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Filings for U.S. jobless aid jumped last week but American workers broadly remain secure in their jobs despite economic uncertainty over global trade.
The Chicago Bears seem to have shifted their attention for a new enclosed stadium back to the suburbs from the city’s lakefront, citing “significant progress” with local leaders to build on a tract of land they own in Arlington Heights.
A popular Turkish American online streamer who is critical of President Donald Trump was recently detained and questioned at O’Hare International Airport after his flight from Paris landed in Chicago.
Rick Welts was there, 40 years to the date earlier, when the NBA draft lottery got started.
The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity.
Recruiting women into construction and manufacturing has for years been a painstaking but broadly popular effort to address persistent labor shortages.
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is ready to start winning in the WNBA after setting records as a rookie.
The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny.
The president of the nation’s largest union for federal workers says the organization’s ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides members and threatens the group’s survival.
Kyle Tucker had the fans on their feet, roaring and pumping their fists as he rounded the bases after hitting the go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning.
Tyler Herro went from raising eyebrows with a shot he missed to turning heads one week later with all the baskets he made.
For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’ s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout.
The internet has offered up a host of alternatives as egg prices continue to be stubbornly high.
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.
The Chicago White Sox were hoping 2025 would be better after they lost 121 games last year, a major league record since 1900.
The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox both got brilliant stretches from their starting rotations — and largely wasted them.
The iconic Wrigley Field bleachers welcomed an unusual guest during the Chicago Cubs' series against the San Diego Padres this weekend.
Yaxel Lendeborg has announced he’ll transfer from UAB to Michigan and also go through the NBA draft evaluation process.
At least four states are considering giving college athletes tax breaks on endorsement income.
A federal judge says he will order the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.
Two bills could provide a longer grace that would provide more time for pregnant women to get much-needed maternity care.
Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James’ return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
As President Donald Trump's administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own.
The Trump administration is ending a key program providing legal help to migrant children entering the country alone, raising concerns they'll be forced to navigate the complex legal system alone.
The Chicago Bulls’ six NBA championship banners have been removed from the United Center rafters after they were damaged during a concert.
Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that skewers celebrity culture.
Chicago Stars forward Mallory Swanson will miss the team’s National Women’s Soccer League season opener on Friday night against the Orlando Pride for personal reasons.
Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole new states.
Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump's administration.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will meet in a bigger venue when the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever this season, with the games being moved from Wintrust Arena to the United Center.
A jury has found a 73-year-old Illinois landlord guilty in a hate crime attack that left a Palestinian American boy dead and injured his mother.
President Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans.
A new federal lawsuit in Maryland is challenging a Trump administration memo giving the nation’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate “race-based” practices of any kind or risk losing their federal money.
Days after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone — some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court — that they must stop their work, the federal government reversed itself.
Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world.
A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
A federal appeals court has upheld singer R. Kelly's racketeering convictions and a 30-year prison sentence, finding he exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women.
More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and tied a season high with eight 3-pointers, Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut and the Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 132-111.
Amazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by taking tips its delivery drivers received from customers.
Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed across the United States in a loosely organized day of protest against the President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association, teens spend an average of 4.8 hours per day on social media, and 87% of that time is spent on popular apps like TikTok and Instagram.
Two days after nonprofit groups sued the federal government over a stop-work order targeting programs that provide information and guidance to people facing deportation, the U.S. Justice Department reversed course and ordered that funding to the programs be restored.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal agents in New York City to announce the arrests of immigrants wanted on criminal charges.
The Cowboys are hiring former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator for his second stint on the Dallas staff.
Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election.
A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and Co-Founder of the Rainbow Coalition, has died.
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffs.
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial.
Caleb Williams drove Chicago to Cairo Santos’ 51-yard field goal as time expired and the Bears snapped a 10-game skid with a 24-22 victory over the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers.
Meteorologists forecast a strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States.
Riq Woolen intercepted Caleb Williams’ late pass and the Seattle Seahawks boosted their fading playoff hopes, squeezing past Chicago 6-3 on Thursday night to hand the Bears their 10th straight loss.
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.
Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions remained on top of the NFC with their franchise-record 13th win, 34-17 over the Chicago Bears.
Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office.
Celtics forward Jaylen Brown took issue with back-to-back technical fouls called on coach Joe Mazzulla and himself late in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 117-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press the New York Yankees have agreed to acquire outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs for right-hander Cody Poteet.
Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.
Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library.
Basketball Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are among 10 limited partners who have joined the Buffalo Bills’ ownership group.
The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.
The Chicago Blackhawks have fired coach Luke Richardson, signaling their frustration with the state of the franchise’s rebuilding project.
It didn’t take much to stir Jack Eichel’s national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death.
Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren said Ryan Poles will remain the general manager and serves as the point person in the search for a head coach to replace the fired Matt Eberflus.
Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes to Sam LaPorta, Jake Bates made three field goals in the first half and the Detroit Lions held off the Chicago Bears 23-20 to extend their winning streak to 10 games.
An Osprey flying as part of the presidential squadron used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York Monday was grounded due to a safety concern, with one witness reporting flames under the right engine.
The federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors across the nation on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months.
