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Courtney B. has only ever called Chicago's Austin neighborhood home. But as housing costs rise and options shrink, she feared being priced out.

Reigning champions of nerd rock They Might Be Giants returned to their reliable haunt The Vic Theatre on Friday for the first of three consecutive nights. The group promised changing set lists and a deep dive into a different classic album nightly to tempt repeat customers.

Before the Sky’s preseason matchup against the Dream, most fans had no clue who Sydney Taylor was.

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

As a means to explore, biking is slow enough to expose riders to things they’d miss by car but covers enough ground to keep the adventure from stalling.

At least there was good news Friday when Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner trudged off the field and into the dugout in the second inning, unable to continue playing due to the tightness in his neck:

A man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle early Saturday in the Gage Park neighborhood.

LAS VEGAS — The Cubs’ recent 10-game winning streak made me consider Brent Musburger and his ages-old baseball-betting system.

One of the best-kept, openly-discussed-while-still-underdiscussed secrets in Chicago-area sports is the Northwestern University women’s lacrosse squad’s quasi-dominance in the last generation.

One woman's initiative sparked collective efforts to compost food waste and reduce methane — a powerful greenhouse gas.

As city comptroller and head of the Department of Finance, I want to reassure Chicagoans that we manage debt collection from city employees through an organized, equitable and effective process.

After decades of selling insurance, John Jaggi, a central Illinois broker, had never seen anything like it.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman with no kids, a loving partner and puppy. I run a business my dad originally built. I'm at a high point in my life despite the tragedy of losing my mom. I realize my friendships are important going forward in life.

The emergence of a gun at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital on Saturday in a shooting that killed a Chicago police officer and left another gravely wounded exposes the potential security fail points when a detainee arrives for treatment.

We asked readers what aspect of buying tickets for big Chicago events like concerts and sports frustrates them the most and how they deal with it. Here's what you told us, lightly edited for clarity:

It often takes Stephen Sise years to get housing projects off the ground in Chicago, and too much time, he says, can quietly sink new developments.

Chicagoan Nicole Hollander became a feminist icon and pioneer when her syndicated comic strip "Sylvia" hit newspapers in 1980, introducing millions to the wise-cracking, cigarette-smoking, bathtub-soaking, cat-loving, middle-aged freelance writer who called 'em like she saw 'em.

Moon alert

Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 3:15 a.m. Chicago time today.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

A positive day

Today you'll find it easy to be generous to others because life is generous to you. (Oh yes, what goes around comes around.) Choose today for financial negotiations, especially related to real estate and family matters, because you'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

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SAN DIEGO — Outfielder Jarred Kelenic is back where he wants to be: in the major leagues with the White Sox.

Closer Daniel Palencia is nearing a return, but the Cubs might not rush him back into his high-leverage role.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Despite a 10-21 start and a recent 12-game losing streak, the New York Mets are expected to keep Carlos Mendoza as manager, according to president of baseball operations David Stearns.

Neighbors and project partners gathered Friday on East 118th Street in Roseland to celebrate the newest homes built under the community-led campaign Reclaiming Chicago.

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the United States by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.

Not you, too, Nico Hoerner.

The Cubs' best player this season exited Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field with "left-sided neck tightness," according to the team. With all the injuries sustained by the Cubs already — most of them among pitchers — losing an All-Star-caliber leadoff man and second baseman for any length of time would be far from ideal.

Facing Zac Gallen, Hoerner led off the bottom of the first with a gapper to left-center for a double. He... Читать дальше...

More than a year ago, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget was projecting a $3.2 billion deficit for what is now the current fiscal year.