“They’re either really fascinated by cicadas or they want to terrorize someone,” says Bent Fork Bakery owner Liz Bearwald, of the customers who’ve been purchasing the treats.
The proposal would see lobbyists face fines three times the amount of their improper contribution on the first violation.
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The Cubs will not have a timeline for Alzolay’s injury recovery until doctors review his imaging.
Las Vegas has a good shot at a three-peat; the unproven Sky face tougher road to playoffs this year.
Chris Flexen is one of many White Sox who could be dealt before the July 30 deadline.
The plan is for games at the team’s Arizona complex before a minor-league rehab assignment.
The Bears signed six players who tried out for the team during rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Notes: Craig Counsell logged his first ejection as Cubs manager, and Christopher Morel exited in the ninth.
With the spotlight on women’s sports, the much-lauded rookie class is already making waves in the WNBA without having played a single game.
Hours after his brother was stabbed to death, the boy described the “savaging” attack, a word he picked up from a news report. The alleged killer, acting as his own attorney, doesn’t want the interview introduced as evidence.
A small satellite designed by students will be launched into space in 2026.
The executive, a medical doctor who oversaw drug safety for decades at drugmaker GSK, repeatedly pushed back on the claim that the popular heartburn drug causes cancer.
Sanborn was introduced to the saxophone during a childhood bout of polio at the age of three. He later honed his craft by studying music at Northwestern University and the University of Iowa.
The woman, 21, was found with a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor of a home in the 6100 block of South King Drive about 9:55 p.m. Sunday.
Malik Washington, 24, and a man, 35, were standing outside a gas station May 2 in the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when a car drove by and someone inside opened fire around 7:30 p.m.
The game will be made up in a straight doubleheader Tuesday.
Two vehicles were traveling near Cal-Sag Road and 127th Street when they crashed around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestwood Police Department said.
In January, doctors successfully performed lung surgery on Arthur “Art” Gillespie. Doctors said it was the first double-lung transplant at Northwestern on a set of lungs that had been independently damaged by COVID-19 and cancer.
Zet Rodriguez-Lara, who had a 6-month-old daughter, remembered as a “great father, friend and brother,” by family on his GoFundMe page.
Author Rachel Carson’s book about the threat posed by the pesticide DDT ultimately led to the creation of the EPA and other environmental milestones.
Of the City Council’s 50 members, 19 — and counting — have signed a non-binding resolution demanding Carter’s ouster. The resolution lays out a lengthy bill of particulars against Carter.
The Illinois Legislature should save the 340B program, which is holding on by a thread. In some counties, patients are being forced to travel far out of their way to get vital medications.
Flights leaving from O’Hare were delayed by over an hour as of 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Delays were expected to increase as thunderstorms passed through.
Oscar winner will portray journalist Edward R. Murrow in adaptation of his 2005 film.
Plus: Ascension ransomware attack continues, CTU’s lobbying field trip and more.
Eversley is no stranger to being in the rumor mill for a promotion with another organization, and now the Pistons have entered the picture.
Rest easy, Gene Lyons says. The Trump Show is about to be canceled. He has zero chance of winning the popular vote. None.
Protesters’ demands have focused on divestment — demanding universities cut ties with Israel and businesses supporting the war in Gaza.
James suffered cardiac arrest during a USC practice session in July 2023 and needed a procedure to fix what was diagnosed as a congenital heart defect, then missed several months while recovering.
The hospital group that operates Ascension Resurrection in Chicago and St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates is continuing to recover from a cyberattack last week.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of East Lake Avenue, police said.
A wide variety leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Club teams Mid-Pro Academy, Young & Reckless and Fundamental U all impressed.
“It’s a real serious accusation, and I’m aware of that,” Shannon, who will stand trial on June 10 in Kansas, said at the NBA Draft Combine in the South Loop.
Luisette Kraal, a native of Curaçao, lives in the U.S. on a religious visa that has run out. For two years she has been a key figure in helping newcomers adjust to the city.
There’s plenty of talent available in the class of 2025.
In early 2020, the FDA discussed algorithms that could operate without human oversight. Shortly afterwards, radiology professionals warned regulators in a letter that they “strongly believe it is premature for the FDA to consider approval or clearance” of such systems.
The Cubs made the trade late Monday night.
The robberies were reported in several neighborhoods including Back of the Yards, Greektown and two in Albany Park, police said.
Stephanie Migawa’s nearly 20-pound brown trout put some extra celebration into her 20th anniversary on the Long Gone 3 charter out of Waukegan and earns Fish of the Week.
Tens of thousands of Illinoisans now wait almost a year for a decision on their disability applications, and Social Security Administration’s new chief says case backlogs and other delays show why SSA needs additional funding in 2025.