique Robinson.

City, mayor face lawsuit of discrimination with casino The city of Chicago, its mayor and Bally’s Chicago Operating Company are being sued to challenge a contract that imposes explicit race-based and sex-based quotas on an upcoming casino project.

Bill W. and Dr. Bob,” produced by Theatre 68 and directed by and starring Ronnie Marmo, is returning to the Chicago area in May. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

The new hybrid board was sworn in on Jan. 15. It includes 10 members elected on Nov. 5, along with 10 members and the president appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor still needs to appoint a final board member.

Mediator Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

The immigration blitz was action long promised by President Donald Trump who made mass deportation central to his campaign. Trump’s border czar Tom Homan designated Chicago — the nation’s third-largest city — as ground zero for his plans to round up immigrants in the country illegally and other groups at an unprecedented scale.

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Kate Middleton was fully in her element when she celebrated her newest role that’s right up her alley. Still, I couldn’t take my eyes off her recycled dress, which features a nod to her holiday concert outfit and happens to be totally on

Chicago Fire,' 'Chicago Med,' and 'Chicago P.D.' bosses broke down the tragic events of the crossover event & how it will affect the future.

But what stays with me isn’t the overwrought antipathy between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the tetchy tech titans who, in the summer of 2023, made noises — let’s call them grunts — about demonstrating their reciprocal disdain by squaring off and throwing down on the kind of stage used for Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.